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Ritual scene in a temple hall with pillars and colourful decorative banners. A shirtless priest in a purple cloth and white dhoti stands at a decorated altar heaped with white, purple and red flower garlands, while others in white dhotis and purple or orange cloths perform rites around a red-carpeted floor. Metal pails hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a seated attendant in an orange cloth tends a ritual setup with a smoking fire pit at left. Several people fold hands in prayer, and a camera is visible at the right edge. The image shows a puja or abhishekam with a deity murti under garlands.

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A temple ritual inside a stone-walled hall decorated with coloured cloth pillars and banana leaves. Priests in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments stand and kneel around an elaborately garlanded deity murti on a red altar, the flowers arranged in white, red, yellow and purple strands. A bare-chested priest in a purple shawl and white dhoti extends his hand toward the altar, while another in white and orange kneels and gestures on a red cloth. Steel vessels filled with fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the floor. Several devotees in white and purple saris and dhotis stand with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA temple ritual inside a hall with bare brick columns and colourful decorative pillar hangings. At centre, a large deity murti is heavily garlanded with marigolds, white and pink flowers, and a red-and-purple floral arrangement, set on a red-and-gold platform beneath a decorated canopy. A bare-chested priest in a purple-striped cloth kneels at the altar, while a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala sits at lower left near brass vessels, fruit and offerings. Standing devotees with folded hands, some in white dhotis and saffron cloths, watch the puja. Brass lamps and a green-and-gold umbrella add to the scene.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14Inside a temple hall with a red-patterned floor, a priest in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at a ritual station with bowls of offerings, fruit, flowers and a brass vessel, while smoke rises at left. A bare-chested man in a yellow cloth presses his palms together beside him. A central figure in a red-and-gold dhoti wears a long white flower garland and a gold-colored ornament and stands with hands folded. Other devotees in white, yellow and purple garments stand behind, and a tall brass ritual stand is decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers. Pillars with colorful bands surround the scene. The figure in the red and gold clothing is not clearly identifiable by appearance alone, so no candidate is named.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire ceremony in a hall with a red floor and garlanded decor. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit bordered with yellow-and-pink flower garlands and banana stalks. Priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls stand around it; the central priest, bare-chested with a red turban and rudraksha-style beads, pours an offering into the flames. A gold-and-white ornate umbrella stands behind, with a kalasha, brass vessels and marigold garlands at the front. Other devotees in saffron and white stand at the back, and a gold-edged parasol shades the scene.2018-04-14Photo of a temple puja in an open hall with brick walls and concrete columns. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a purple shawl stands center, arm extended over an altar draped with flower garlands in red, yellow and white. Nearby, men in white dhotis and saffron cloths stand with folded hands, one holding a tray of red petals. Green and red decorative umbrellas hang overhead and a banana plant decorates a pillar. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar, with a smoking incense burner at left. Setting appears to be a Shiva temple puja with abhishekam-style offerings. The a person field is unsure because the central figure matches some visible cues but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2018-04-14 +1 copiesInside a temple hall with stone pillars and colourful hanging banners, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a brown-red robe, a white and pink flower garland and a gold-coloured ornamental necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a richly decorated altar. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala also joins hands in prayer. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a ritual plate, with other attendants in saffron and white nearby. The altar is heaped with marigold, rose and multicoloured flower garlands and a green umbrella canopy hangs above. Ritual vessels rest on a red patterned mat. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam offering, with the decorated altar as its focus.2018-04-14 +1 copies