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Priests in saffron and orange robes perform a puja at a golden-framed platform holding a green-clad deity murti. A man with grey hair and beard, in orange cloth with a red shawl, holds a brass lamp and a small brass vessel while seated. Another man on the left, bare-chested with a gold chain, reaches toward the deity, and a young man on the right sits with palms joined in prayer. Trays of yellow flowers, red flowers, banana leaves and brass implements lie on the floor, and a monk's back is in the foreground. Stone carved panels form the background.

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A temple ritual inside a shrine with grey stone walls and red-and-white striped pillars. Five men in orange ochre robes sit or stand around a golden rectangular stand holding a green cloth. A seated priest on the left in orange robes with a sacred thread tends the ritual, with brass lamps, a brass kalasha-type vessel, plates of marigold and red flower petals, green leaves and sandalwood-coloured offerings on the floor. A bearded man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala kneels in the centre, and a man in a white dhoti stands with his hands folded at his chest. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl on the right has his hands clasped, and a seated disciple in orange with folded hands sits on the right. Five people are visible in total, performing a puja or abhishekam to a deity murti behind the stone platform.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple shrine courtyard during a ritual. A seated man in orange and red robes sits with palms joined in front of a golden rectangular stand holding a small green figure and offerings. Standing behind him, a bald man in orange, another in orange with a shawl, and a man in white dhoti with bare upper body fold their hands. Brass pots, a silver bowl of greenery, a tray of marigold flowers and red blossoms, fruit and a brass lamp sit on the floor. Devotees in orange robes sit at the right. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and a clay pot shrine with pillars and orange curtains frame the scene.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine room with a golden peetha holding a silver deity murti draped in green cloth. A bearded man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged before the altar with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits with folded hands, and another in orange sits to the right. Behind them, people in white and orange sit on the floor. Plates of green leaves, fruits, yellow and red flower petals, a coconut, kumkum and turmeric, brass lamps and a kalasha lie on the floor in front, indicating an abhishekam offering.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual. A bare-chested man with grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged on the floor in orange ochre cloth with a red shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a tilak on his forehead. He gestures with both hands. Beside him stands a gilded square yagna-style platform holding a small silver figure of a bull (nandi) draped in green cloth. Around him are brass vessels, a bell, a lamp, a plate of flower petals, and marigold garlands. Standing behind are men in orange dhotis and one in white dhoti, and a woman in white at right. The background has red and white striped walls. Five or six people are visible.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple ritual in an orange-walled shrine hall. On the left, a golden platform holds a green-clad deity murti beside brass lamps and plates of leaves, flowers and fruit. A seated man in orange and red robes presses his palms together in front of the platform. Several standing men in orange robes with folded hands and a man in white dhoti with a shawl stand nearby. Seated devotees along the right wear white and orange clothing with orange shawls and yellow sashes, and an orange-robed figure in the foreground sits with his back to the camera. Red carpet and a bronze kalasha complete the scene.2010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja or abhishekam ritual in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding small offerings, while a priest in orange at left tends a brass vessel. A young man in orange sleeveless robes sits at right, reaching toward a plate with a kalasha-like vessel and a yellow lemon. Brass pots, a kettle, marigold and rose petals on a plate, a coconut, fruit and a brass lamp stand lie on the floor. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands and others in orange sit near potted plants.2010-07-21