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Photograph of two priests in orange-red dhoti and shawls with gold borders performing puja from behind at a shrine inside an open-sided truck or van. The shrine holds three metal deity murtis garlanded with red, orange and yellow flower garlands. One priest, bald with rudraksha mala and bangles, holds a lamp toward the deities while the other, with hair in a bun and a rudraksha mala, stands beside him. A silver tray with a brass vessel sits on a pink cloth in front of the shrine.

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December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26May 09 20122012-05-09Two men in saffron-orange robes stand before a golden shrine niche in a temple. The bald elder in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and gold neck ornament, bare-shouldered in an orange dhoti with gold borders, and places a pink flower at the altar. The younger man beside him in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and an armlet stands with hands clasped. Behind them a golden kalasha-topped shrine holds a deity murti with a Nataraja-style dancing image, white and pink flowers, and silver lamps. A priest in white dhoti pours from a small golden vessel at the right edge. Petals are scattered on the stone floor.2012-05-14June 19 20142014-06-19May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange ceremonial dress stand before a shrine niche lit by a glowing orange arch of bulbs. The man on the right, seen from behind with bare shoulders and a saffron dhoti with gold borders, bends toward a gilded altar holding pink flowers, silver bowls and a gold ornamental piece. The man on the left wears an orange wrap with gold bands, a gold necklace, a rudraksha-bead armlet and a beaded headband, and stands with hands clasped, watching. A white cloth lies on the stone counter, and a patterned mat covers the floor. The scene reads as a temple puja.2012-05-13 +2 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine niche arched with a glowing ring of warm lights and carved white stone. Inside, a golden shrine with a gold-framed deity murti decorated with pink and red flowers sits behind a row of silver cups. A bald, bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders stands at the shrine with his back to the camera, holding a lamp or offering, with a rudraksha band on his head and a gold necklace. Beside him stands another attendant in a rust-orange cloth with rudraksha ornaments and gold necklace, and at right a figure in white cloth holds a brass plate near the shrine. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described only as a priest.2012-05-11June 19 20142014-06-19Two priests in orange-red dhoti and shoulder cloths with gold borders stand before a shrine with a gold canopy and a deity murti decorated with white and pink flower garlands. The priest in front has a shaved head and bare back, pouring or offering at the shrine, with a silver bell held by a hand at the upper right. The second priest on the left wears a gold necklace and a headband, holding a silver bowl. Silver vessels stand on the stone platform, and a small wall arch of lights frames the shrine. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja. a person is not visually identified here.2012-06-05June 29 20142014-06-29Outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated metal canopy. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and matching shawl, with gold bangles and a sacred thread, stands at left. Beside him, a man in a rust-coloured dhoti with a red-and-green garland and a white-striped forehead holds a silver tray of yellow flowers toward the shrine. On the right, two large metal deity murtis, one wearing a gold crown and the other a tall gold crown, are decorated with layered garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, gold necklaces and ornate jewellery, set on a red-draped altar beneath an ornate gold arch. Other white-clad attendees stand behind.2014-11-26