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A young priest in white dhoti and a cream-gold turban stands at left, holding a small silver vessel and touching his head, with a rudraksha mala and red-and-gold bracelets. Beside him is an orange-draped altar bearing several conical turmeric-yellow ornaments on leaf-decked brass pots wrapped in white cloth, with a smaller decorated figure in the middle. At right, a large Ganesha murti in silver ornaments and a crown is garlanded with red, yellow and purple flower strands, and a golden elephant figure sits at its base. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with a red wall and green trees behind.

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A young priest in white ritual dress stands at left beside an altar draped in orange cloth. He wears a light yellow head wrap, a rudraksha mala and gold-banded bracelets, and gestures with his right hand. On the altar, six conical heaps of yellow-orange kumkum or turmeric powder sit on silver-rimmed pots decorated with green leaves, and a larger flower-garlanded silver-ornamented figure stands at centre. At right, a golden Ganesha murti wearing a crown and layered jewelled necklaces is garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower strands, seated on a gold lion-footed throne with a kalasha-like base. Behind them are green trees, a red-and-white wall and a pink cloth.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09Outdoor Ganesha puja on a Ganesh Chaturthi-style occasion. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow-gold turban and rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a silver vessel and pouring or offering from it. Behind a red-and-orange altar draped in red cloth, a large gold-coloured Ganesha deity murti wearing ornate silver-toned necklaces and a crown is garlanded with red, purple, yellow and white flowers. Conical yellow-orange turmeric or kumkum offerings sit in small silver pots, and a smaller garlanded idol with marigold chains stands at the centre. Green trees and a stone wall form the background.2013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09September 09 20132013-09-09A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a cream turban, rudraksha mala and red bindi, sits at night beside a deity murti heavily decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red roses. He holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame over a brass plate, with silver vessels, a bowl of offerings and a kalasha-like pot arranged in front. Leaves and a visible incense smoke haze surround the murti.2013-11-07Outdoor Ganesha puja under a corrugated roof. A golden elephant-headed Ganesha murti stands at left, draped in a long garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a purple cloth at its base and marigold petals scattered on the ground. In the centre, a red-draped table holds white-based offerings of yellow-garnished kalasha-like pots with green leaves and marigold flowers. At right, a man with long hair, eyes closed and hands folded in prayer wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, standing in devotional posture. A second, partly visible man in the background wears a red garment. Palm trees and a red-and-white wall surround the courtyard.2013-09-09Photo of a temple ritual in a gilded shrine. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold chain, sits and pours liquid from a silver vessel toward a central figure. The central figure is a seated statue in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a beaded necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind it stand a tall golden deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, a yellow and red flower garland hung with large yellow beads, and a white draped cloth on the right. Brass lamps, silver bowls and a metal tray with flowers sit on the altar in front.2011-01-17May 21 20142014-05-21September AFP 2013Outdoor puja at an ashram courtyard with orange-painted buildings and palms behind. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, a saffron-and-white turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold-edged red cloth performs worship with folded hands before a low silver platform. Several coconuts with orange-yellow husks rest on banana leaves, each set on white cloth, and yellow marigold garlands decorate the offering. A seated attendant in orange robes with bare chest and rudraksha mala joins palms in prayer on the left. The setting suggests a Ganesha Chaturthi puja offering, though no deity murti is clearly visible. Another person stands in the far background.2013-09-09A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a golden arched backdrop housing a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth. A white bull figure stands beside the murti. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes stands with back to the camera, facing the shrine, with a dark head covering and a beaded mala. Brass kalasha-style pots decorated with flowers and mango leaves line a red-draped altar table in front, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on either side. Pink curtains frame the scene.2008-12-27