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A photograph inside a tented hall with cream drapes showing a ritual scene before ornately dressed deity murtis on a red-draped platform. Two priests stand at left: one in white dhoti and a shawl with a mala, the other in a dark red-and-gold dhoti holding a small ritual vessel and performing an offering. Seated figures in ornate gold crowns, gold jewellery, garlands and red and gold silk garments form the central group, flanked by a golden kalasha-like vessel, brass oil lamps and a kalasha on a teal and red stepped stand. Several seated devotees in white are visible in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.

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A photograph inside a covered hall shows a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl raising a ceremonial fan or flywhisk toward a decorated altar. On the right, three seated deity murtis are richly adorned with gold ornaments, crowns and jewelled garments in red and gold. A pink lotus-shaped pedestal and brass oil lamps stand in front, with a red and teal cloth draped over the platform. On the left, a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside a brass lamp, and a few other people in white and saffron are visible behind near the back of the hall. A yellow tented ceiling and fan-like structure frame the scene.2015-07-20July 20 20152015-07-20July 20 20152015-07-20October 08 20152015-10-08A ceremonial hall decorated with silver-framed thrones and ornate ceremonial staffs holds several deity murtis draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, seated on red-draped platforms. Incense smoke drifts through the air. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti bends over an offering area, while a man bare-chested in a white dhoti stands beside a brass lamp stand on the right. Trays of flowers, fruit and brass vessels sit on the floor, and a striped rug covers the floor. The scene appears to be a temple-style puja or abhishekam.2015-10-18A temple ritual scene in a hall with a dark drape backdrop. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-trimmed green sash and a gold crown stands at the centre, holding a garland of yellow and red flowers in both hands before a seated bronze deity murti. Behind him, a red-and-gold throne is hung with yellow and red flower garlands, and a second seated deity figure in gold ornaments sits on it. At right, another figure in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, seen from behind, stands before the throne. Other seated and standing murtis draped with garlands, a kalasha-like pillar, and oil lamps fill the altar area. No readable text appears.2016-02-02A temple-style ritual hall with a red wall and a multicoloured woven mat on the floor. On the left, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and orange turban holds a tray of offerings. Centre, two white-clad priests in white dhotis stand before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A shaven-headed man in orange-brown robes kneels in the foreground beside a small oil lamp, and a man in a blue cloth kneels at the lower right near a flower-decorated seat. Gilded thrones with peacock-coloured canopies, ceremonial gilded staffs and a yellow-and-red banner frame the scene. Two figures in the background show dark statues or deity murtis on the right throne, adorned with red and white garlands. Ritual puja or abhishekam setting.2015-10-18February 02 20162016-02-02October 18 20152015-10-18Photo of a temple-style ritual hall with a red-draped platform holding three gold-and-silver deity murtis (metal icons) adorned with thick yellow and orange marigold garlands and jeweled necklaces. Behind a blue-covered table with gold jewelry, a priest in an orange-red turban and white dhoti works at offerings. Two seated attendants in orange-gold shawls sit in the foreground, one with hair in a bun. Brass oil lamps, a decorated kalasha on a tiered stand, and ceremonial umbrellas and banners surround the setting. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people shown are priests and attendants.2015-07-17A temple-style puja inside a bright hall with a fire pit and offerings in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold waist sash raises a lamp toward an ornate throne. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-coloured cloth and a gold crown is adorned with flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace; a standing attendant in orange holds a garland. Behind the throne stand gilded deity murti and a seated Ganesha-like figure. Brass vessels, a kalasha and coloured floor mats complete the scene.2016-02-02November 26 20142014-11-26