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Temple-style ritual scene in an indoor shrine with dark drapes and a red-and-gold throne-like seat decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A standing priest in white dhoti and ochre-green shawl raises a tall decorated pole wrapped in garlands, while a second priest in white dhoti and yellow-orange shawl with a white turban stands beside the seat holding a garland. Behind them is a deity murti adorned with gold ornaments and garlands, and to the left stands a brass lamp stand and a carved stone pillar. Two priests are visible, both in white dhotis.

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A 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.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02Photograph of a temple ritual in a shrine room with several deity murtis decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and orange-yellow dhoti bends toward a seated priest in white with a garland, who holds a small object. A standing man in white dhoti and green-and-black shawl with a flower garland presses his hands together. On the right a priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a lit oil lamp. Gold and brass ritual vessels and a patterned golden backdrop surround the scene.2016-02-02A temple-style ritual hall with a fire pit and oil lamps on a striped rug, surrounded by flower-decorated silver and brass vessels. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold waist band raises a garland overhead while standing before a red throne holding garlanded deity murti. A seated figure in a red shawl and gold ornaments sits on an ornate golden throne at left, with garlands. Another priest in white dhoti stands center, and a man kneels at right in a white cloth with a mala, near a brass plate. Marigold and rose garlands drape the murtis and the floor is strewn with petals.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a temple puja in progress. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow dhoti and a red-and-orange headcloth raises a tall multi-tiered brass lamp (aarti) toward the deities. Seated in the centre-right is a man in a green-and-gold garment with a green turban, hands folded, beside a large decorated shrine. Two deity murtis sit on a red throne draped in red cloth, heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. At the far right, a man in a white dhoti and mustard shawl holds a brass oil lamp, and brass vessels with fruit and offerings sit on the floor. Colourful painted pillars and a red-and-gold canopy frame the shrine.2016-02-02Ritual scene in a temple hall with a homa fire pit at lower left, filled with wooden logs and offerings. A priest with a red headcloth and bare upper body, wearing a green-and-orange cloth, extends his arm toward the fire. Behind him a seated attendant in white dhoti with a beaded necklace sits on a striped mat. On the right a priest in white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl sits beside a red-draped seat. Elaborately garlanded deity murtis with yellow and red flower garlands stand on a raised red throne, and a brass lamp stands at right. A golden hooded-cobra backdrop frames a ganesha murti at left. Several people are visible in the scene, and the event is a puja with fire offering.2016-02-02