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A temple ritual inside a decorated tent hall with hanging coloured tassels, paper lanterns and ceiling fans. A standing priest in white dhoti and orange shawl raises a golden umbrella over a large pink kalasha-like pot topped with a woven basket, garlanded with orange and red flower strings and green leaves. Smoke rises at right. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth sits at left beside brass oil lamps and a bell on a table, and seated devotees in yellow and white line the background before a gilded shrine with a deity murti.

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A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a large crowd seated on the floor in the background. In the foreground right, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a sash and red rudraksha-style beads is making a hand gesture over a lit oil lamp held in a silver stand, with smoke rising. Left, a large pink-and-white vessel is decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a red-and-white cloth. Hanging decorative tassels and a colourful umbrella-like canopy hang from the ceiling. Seated figure in dark clothing sits on a raised seat near a red-draped table with offerings and brass items.2016-12-07A photograph of a ritual inside a decorated tent hall with a white ceiling, hanging paper lanterns in orange, pink and green, and bright overhead lights. On the left a red-draped table holds a large pink-and-blue kalasha-like vessel, brass oil lamps, banana-leaf offerings wrapped in white cloth, marigold garlands and yellow petals. Smoke rises from a fire or incense at centre. A priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a green-edged border stands at the right, facing the rite. Next to him a bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow cloth performs the ritual, a brass vessel in hand. Standing to the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds his hands together, and a woman in a brown-and-orange sari stands at far right with folded hands. Devotees in the background look on.2016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesA temple ritual in a covered hall with a tent-like ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and streamers. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti pours liquid from a golden vessel, while an officiant in white dhoti and a white shawl stands before a fire pit with a red and gold altar. Flower garlands and bananas decorate the offering tables with brass lamps and kalasha pots. Seated devotees fill the background, and a standing man in white clothing with a grey beard stands at right with hands folded. Homa/yagna rite with abhishekam-style offering.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07December 15 20162016-12-15December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesA tented ritual hall during a homa or yagna at a fire pit lined with flowers and brass vessels. Priests in white dhotis with coloured borders attend the fire; one bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl raises his arms over the smoke while another in a long white garment stands with a microphone. Red-covered tables hold brass oil lamps, kalasha pots wrapped in white cloth, garlands and banana leaves, and a large pink and yellow decorated object. Seated devotees fill the background, and colourful paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. A framed photograph sits on the left table. The page identifies this as a person event; no figure is clearly recognizable as a person from appearance alone.2016-12-15 +1 copies