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A photo of a temple ritual. A shirtless priest in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti leans forward to wave a multi-flame oil lamp over a decorated altar. The altar holds a golden and wood ornamental seat draped with a white cloth and heaped with garlands of yellow and red flowers, with lit oil lamps and fruit offerings around it. Several men stand behind in white and saffron-bordered dhotis, some wearing gold necklaces and holding hands in prayer. Brass lamps and flower-decorated mats fill the foreground.

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April 06 20172017-04-06A temple puja in progress. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth bends over a brass lamp with several burning flames, held near a decorated deity murti or peetha draped in white cloth and garlanded with red, orange and white flowers. Other men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Colourful striped cloth covers the floor, with yellow stone blocks, a brass kalasha and marigold garlands nearby.2017-04-06A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green and gold silk sash and a yellow headcloth bends over a gold-decorated peetha adorned with garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds. He holds a brass lamp with a flame, pouring or lighting oil over a brass dish. Lit oil lamps, banana leaves, fruit, a brass vessel and a kalasha sit around the altar, with a striped woven mat on the floor. Other men in white dhotis and gold chains stand behind, with a figure in saffron clothing at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple-style altar.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06Night ritual photograph in a temple-like hall with a fire pit at right. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis stand and perform worship around a decorated golden palanquin or throne covered with white cloth, garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, banana leaves, fruits and lit oil lamps. The central man in a yellow head cloth and gold necklaces bends forward, extending his hand over the offerings; the man at left has his palms joined in reverence, and another in a striped shawl and gold chain stands with hands folded. Women in red and orange saris stand in the background.2017-04-06A shirtless priest wearing a yellow headcloth, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a white dhoti with a patterned gold-and-green border bends forward to light oil lamps beside a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white cloth and garlanded with red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and fruit is placed nearby. Other men in white dhotis and orange-striped cloth stand behind, with a woman in white at the left edge.2017-04-06October 18 20152015-10-18A temple-style ritual scene in which a priest bent forward at right, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in red and gold, a yellow head cloth and gold necklaces, lights a lamp beside a decorated deity murti. The murti, set on a gilded base, is garlanded with white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds, with fruit offerings and banana leaves in front and oil lamps burning. Other men stand behind wearing yellow cloths, orange garments and beaded necklaces, and a figure at left in white holds hands together in prayer. Striped mats cover the floor, consistent with a puja or abhishekam setting.2017-04-06April 06 20172017-04-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual puja at an open-sided temple hall with smoke in the air. In the foreground a man in a yellow head cloth and bare chest, wearing white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant, holds a lit oil lamp over a silver pot wrapped in yellow marigold garlands. A second priest in white clothes bends over at the left edge. Behind them, a few people in orange and saffron clothes stand and sit, and a seated figure at right wears orange robes and a beaded necklace beside a golden ornate seat. Smoke and warm light fill the space.2017-08-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copies