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Photo of a ritual hall where two saffron-robed priests walk down a central aisle between rows of seated devotees. The seated women wear white saris with gold borders, a red sari and green blouses, and many have flower garlands in their hair. Before them are plantain-leaf plates with fruit, flowers, red kumkum and small lamps. Standing figures in orange and white dhotis, some holding instruments, line the edges, and a shrine with a deity murti sits at the back.

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A large hall with cream walls and white tiled floor where rows of seated devotees, mostly women in white and red saris, sit before banana leaf plates holding flowers, fruit, lit oil lamps and offerings. Two men in maroon and saffron-striped dhotis and rudraksha malas walk down the central aisle, one carrying a small vessel. Standing figures in orange and striped dhotis line the right side, and a young boy with folded hands kneels at left. A decorated shrine with red and gold ornaments stands in the background, with a tall brass lamp near the front. The scene appears to be a group puja or ritual offering.2014-06-19Photograph of a hall during a ritual offering with rows of seated devotees on the floor facing a central aisle. Banana leaf plates hold flowers, fruit and small lamps in front of each person. Women in white saris, colourful silk sarees and pink or red garments sit closely together, while children in white shirts and dhotis sit among them. Standing at the far end, a man in an orange-red dhoti and a bare-chested or shawled attendant in saffron wrap face the rows, with several women in white and orange saris nearby. Brass oil lamps stand at the left edge of the aisle. Pale walls and a tiled floor frame the scene, with more people seated in the background.2014-06-29 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a bright temple hall with cream walls and a teal-and-gold shrine façade with a deity murti at the far end, hung with orange and multicolour festoons. Two men in maroon dhotis and ochre-brown shawls stand at the centre of a tiled aisle, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and gold-toned pendant. Along both sides, women in white and green saris and cotton dresses kneel before banana-leaf plates holding fruit, flowers and lit oil lamps, while others sit cross-legged. A cameraman films from the right and drummers play large drums in the background. Another a person candidate is not clearly visible.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA long hall with cream walls and a tiled floor shows two rows of women in white and cream saris with gold borders seated on the floor facing each other, many with flower garlands in their hair. Before each woman is a banana leaf holding banana fruit, flowers, a small brass oil lamp, incense sticks and offering plates. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border walks down the central aisle, bending slightly. Colourful hanging festoons decorate the ceiling, and a painted shrine with a deity murti stands at the far end. Several saffron-robed attendants are visible in the background.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright, tiled hall during a 108 Vilakku Puja. Rows of women in white and cream saris sit on the floor in long lines, hands pressed together in namaskar before leaf plates. Each leaf holds flowers, fruit, and a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Some women wear red, green, and blue saris; one wears a gold-bordered yellow sari and another a red blouse. Further back, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands near the center aisle, with other people in white and orange clothing near the far wall. Tall windows with louvres sit high on the walls, and orange cloth hangs near the top of the wall at the upper right.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copies