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A workshop hall with a ritual underway beside a red-spoked wooden chariot wheel and a small gilded deity murti on a stand. A central orange cloth-covered platform holds fruit, flowers and a small fire. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with tilaka stand in a semicircle, some with hands folded. A young man in a red shirt and brown trousers kneels and bends forward toward the fire, with another man in white kneeling beside him. A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and red-brown shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds a ritual item. Bronze and metal parts, tools and machine motors lie in a row on the floor at the front. Festoons and ribbons hang from the ceiling.

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October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph inside a covered workshop hall with a corrugated roof, strings of yellow and green paper decorations hanging overhead, and fluorescent tube lights. A priest in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body stands at a raised orange-draped platform holding a brass oil lamp, while another priest in a white dhoti attends nearby. A devotee group in white dhotis and shirts stands in front of the platform with hands folded. On the platform are fruit, flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel and small brass items. Behind it stand a painted wooden chariot with red-spoked wheels and a golden ratha panel, along with bronze deity murtis on shelves. Several more people in casual clothes stand along the right side. Offerings and a puja setup suggest a ritual.2014-10-02A photograph of a ritual puja in an indoor hall with a corrugated roof and mesh walls. A priest in a red-and-gold dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands at a covered altar draped in orange and purple cloth, holding a lit oil lamp in a brass stand, with fruit, flowers and a deity murti of Shiva-form image on a small shrine. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands while others pour from a bowl or hold a smoking dish. A young man in a red shirt and an orange-clad boy stand at the edge, and a cameraman is visible at right. In the foreground lie a gleaming array of tools, weapons, brass fittings and metal machine parts laid out on cloth, beside a stone vessel and a chariot wheel at left.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph inside a covered hall of a ritual homa or puja: a brass fire tray with flames at centre, smoke rising, and a golden oil lamp on a peach-coloured draped table at left holding flowers and a white-and-gold garland. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands at right, one in a red shirt, while a bare-chested priest in red-orange dhoti and a sacred thread stands behind the fire. A green wooden cart and brass fittings sit at left, and a small brass deity murti and a green gourd lie on the floor at right. Hanging garlands decorate the ceiling.2014-10-02A hall decorated with hanging leaf and flower strings shows a ritual fire in a copper vessel, with a priest in a red-brown silk shawl and white dhoti standing beside it, a second white-clad assistant to the left, and devotees in white dhotis and shirts pouring from a small bowl into the flames. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a banana leaf with fruits and vegetables, a white flower garland, and a bronze deity murti stand on the cloth-covered table. Behind them is a green and red wooden chariot with brass bells and a painted wheel. The setting resembles a homa or yagna offering.2014-10-02August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph of a temple puja in a covered hall with smoke rising through the air. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and a shawl holds a tall brass oil lamp lit with a flame. Behind a low table covered with an orange cloth, offerings of bananas, apples, grapes, flowers and a leaf plate sit around a golden ornate shrine or deity murti. A man in a red shirt and dark trousers stirs or handles a metal vessel, while several men in white shirts and maroon dhotis stand in a row holding offering plates and bowls. Brass lamps, a green wooden palanquin edge and a carved stone figure appear at the sides, and the ceiling is hung with green and paper decorations.2014-10-02August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph of a workshop or temple-craft space where a woman in an orange-red sari and shawl holds a lit oil lamp in both hands while standing before a display of gleaming brass and gold-coloured ritual objects laid on a white cloth. Behind her, several men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Partly visible on the right is a large gold-coloured deity murti adorned with gold ornaments and a green-and-gold cloth. Other gold-coloured figures, a wooden bench and a red low table fill the room. No candidate for a person is clearly visible, so the subject is an unnamed devotee presenting an oil lamp during a worship moment.2014-08-06A photograph of a temple ritual in a covered hall beside a wooden chariot with red-and-blue wheels and pennant bunting. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at a tall brass oil lamp with a flame, holding a tray of offerings. Beside him a second priest in white dhoti with bare torso and sandalwood markings on his arms holds a garland. A man in white shirt kneels at a tray of burnt coals and incense on the right, and another man in orange garment with flower garland stands at the edge. On a pink-draped table lies a large offering with fruit, flowers and a mound of white and green leaves, plus a kalasha-style vessel, with a deity murti partly visible. This is a homa-style fire ritual setting.2014-10-02Indoor workshop-like hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, showing devotees at a Hindu temple-object setting. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left with hands joined in namaste beside a golden deity figure on a carved wooden stand. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha-style garlands, stand with palms together. A seated man in an orange-red robe with a red shawl sits center-left. Another man in a white dhoti lies prostrate on a white cloth in front of him. A large carved stone shrine or kalasha-topped structure and a white bull statue stand behind, with a golden deity figure in the right foreground. Brass ritual items and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2014-08-06