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A ceremonial temple-style hall with maroon draped walls and a striped multicolour mat on the floor. In the centre, a gold throne-like peetha holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigolds, with a flame burning before it. Several gold-framed thrones with canopies and garlands flank the hall, one holding a murti in a red and gold setting. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the centre pouring or offering before the deity, while another priest in a white dhoti attends from the side. A seated priest in saffron-brown robe and rudraksha mala sits at lower left, with brass plates of offerings, marigold petals and a golden tray in front. Rows of seated men in white dhotis and garlands sit at right. Ritual abhishekam or puja with marigold offerings is shown.

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October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A temple ritual hall with deep red walls and a gold-framed throne canopy. On the left, a man with a shaved head wearing an orange-brown garment sits on an ornate gold throne draped with yellow and orange flower garlands and a saffron cloth; a trident-topped staff stands beside him. At centre, several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, one wearing a blue-bordered cloth, stand before a decorated altar with a red cloth and a flower-garlanded figure. On the right, a woman in a purple-bordered sari and garlands stands before a silver and gold shrine holding a deity murti with a crown and necklace of flowers. Brass bowls of marigolds, rose petals, fruit and sweets lie on the floor, and a seated priest in orange sits on a striped rug in the foreground. Only a handful of people are visible, and the scene reads as a puja or abhishekam setting.2015-10-18Inside a temple-style hall with deep red walls, a wedding ritual is performed before an ornate silver-framed shrine. In the centre, a deity murti stands in a green-curtained niche, garlanded with white and yellow flowers and jasmine strands. Two priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a saffron-yellow sash, stand before the murti offering items, while a woman in a sari with a gold-bordered pallu takes part alongside them. On the left, a seated priest in white with a yellow cloth kneels beside a small brass vessel. On the right, several men in white and yellow garments sit on a striped mat before a small harmonium-like setup. Plates of fruit, flowers and sweets sit on the floor, with brass bowls and oil lamps nearby. Decorative parasols in multicoloured silk top the side shrines.2015-10-18A temple-style ritual hall with a red wall and a multicoloured woven mat on the floor. On the left, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and orange turban holds a tray of offerings. Centre, two white-clad priests in white dhotis stand before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A shaven-headed man in orange-brown robes kneels in the foreground beside a small oil lamp, and a man in a blue cloth kneels at the lower right near a flower-decorated seat. Gilded thrones with peacock-coloured canopies, ceremonial gilded staffs and a yellow-and-red banner frame the scene. Two figures in the background show dark statues or deity murtis on the right throne, adorned with red and white garlands. Ritual puja or abhishekam setting.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18 +1 copiesA ceremonial hall decorated with silver-framed thrones and ornate ceremonial staffs holds several deity murtis draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, seated on red-draped platforms. Incense smoke drifts through the air. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti bends over an offering area, while a man bare-chested in a white dhoti stands beside a brass lamp stand on the right. Trays of flowers, fruit and brass vessels sit on the floor, and a striped rug covers the floor. The scene appears to be a temple-style puja or abhishekam.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18