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A seated priest with a bare upper body, white sacred thread and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border performs a puja in a temple room. He sits on a low wooden stool before a golden peetha (throne) holding deity murtis draped with red and purple cloth. Beside him stands a large black deity statue adorned with gold jewellery and garlands. The floor is covered with striped woven mats laden with rows of bowls of food, fruits and flower offerings. Brass oil lamps (deepas) on tall stands and a brass trident line the space, along with a golden standing figure and a water dispenser.

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Photograph of a temple shrine during an evening Guru Puja and Naivedyam offering. Two men sit on the floor in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; the man on the left sits with hands resting in his lap, and the man on the right holds a brass bell while a large brass vessel of flowers sits on a low stand. In front of them, a long green cloth is covered with rows of fruit (oranges, apples, grapes, kiwis, watermelon slices), and dozens of small brass bowls of colourful food offerings fill the foreground. Behind them stand three painted deity murti in dressed finery and garlands, with a seated gold-decorated deity murti on a shrine to the right. A maroon patterned wall hangs behind the shrine.2022-07-14 +1 copiesPhoto 66799322022-07-14 +1 copiesTwo bare-chested men in white dhotis perform a puja inside a temple shrine before an altar of deities. The man on the left sits cross-legged on the floor wearing a rudraksha-style cord, with a red-orange cloth draped across his shoulder. The man seated centrally, with his eyes closed, holds a white cloth and sits before a golden tray and a brass bowl of red and yellow flowers. Behind them, three decorated murtis sit on a green-draped peetha with garlands, and two standing deity statues in ornate costume flank the shrine. Along the floor in front, dozens of brass cups hold colourful naivedyam offerings, alongside fruits, bananas, oranges, rice and sweets on banana leaves and silver trays. A brass kalasha holds roses on the right. This is a puja and naivedyam offering.2022-07-14 +1 copiesA temple puja scene with rows of brass bowls filled with coloured offerings, fruits, sweets, grains and nuts spread on a leopard-print cloth in the foreground. Two priests sit on the floor: the left one, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a sacred thread, looks to the side, while the right one, bare-chested with a white cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha-style beads, holds a ceremonial implement over a gold-coloured pedestal bearing a bowl of red and yellow flowers. Behind them stand deity murtis in ornate garments and garlands on a decorated altar, with a wall of pink and red roses, a copper vessel of roses, and a stone sculpture at right. A pair of brass lamps and folded red and gold cloth rest nearby. This appears to be a naivedyam offering for a puja.2022-07-14 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 6/30/20202020-06-30Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14May 22 20152015-05-22KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/28/20222022-09-28 +1 copiesA priest sits cross-legged on a striped mat in a temple room performing puja before three deity murtis on a golden-yellow dais. He is bare-chested, wearing white dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a small bell-like vessel over an offering plate. Central figure wears a crown, ornate gold-and-red garments and garlands; the flanking deities wear yellow silk and jewelled crowns. Offerings include bananas, mangoes, flowers, a lit oil lamp and brass plates. Strings of marigold garlands hang on the yellow walls. A framed photograph on the left wall shows a figure holding a trident in a dark-toned outfit. The priest appears to be a temple priest, and nothing in the image visibly identifies him as a person.2021-07-30A photograph of a Satyanarayana puja in a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a red carpet wearing a blue face mask, facing a low wooden table covered with green betel leaves, brass lamps, a brass pot and bowls. Around him are fruit offerings: bananas, green apples, a mango and pineapple, along with pink and white flower garlands and coconut halves. Behind him three decorated kalasha pots with yellow and red cloth and fruit stand on a red-draped platform. Golden shrines hold deity murti, including a standing figure with a tall crown and a multi-armed figure in colourful dress. A camera tripod is visible at the right edge.2020-06-30A seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha-style mala performs worship before a golden altar with a gilded arch and red drapery. On the altar sit several deity murtis and a kalasha-like brass vessel; a large standing deity image in a gold-framed niche stands to the left, and gold tridents with red-and-gold banners flank the scene. Brass pots, a brass lamp and a striped woven rug lie on the floor in front of the altar. The priest's hands are joined in a gesture of prayer.2022-01-29SHYAMALAPEETA SARVAJNAPEETAM on 2/18/20222022-02-18