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A seated priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and gold necklace performs a puja on an orange floor mat. He pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a tray of offerings, and ritual items surround him: brass lamps, bowls of cooked rice and sweets, a pineapple, a green silk cloth, and a yellow-decorated altar. Behind him, seated devotees wear garlands; a woman in a maroon sari and a man in grey clothing sit on the floor. A bald man in white and gold clothing sits at the right edge. The scene suggests a devotional ritual with pooja offerings.

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A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged on an orange mat, pouring from a small brass vessel over a ritual setup of silver trays, brass bowls of yellow flowers, turmeric-coloured sweets, a coconut and mango leaves, and a folded green cloth. Two seated couples in the background wear flower garlands: a woman in a maroon sari and a man in a grey shirt. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam arrangement. No clear a person candidate is visible.2010-12-23November 06 20112011-11-06November 06 20112011-11-06December 28 20112011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged before a fire pit built of brick-shaped blocks. He wears a long beaded necklace and bangles, a tilak on his forehead, and feeds the flames with a ladle held in his right hand. Silver bowls of offerings, a silver vessel and a tray sit beside him. Behind him three brass kalashas and potted palms stand near a red-and-white striped backdrop, and a woman in a white and yellow sari sits on a plastic chair. Yellow flowers decorate the blocks and three ornate vases with yellow flowers stand on the right.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl sits cross-legged before a square homa fire pit built of ochre bricks decorated with white markings and yellow flowers. He holds a microphone stand in one hand and an open book in the other, a silver bowl of grains nearby, with a ceremonial copper-and-silver vessel and offering bowls on a tray to his left. Two decorated kalashas with yellow flowers and banana leaves sit at right beside a red-orange cloth backdrop. The scene shows a fire ritual in progress with an oil lamp at the pit's edge. No other people are visible.2011-12-28A homa fire ritual on an orange cloth. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, feeds a square-built fire of yellow bricks with a ladle. A second white-clad priest sits behind him, and a woman in a red sari with a green border and floral garlands sits at left beside a bald man in white with garlands. Trays of food, a kalasha with mango leaves and a red cloth, and brass plates with flowers and vibhuti lie around the fire. Gold thrones with red cushions stand in the background, and a few standing people are partly visible at top right.2010-12-23Several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a puja. In the foreground, a man with folded hands and rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. Near the centre, a man with white tilak and rudraksha mala holds an object while chanting; brass plates, small cups, flowers and a lit oil lamp rest on a green cloth and orange mats. Behind them, more white-clad devotees and a few onlookers in white and red sit in a yellow-walled hall. No figure here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is described only as priests and devotees.2012-05-14 +1 copies