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Dense crowd seated on the stone floor of a temple courtyard during a ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-yellow waist cloth tends an offering tray holding bananas, fruit and a decorated pot. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari sits among devotees in white, yellow, purple and pink clothes. At right, a shirtless priest sits before a flower-decorated murti altar with a brass oil lamp. Behind, a tiered altar is hung with marigold and floral garlands, and a rainbow-striped cloth hangs from a pillar. Many people in the background are standing, and some children sit in front, watching the proceedings.

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April 05 20122012-04-05Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual with a crowd seated on the ground in front of a decorated altar. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a shawl sits at the left, with a rudraksha-style mala visible, and a seated priest in a white dhoti sits at the centre-front facing the altar. The altar holds a flower-garlanded kalasha-style pot or deity murti, with brass lamps, bananas, fruit, coconuts and a plate of grains and offerings spread on a patterned mat. Devotees in white shirts, saris and salwars sit around, some handing items forward, and a man in a light blue shirt places bananas onto a plate. Colourful striped cloth hangs behind the altar, and temple pillars frame the scene.2012-04-05May 25 20172017-05-25April 05 20122012-04-05February 11 20082008-02-11A temple ritual in a columned hall with worn grey walls. Men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sit on a grey stone floor around a decorated ritual arrangement of coconuts wrapped in red and white with white flower garlands, colourful patterned cloth and brass plates of fruit and offerings. Several seated men press their palms together in devotion. On the right, a standing man in an orange-red cloth holds a tall ceremonial umbrella with a silver tip, while another stands nearby in orange and white. Other people stand and sit along the columns and steps, some holding bundles and a red bucket. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony.2018-04-292001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01May 25 20172017-05-25A temple interior during a ritual puja. Two large decorated deity murtis with floral garlands stand on a raised platform at the back, flanked by orange and yellow ceremonial banners and banana-leaf decorations. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in a wrapped white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits before a cloth-covered offering table holding fruit, bananas, flowers and a brass oil lamp. Around him, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, cream, pink and printed saris and shirts watches the ritual. A bare-chested priest stands near the platform to the left, and several standing men in white dhotis and shirts are visible toward the back.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a worn yellow wall. Many men sit and stand on the floor in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a bearded man in a white dhoti and bare chest sits beside a plate of flowers, fruit and coconuts with decorated pots and a lit lamp on a green cloth. On the right, a man in orange-saffron cloth stands holding a tall silver trident. A figure in brown-orange cloth sits at right of centre with a garland. a person is not clearly visible, so no candidate is identified by appearance.2018-04-29