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A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a red mat at left, facing a shrine of deity murtis draped in orange and gold garments. Three standing figures in orange and gold attire are backed by a red curtain and a peacock-feather and marigold arch. The central figure, with a crown and trident-like staff, sits in front wearing a purple garment and a large yellow and red flower garland, with oranges and a mango offered before it. A small brass puja plate with an oil lamp and oranges sits on a mat in the foreground. No a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so the priest is described by role only. Three physical people are visible: one seated priest, plus the figures depicted as statues.

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A decorated altar display in a temple hall with three white deity murtis standing in front of a red draped backdrop framed by a garland of flowers and peacock feathers. Each figure wears orange and gold embroidered garments and gold crowns; the central figure holds a staff and has a garland of yellow and red flowers. In front, a seated murti in a purple and gold garment is adorned with a large garland of yellow, red and green flowers, with a green gold-bordered cloth spread before it. On the mat below, a small brass lamp, a flower and offering items sit on a woven mat. No physical people are visible.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A seated man in white ritual clothes with a red tilak sits on a red and green cloth before a row of deity murtis in a temple room. Behind him stand statues in orange, red and gold garments, garlanded with marigolds and flowers, including a central figure wearing a crown and a purple-and-green cloth, a Hanuman-style figure in green with a mace, and a seated white figure draped in orange. A brass lamp and a small offering tray with flowers sit on the floor in front of him. A red backdrop and floral garland frame the shrine.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photo of a devotional program at a Hindu temple altar. Three decorated murti figures of deities stand on a red-draped platform framed by garlands of red and orange flowers, with peacock feathers above. The central deity wears a gold crown and an orange-red sari-like garment with gold trim. A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged with hands joined in namaste in front of a microphone, a brass lamp and vases of white lilies nearby. A woman in a green blouse and red-orange sari sits to the left at a microphone. Partially visible heads of seated devotees appear in the bottom right, and a white statue of a bearded saint in orange cloth sits at far left.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a temple shrine with three white deity murti figures dressed in orange and gold garments, adorned with red and white flower garlands and gold crowns. A white marble statue of a bearded saint with an orange head wrap sits at the left, garlanded. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes sit on a dais; the central man wears a rudraksha mala and gestures with his hands near a microphone, while the man at the lower left wears an orange shawl and a mala. Brass oil lamps, a peacock-feather fan, and white lilies in vases decorate the stage against a red drape with floral garland framing.2008-10-22A temple shrine displaying three white marble deity murtis in ornate orange and gold brocade garments and gold crowns, backed by a red drape, peacock feathers and a garland of flowers. A seated figure in a purple and gold silk garment and a yellow and red marigold garland sits on a green and gold border cloth before the central murti. Two oil lamps and a flower rest on a small mat in the foreground. No person is clearly identifiable as a physical individual in the scene.2008-10-22Indoor puja before a red-draped stage holding several white deity murtis in ornate crowns and orange and red garments, one with a flute, plus a monkey-faced figure at left and a garlanded arrangement above. Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on a red cloth; the man at centre, with a shaved head, holds a lit lamp and offering, while the man at left presses his palms together in prayer. Trays of fruit, mangoes, bananas and flower offerings lie on the floor, and a woman in grey hair and a red garment and a child are visible at the bottom edge. Visible people: four. A possible yet uncertain candidate is the central man in saffron-orange with a rudraksha-style neck garland; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2008-10-22