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Outdoor temple ritual at a white stepped platform with a sunken rectangular fire pit at its centre emitting smoke. Five figures in dark-red, green and maroon garments with garlands and gold-trimmed fabric sit in a row on the upper steps, presented as deity murti or decorated figures. In the foreground, two seated priests in saffron/orange robes face the platform; the nearer one wears a beaded necklace and performs the rite with brass vessels, a bowl and an oil lamp nearby. A red cloth drapes the platform front, and a shrine with a painted deity image stands behind under a tented roof with trees beyond. Homa-style fire offering with puja items.

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July 26 20142014-07-26Outdoor temple ritual at a stepped white platform with red-banded steps. Four rows of clay-like deity figures in red, green and maroon garments with silver headdresses and beaded necklaces sit on a red draped table, decorated with green leaves. In front, a square fire pit with smoke rises beside brass vessels and a bell. A seated priest in orange robes with bare shoulders faces the altar, with another attendant in orange at left. Trees and a small shrine with a painted deity panel appear behind.2014-07-26July 17 20142014-07-17June 14 20142014-06-14A photograph of a temple shrine with a gold arched frame and a bright green backdrop. Several painted or sculpted deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform, adorned with green leaves, garlands and colourful cloth. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in orange robes sits cross-legged, bowing over a small brass dish of offerings near a fire pit with lamps. Another orange-clad attendant stands at the left edge, and red-and-white striped steps lead up beside the shrine under a canopy with palm trees behind.2014-07-15January 06 20152015-01-06June 26 20142014-06-26A ceremony in an interior shrine room with a brick fire pit (homa) in the foreground, smoking, with oil lamps and brass pots, plates of offerings and flower petals around it. A bare-chested priest in maroon and gold-bordered dhoti, with a maroon turban and a rudraksha mala, stands at the fire pouring an offering from a brass vessel. Another shaved-headed priest in maroon sits at left with his back to the camera, wearing a saffron-orange shawl. Two attendants in orange robes stand with folded hands at right beside a staircase garlanded with flowers. Behind the fire, a golden altar holds a white-robed standing deity murti with raised hands and a trident-like staff, flanked by two smaller figures, one holding a staff. A flower garland decorates the stone platform. Four people are visible.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24Jan 24 2022 sripuram2022-01-24October 12 20132013-10-12A homa fire burns in a square stone pit in the foreground, with brass vessels and a bowl of white grains beside it. A shaved-headed young person in orange robes with white marks on the forehead sits cross-legged at left, wearing rudraksha beads, and holds a dish. Behind them, a raised platform draped in red cloth with green borders supports several deity murtis dressed in green, maroon and red garments with ornaments and garlands. A figure in orange robes stands on a stage beneath a canopy in the background. Stone steps with red and white bands lead up to the platform.2014-07-26