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Outdoor ritual on a tiled courtyard with three priests seated on striped mats around a yellow-rimmed fire pit and a low wooden stand. The central priest in white dhoti with a flower garland and sandalwood-marked chest sprinkles offerings from a leaf plate laid with bananas, rice heaps, turmeric and kumkum-marked bowls, flowers and coconuts. The priest on the left, bare-chested in white, sits facing him, while the priest on the right wears an orange-and-white cloth with rudraksha malas and offers from a brass tray of coloured powders and grains. A further man in white kneels with joined palms in the background near a wooden chest draped with white garlands. Flower garlands and a large leaf-wrapped offering with yellow marigolds lie in the foreground, consistent with an abhishekam and homa-style puja.

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Overhead view of a ritual puja on a tiled floor with striped red, pink and purple mats. Three men sit around a spread of banana leaves holding fruit, flower garlands, small bowls, oil lamps, rice, bananas and a kalasha-style offering. The man on the left wears glasses, a white dhoti and a striped shawl with rudraksha beads. The man in the centre, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a flower garland, sits with palms pressed together before a square stone yantra-like basin. The man on the right, bare-chested with a saffron cloth, sits with hands joined and a hair knot. A wooden carved box draped in white flower garlands sits at top left, and a gold-framed object appears at upper right. The scene reads as a rudra abhishekam ritual setting.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A ritual scene outdoors on a stone courtyard. Three priests sit on striped mats around a spread of offerings laid on banana leaves: bananas, fruit, coconuts wrapped in cloth, flower garlands, kumkum and small brass bowls, and an oil lamp. The priest on the right wears a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala, an orange cloth over one shoulder and a white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, and gestures toward the offerings. The seated priest in the centre wears a floral garland and white dhoti and holds his hands together. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind them, filming with a camera. A sunken yellow stone fire pit sits at left and a large white ceremonial drum at the top right. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang at the right edge.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor ritual on a stone-paved floor: three priests sit around a spread of offerings. The central priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and orange-bordered cloth tends to plates of bananas, rice, flowers and sweets. The priest on the left, bare-chested in a white dhoti, sits facing the offerings. The priest on the right, in orange cloth and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, sits with hands joined. A yellow stone yagna pit or peetha stands behind them, a wooden box draped with a white flower garland sits to the left, and a standing man in white is further back. Plates of turmeric, kumkum, flowers and yellow marigold garlands lie in the foreground.2017-04-17Overhead view of a ritual performed on a paved courtyard at a Hindu puja setup. Three men sit on the ground on striped woven mats: a seated man in white dhoti with a flower garland and bare chest offers something from a small vessel, facing a man in orange-and-white cloth with a rudraksha mala who holds a ritual implement. A third man on the left wears white with a shawl and glasses and sits beside a wooden box draped in flower garlands. In front are plates of bananas, rice, betel-leaf offerings, marigold and jasmine flowers, brass lamps and kumkum bowls, with a yellow-cloth bundle wrapped in marigold garlands. A sunken yellow square fire pit lies behind them. Rudra abhishekam-style offerings are arranged around the central setup.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17Outdoor ritual on a tiled courtyard before red-painted buildings and palm trees. Three men in white dhotis sit on mats around a spread of banana-leaf offerings: plantains, coconut halves wrapped in white flowers, small brass vessels, red and orange cloth-wrapped books, and heaps of rice. The seated man on the right wears an orange cloth over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala, and a gold chain, and gestures over the offerings. The younger man beside him wears a pink-and-white flower garland. A third priest on the left has a gold ring and lifts a hand. A large silver-covered box, a gold-framed panel, marigold garlands, a brass oil lamp and a yellow-flowered arrangement complete the abhishekam-style puja setup.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17A photograph of a Hindu ritual outdoors at a courtyard shrine. Three men in white dhotis sit on the paved floor before a golden kalasha-decorated altar framed with yellow and white flower garlands. Two priests, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and tilak, the other with a checked cloth over his shoulder, perform the puja, and a third man in the foreground with a flower garland and shaved head holds a flower or coconut-offering. A woman in a green sari sits on a chair at the right. Plates hold coconuts, banana leaves, bananas, pink and white flowers, rice, kumkum and turmeric, with brass lamps and a silver cup nearby. Striped red and white steps form the backdrop.2017-04-17April 17 20172017-04-17