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Photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-walled hall decorated with colourful banners. Foreground, a priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti with a purple border holds a small plate while standing before an elaborately decorated altar piled with red and yellow marigold garlands and flower heaps. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron garment and a white-and-gold garland, hands folded in namaskar, stands near the altar; he has long dark hair and a red-and-white forehead mark, a presentation consistent with the page's a person reference but with uncertain identity. Other priests in white, yellow and orange clothing stand nearby, and a green-and-gold umbrella hangs above the scene. Brass vessels, a lamp and incense smoke fill the floor, which is covered with red cloth and petals.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ceremony inside a hall with brick walls and hanging decorative banners. A central figure with a bare upper body, a long yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, while a bearded man in an orange-brown robe with a white garland and a rudraksha-style necklace stands beside him, hands joined. Several men in white dhotis and yellow garments stand nearby, one carrying a tray. In the foreground a richly decorated altar with dense garlands of white, yellow, pink and red flowers stands beside a brass lamp and steel vessels. Green and gold canopy hangs above, and pink petals fall through the air. The scene suggests a puja or inauguration rite.2018-04-14 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a fire pit at the center of a temple-style hall with a red floor, surrounded by bricks and marigold garlands. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, pour offerings and handle vessels around the fire. On the right, a man with a long braid and bare chest stands with a bowl. Behind, devotees and attendants in orange and saffron clothing watch, and decorated umbrellas and kalasha pots with coconuts and flower garlands fill the space. A man with a crown and garlands sits at the left edge near a decorated peetha with lamps and a deity murti. The scene reads as a homa ritual during a temple inauguration.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesInside a temple hall with stone pillars and colourful hanging banners, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a brown-red robe, a white and pink flower garland and a gold-coloured ornamental necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a richly decorated altar. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala also joins hands in prayer. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a ritual plate, with other attendants in saffron and white nearby. The altar is heaped with marigold, rose and multicoloured flower garlands and a green umbrella canopy hangs above. Ritual vessels rest on a red patterned mat. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam offering, with the decorated altar as its focus.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies