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Photograph of a temple ritual, image rotated sideways. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and red head cloths wear white and orange flower garlands and orange rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The man on the left bends low at the front, hands near a seated figure. A seated central figure in an ornate gold and red robe with a crown-like headdress and garlands sits before a gold-framed throne with a dark embroidered backdrop. Brass plates of pink petals, a small lamp and a burning fire pit appear at the lower left, with petals scattered on the floor.

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A ritual scene in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and red and white draped fabric. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-red head cloths stand before a gilded arched shrine. Both wear garlands of white flowers and rudraksha-style beads. They hold gold-banded objects over a gold-clad deity murti crowned with an ornate headdress, with flower garlands draped on it. A small fire burns in a yellow metal fire pit in the foreground. At left, a seated man in orange-red robes and a beaded necklace speaks into a microphone while reading from a book, with brass vessels nearby. Gold-trimmed gauze and a dark embroidered backdrop frame the shrine. A ritual abhishekam or puja with homa fire is being performed.2014-05-10A ceremonial puja inside a pavilion with red and white draping and a golden arched backdrop. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-red turbans stand at the centre, holding a golden kalasha-like vessel over a central deity murti decorated with garlands and gold ornaments, seated on a golden throne. At the lower left, a seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala reads from a book beside a microphone and brass vessels. A small fire pit with a flame sits in a yellow wooden box in front of the deity. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and red turbans stand before a gilded throne-like seat with a small deity murti inside. Both wear white-and-orange-red garlands of flowers and orange beads. The man on the left, holding a flat silver plate or tray, pours or offers something; the man on the right holds an open bowl and cupped hands. A cameraman in white stands at right; a purple damask-patterned wall and a gilded canopy frame the scene. There are no visible a person cues, so no in-person identification is made.2014-05-10April 06 20172017-04-06May 10 20142014-05-10Two men in white dhotis and red-and-gold turbans stand at either side of a golden-faced deity murti seated on a gold throne with a dark embroidered backdrop. Each man wears a white shawl over bare chest, wears a white flower garland, and holds a rudraksha mala draped across his chest. The murti wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a red-and-white flower garland, and a saffron-gold cloth, with one hand raised in abhaya mudra. A third person in a red turban and rudraksha garland is partly visible behind the left man, and a decorated figure appears at the far right edge. The men appear to be standing near the murti during a ceremonial moment.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 02 20122012-05-02A temple ritual scene with gold-toned shrine decor and deity murti behind yellow and white marigold garlands. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and orange-red turban holds a stack of folded white and striped cloth. In the centre, a man in a gold-brocade cap and white garment, wearing a red and yellow garland and rudraksha-style beads, receives folded silk saris and cloth from him, one of them dark with gold border. Gold ornamental arches and flower garlands frame the setting.2015-07-13April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies