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A photograph of a ritual puja on a stone floor inside a temple. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and saffron-and-red cloth sits cross-legged, gesturing with one hand. Beside him, a younger man in plain orange robes leans forward and arranges flowers and offerings on a brass plate. Around them are brass pots, a small oil lamp, bowls of yellow and red powder, a tray of fruit and coconut, and piles of yellow and pink flower petals. Other saffron-robed people sit or stand in the background, and an ornate gold-trimmed wooden stand is at left.

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A seated puja scene on a stone floor with several priests in orange and saffron robes. A bare-chested older man with a grey beard and a dark rudraksha mala sits at left, wearing an orange dhoti with a red and gold-bordered shawl, performing a ritual gesture with his hands. A younger man in an orange robe at right reaches toward a copper vessel and brass lota on a tray. Surrounding them are brass plates of yellow and red flower petals, marigold garlands, a coconut, sliced fruit, kumkum and turmeric, a brass kalasha and a brass bell. A gilded wooden stand stands at left edge. Two more orange-robed people are partly visible at the top and right edges.2010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja or abhishekam ritual in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding small offerings, while a priest in orange at left tends a brass vessel. A young man in orange sleeveless robes sits at right, reaching toward a plate with a kalasha-like vessel and a yellow lemon. Brass pots, a kettle, marigold and rose petals on a plate, a coconut, fruit and a brass lamp stand lie on the floor. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands and others in orange sit near potted plants.2010-07-21Photograph of a seated puja on a stone floor during a ritual. A bare-chested older man on the left wears an orange dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, his hand resting on his chest. Beside him a younger man in orange robes holds a brass bell and lamp, performing an aarti while a seated devotee in orange watches. Brass pots, kumkum and turmeric bowls, marigolds, rose petals, banana and fruit offerings on a plate surround them, and a standing figure in orange stands behind.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of a ritual puja in a courtyard with a stone floor. A bearded man in saffron robes with a red-and-gold shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding yellow flowers in his hands. Beside him, a younger man in plain orange robes kneels and reaches toward a copper pot and a brass plate with a small yellow offering and green leaves. In the foreground, brass vessels, a plate of yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals sit on the floor. Another orange-clad man kneels at the right edge and a figure in white dhoti stands behind.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls. A man in orange clothing kneels on the floor at left beside a gilded platform, arranging offerings from a metal bowl and brass vessels on a plate of yellow and pink flowers, with green leaves and fruit nearby. A bearded man in orange robes and a red shawl sits cross-legged in the centre, hands joined, while a standing man in orange robes watches from the back. Several seated men in orange robes sit with hands folded on the right, and a woman in orange and white sits further back. A blue sign is mounted on the orange wall.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21