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A photograph of a temple shrine with a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, bare-chested with a gold-bead necklace and glasses, performing a puja at the lower left. Before him is a brass plate with offerings, a small oil lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels and a small brass kalasha. Behind, a deity murti pair in blue garments sits on a blue-draped dais, decorated with thick garlands of yellow, white and maroon flowers and gold ornaments, with a blue-garbed figure in front and a blue-draped throne. Tall brass lamp stands stand at either side, and red curtains and a columned stone pillar frame the scene.

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December 26 20102010-12-26A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged at a brass-lamp puja area, holding a small cup over a flame and wearing a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads. Behind him a deity murti pair is dressed in turquoise and blue garments, adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers and a silver necklace. A kalasha and brass lamps stand on a blue-draped altar, with a small seated figure in blue in front, and offerings of fruit and flowers placed on plates before the altar. The setting is a temple-style porch with carved stone pillars.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A priest in a white dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on a raised platform and waves a lit camphor flame on a lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, deity murtis dressed in blue garments with gold crowns are draped in thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, metal bowls and offering plates with fruit and sweets surround the altar. A saffron cloth hangs in the background beside a temple pillar, and smoke rises from the flame. This is a puja and aarti at a shrine, with no clearly visible a person candidate.2010-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border and a gold-beaded mala sits on a raised stone platform, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand over brass pots, bowls and a kalasha. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in turquoise-blue cloth with a large marigold garland in orange, yellow and red, and a second blue-clad figure to the right beneath a garland. A red curtain hangs at left and a stone pillar frames the scene. Dried flower petals and small offerings lie on the platform. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, only the priest performing the ritual.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded necklace, performs puja before a decorated deity shrine under an open pavilion. The central figures are richly adorned with layered garlands of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, and a blue cloth drapes the altar. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels sit on the platform. Red curtains frame the open sides, and trees are visible beyond the pillars.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine with a pair of deity murtis draped in blue garments and decorated with marigold and red-white garlands, set under a golden arch with orange curtains on both sides. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at the lower left, lighting a camphor flame in front of a brass lamp, with brass kalasha and puja vessels arranged on the stone platform. A smaller blue-clad figure and additional garlands sit at the centre base.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits cross-legged at the lower left of a temple shrine, holding a flower garland and a small object in his hands. Behind him stands an ornate shrine dressed with thick garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. The central deity murti wears a blue and gold crown and jewelry, and a seated female murti in blue garments stands beside it. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha bell and vessels rest on the platform, with red curtains hanging on the pillars. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at an outdoor shrine.2010-12-26