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A photo of a temple shrine during a puja. A young priest with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a red border, stands at left waving a white fan toward an altar. The altar holds three metal deity murtis decorated with red, orange, yellow and white flower garlands, placed on an orange cloth, with brass oil lamps on both sides and a small fire pit with offerings at lower right. Behind them a red-draped deity figure and a golden kalasha stand in a temple setting. A small orange-robed figure sits in the background niche. A microphone stands near the altar, and petals and an open book lie on the floor.

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November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at left, holding a brass plate and facing the altar. At centre, three deity murtis are dressed in garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers, with a red cloth draped over the base. A small flame burns in a fire pit in front of the shrine with brass oil lamps on either side. Behind the shrine, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden throne under red drapery, a person depiction only if appearance cues were distinctive; the figure is largely obscured and not clearly identifiable. A microphone stands near the fire pit.2010-11-12A temple priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at the left, back partly turned, waving a white chamara fan over a deity murti group on an orange cloth-covered platform. The central murti wears a crown and garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, flanked by two smaller garlanded figures. Brass oil lamps stand at the front, and a microphone is set before the platform. Behind them stands a tall red-robed figure and a golden kalasha-like vessel. Petals are scattered on the floor. No a person candidate is visible.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple-style shrine with gilded arch and red drapes holds two large deity murtis, a male and female form, dressed in red and gold with garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. Before them, a small white statue of a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden base beneath a crowned gilded kalasha. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border stands barefoot, holding a golden plate, beside a fire pit with a small flame, a microphone and brass oil lamps. Smaller murtis in flower garlands sit on a red cloth below. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth stands at a brick fire pit, holding a lit flame or incense over the offerings on a low brass plate. Behind him, orange-clothed devotees in white saris with red borders stand with hands folded near a stone shrine with carved columns and a golden arch. The shrine holds a deity murti pair adorned with red and yellow garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a red cloth. Marigold petals and red flower petals scatter across an orange cloth in the foreground, with coconuts, bowls and fruit on a tray at left. A small red-and-white building and a wall sign stand behind. The scene reads as a fire ritual or homa at a temple shrine.2010-11-12A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands barefoot at a stone shrine, offering a flame from a lamp over a small deity figure decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands. Behind, a larger deity image on a stone platform wears a red cloth and is adorned with flowers and a jeweled crown, flanked by brass lamps. Orange cloth hangs on the pillars, and a small fire pit with ash and offerings sits on the orange-covered floor, with scattered red and yellow petals. The priest is performing an aarti/puja. No identifiable a person is visible; the only person is the priest.2010-11-12A temple ritual photograph with an orange-robed priest bending over a fire-pit homa beside a shrine of deity murtis draped in garlands of marigold and red flowers. The priest wears a saffron dhoti and has a shaved head with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. A kneeling assistant in white ritual cloth tends the offerings, which include marigold petals, dried twigs, a bowl of food and brass lamps. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands beside a golden kalasha-topped structure and deity figures in red cloth. Orange curtains frame the scene.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12