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Close-up photo of a ritual puja table with a wall clock placed among offerings. A framed analog clock with white face and black hands stands on a cloth beside a brass plate of yellow turmeric-coloured items, a whole yellow gourd with green leaves in a glass vessel, and a small brass kalasha-type pot. Metal bowls, a brass lamp stand and a glass vessel are in the foreground, with yellow and purple cloths underneath. Blurred figures in orange and saffron-striped garments and a green sari stand behind the table, and a golden deity murti with flower garlands appears at right.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A brightly lit tented temple hall during a fire ritual. In the foreground a gold-rimmed square homa fire pit sits on a striped woven mat, surrounded by brass bowls, fruit, a yellow-filled plate and heaped white grain. Behind it, a row of devotees sits on the floor and several men in white dhotis and orange-saffron cloths stand or kneel near ornate altars heavily decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, banana plants and hanging oil lamps. A cameraman films the scene from the left. A wall clock and sign-like panels are visible at left.2016-12-19A ceremonial puja scene in a richly decorated shrine hall draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A man with long dark dreadlocks, an orange-brown cloth and a pink-and-blue flower garland sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, smiling and receiving a red-wrapped offering on a brass tray from a woman in a green silk saree with gold border and a white flower garland. Behind them a bald man in a white dhoti and white flower garland stands, and a woman in a maroon saree and a woman in pink sit nearby. Gold lion figures, a wall clock, fruit trays and a striped mat complete the setting. a person is probable: the seated man has long swept-back dreadlocks, a pink-and-blue garland and an orange-brown robe, though the appearance cue is not fully certain.2016-12-19A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and gold ornamental arches. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks, an orange-saffron cloth and a multi-coloured garland sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne, holding a brass plate. Beside him a man in white ritual dress and a woman in a red sari, and a priest in white dhoti stand in the line of attendees; a silver trident stands in the foreground, and gold deity murti are visible at the right. A wall clock and a brass tray sit on a striped mat. Two figures in white are visible near the throne. The.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial puja at an outdoor temple-style setting decorated with yellow marigold garlands and ornate golden shrines. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, sits on a leopard-print seat and receives a brass tray holding a red cloth-wrapped offering from a woman in a bright orange silk saree with a flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland sits nearby, and a woman in a green saree and a woman in a purple-and-green outfit stand behind. Red and orange flower garlands adorn a deity murti on the right, and a wall clock, fruit plates and a striped mat sit in the foreground.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19