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A photograph of a ritual puja setup on a striped mat under an open area. A man in a yellow shawl printed with Tamil script and a white dhoti sits cross-legged, arranging offerings. Before him are rows of brass and clay dishes holding yellow flowers, red rose petals and banana fruit on green leaves, with bunches of bananas and a silver plate of yellow marigold petals nearby. Two more seated men in white dhotis and orange shawls with rudraksha malas sit in the background. At top right a deity murti or sacred vessel is decorated with garlands of red roses, marigolds and purple flowers, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like pot. This appears to be a flower and fruit offering ritual; no a person candidate is visibly identifiable.

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April 03 20172017-04-03Overhead view of a ritual puja on a courtyard floor covered with striped cloths. Four men sit cross-legged: three on the left wear bare upper bodies, white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sacred ash or tilak markings, one holding a brass vessel; the man at right in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, with tilak, rudraksha mala and bangles, waves a ritual implement over offerings. Before them stand a heap of bananas, rows of small brass bowls of flowers, fruit and grains, red roses, and a gilded heart-shaped arch framing a decorated kalasha or deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers and green leaves. Brass pots and a lamp are nearby. Four physical people are visible.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a ritual preparation outside a temple-style entrance with dark wooden carved doors set in a grey brick wall. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis sit on a striped red and green mat; the central priest wears a white forehead mark, a yellow cloth over his shoulder, a gold-toned necklace and bangles, and is arranging offerings with his right hand. Before him are brass plates of yellow flowers, white rice, a bowl of oil, banana leaves, and garlands of white jasmine and marigold-like flowers in woven baskets. Behind, a standing attendant in an orange waist cloth bends over a brick platform holding a brass vessel, and a figure in a white dhoti with purple border stands at the right edge.2017-04-03A photograph of a puja being performed on the ground outside a temple doorway with carved wooden doors. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and sandalwood markings sits on a striped cloth, arranging offerings in brass bowls on banana leaves: red flower garlands tied with blue ribbons, bananas, pomegranates, yellow marigolds and small brass lamps. A second person in an orange patterned garment and rudraksha mala sits beside him, and another seated man in white dhoti is partly visible at right. Fruit, a coconut, sugarcane and a flower-decorated kalasha-like vessel surround the offerings, with a red and white floral rangoli at left.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 14 20182018-04-14