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A seated puja inside a temple room with rows of white and black deity murtis on dark shelves behind. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a gold necklace sits cross-legged, holding his hands over a small plate. Around him, devotees sit on grey carpet: a woman in a pink floral dress on the left, a person in a beige wrap with long hair in the centre, a man in white with a green-striped cloth on the right, and a woman in a teal sari at lower right. A brass plate with flowers, a banana, a red offering and incense sticks sits on a patterned mat, with a silver pot beside it. a person is the robed figure in saffron with the red shawl and gold necklace, seated at the centre of the ritual.

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October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple scene at a Hindu temple with a row of white and golden seated deity murtis on a black shelf to the left and dark stone murtis with coloured cloth and metal ornaments on a shelf to the right. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a small ritual object and gesturing toward a silver cylindrical vessel. Around him, several devotees sit on the carpet: a young woman in a pink floral dress, a woman in a light grey headscarf, a child in red, a woman in a teal sari with hair clip, and a man in a white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl. The setting is an ashram-style temple hall with a carpeted floor, presumably for a puja or abhishekam-style ritual. a person cues are not clearly present, as the seated man's appearance lacks the distinctive hair and adornment cues, so identity is uncertain.2008-10-22Photograph inside a temple shrine room: a priest in an orange-saffron robe with a red border sits on the floor at left, reading from a white paper while handling a brass tray of flowers, fruit in a woven basket, and incense sticks. Three devotees kneel on blue carpet in front of a tiled plinth holding black stone deity murtis dressed in blue, red and white cloth. A woman in a grey-beige headscarf with long dark hair sits at left, a woman in a blue-and-cream floral sari with a hair clip sits centre, and a man in a white dhoti with a green-gold border kneels at right. Behind them, white marble seated figures and a gold canopy shrine stand on black pedestals.2008-10-22A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a group of devotees sitting on a grey carpet. Before him is a silver tray with fruit, bananas and brass ritual items. A woman in a red sari sits at left, a woman in a pink floral dress and a woman in a beige head covering with long dark hair sit nearby, and a man in white at right. Behind them a shelf displays white marble deity murtis and a metal kalasha-style urn stands at right.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor puja at a Hindu temple with a row of devotees seated behind a rope barrier beside a black stone lion sculpture. In the foreground left, a bald priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before a low offering tray holding apples, a lime, a yellow melon, bowls of rice and sweets, and orange and pink cloth. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with hands joined in prayer beside a brass lamp and flower-decorated tray. Behind them, colourful deity murtis and statues are arranged on shelves and altars. Several women in salwar kameez and a man in a striped shirt watch with palms together.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Inside a temple hall, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, reading from an open book beside a brass puja setup with a banana, flowers and a small brass lamp on a patterned mat. Four people in colourful clothing sit on the floor around him, one in a pink floral dress, one wearing a white head covering, and a man in white dhoti with a sash. Behind them, tiered shelves hold rows of white and black marble-like deity and saint statues wearing rudraksha-style necklaces, and a black stone murti group with coloured cloths stands on a grey tiled plinth. A silver kalasha-style urn sits at the centre of the shelves.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22