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Five young women in colourful saris sit in a row with flower garlands around their necks, eyes lowered in a ritual setting. In the foreground at right, a priest in a maroon dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth wrap bends forward, holding a ritual vessel as smoke or incense drifts through the frame. Floral garlands and petals decorate the seats and floor, and a brass vessel rests in the lower right. The setting appears to be a puja or homa with offerings.

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October 21 20152015-10-21October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual scene where five young women in saris with flower garlands sit in a row before a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing a rust-red and gold shawl and a rudraksha mala. The priest kneels before a brass bowl and a yellow-tiled offering platform scattered with petals and a small oil lamp. Behind the women stands a decorated deity murti draped in flowers and an ornate canopy. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in progress: a bald priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl sits on the floor at the right, holding a small metal vessel and a ladle over a brass bowl, with smoke rising beside him. Facing him in a row are five young women wearing garlands of white and orange flowers; their saris are cream, orange, pink and deep red-pink. Petals scatter the floor, a flower-decorated structure stands at the upper left, and a canopy with draped tables appears in the background.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA ritual scene in a temple hall where five young women in cream, white, orange and pink saris sit in a row wearing white and orange flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a rust-coloured dhoti with a gold border, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, sits facing them with one arm raised and holds a silver bowl and a spoon near an open book. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with an oil lamp at left. Another man in a white dhoti stands in the background holding a brass item. The setting suggests a puja or chanting ceremony with offerings.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesFive young women sit in a row in front of a deity murti, wearing marigold and white flower garlands. They wear cream, white, orange and pink silk saris with gold borders and have forehead marks. One holds a flaming oil lamp or ritual flame on a metal stand near the front, and a hand reaches in from the right with an offering. A decorated canopy with gold fringe appears at the top right. The setting looks like a temple ritual or homa.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies