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Outdoor shrine pavilion with red curtains and orange-red floor cloths. Four women in white saris perform puja before a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with garlands of white and orange flowers. A woman in a white sari and yellow shawl stands at right with hands folded. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands at left near the shrine. One woman kneels and holds a brass plate of offerings, while others tend to the shrine. Flower garlands, brass lamps, a small fire pit and offering plates lie on the floor in the foreground.

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Women in white and cream sarees perform a puja at a temple shrine with red curtains and a stone deity murti adorned with garlands, a red cloth draped on the altar. A woman in a white saree with yellow border holds a brass plate of offerings, while another kneels and tends to a fire pit or incense. Trays of food, a kumkum box, oil lamps and fruit lie on the floor in the foreground. A woman in yellow-bordered white stands at right, and a man in white dhoti at the back. This is a ritual offering scene.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine with a dark stone structure and a deity murti adorned with garlands, behind orange curtains. Five people stand around a low orange-covered platform: a bald man in white dhoti with a sacred thread at left, a woman in white sari with folded hands, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and a woman in a white sari with a pink border holding a brass tray with an aarti flame. A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and gold necklace stands at right. Yellow and white flowers and marigold garlands are visible, and a fire pit with smoke and brass vessels sits in the foreground, consistent with an aarti or puja. No a person candidate is visible.2010-11-12A temple shrine with red curtains and ornate stone pillars shows a puja in progress. A woman in a cream sari with pink border kneels and offers a brass plate with a lit flame and flowers to the deity murti, which is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Another woman in a white sari with a pink border holds a tray beside her. A young man in white dhoti with a gold-coloured sacred thread stands behind, and a woman in a cream sari with yellow shawl stands at the right with hands folded. Incense smoke rises, and oil lamps and flowers sit on the altar. No identifiable a person is visible.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti on a raised stone platform, adorned with garlands and flanked by brass lamps and kalasha-style pots, under orange curtains on red-painted pillars. In the foreground, two priests sit on a white mat before a red cloth laden with offerings: bowls of rice, yellow and white sweets, fruit, betel and a plate of turmeric paste. The priest on the left wears a white dhoti and a garland, and the priest in the center wears a bare upper body with a sacred thread and sits beside a small puja lamp and brass vessels, conducting a puja. Two more people in white and orange stand at the left edge of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at an open-air shrine.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple shrine with a deity murti dressed in red cloth and heavy garlands, with brass lamps and vessels in front. Several men in white dhoti and shawl, with some bare-chested, kneel and bend over a red-cloth-covered platform heaped with flower garlands, while one man in orange cloth and another standing man in white with a mala watch. A small brass plate holds offerings and a standing lamp stands nearby. Five to six men are visible, consistent with a puja or abhishekam scene. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2010-11-12December 23 20102010-12-23November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 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.2010-11-12