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A priest in a white dhoti with maroon borders bends forward at a flame-lit homa fire, holding a large round brass plate over the fire near a microphone stand. Behind him on a raised altar stand three gilded utsava murtis of a deity and consorts draped in garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. Above them a larger deity pair in red and gold garments, with a crown and trident, sits in a golden arched shrine framed by tall brass lamps. A small orange-robed figure in white stands near the central murti, with a bowl of offerings and a brass oil lamp in the foreground.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest in a white dhoti and bare chest, holding a large brass plate and bending over a sacred fire. Behind him, a gilded arched niche holds a large deity pair in red silk drapery, adorned with garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. Below, a smaller deity group stands in garlands of green, red and yellow blossoms above a red cloth-covered platform. A seated figure in orange robes sits among the offerings. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, with a bowl of offerings and a fire pit in the foreground.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA temple-style shrine with gilded arch and red drapes holds two large deity murtis, a male and female form, dressed in red and gold with garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. Before them, a small white statue of a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden base beneath a crowned gilded kalasha. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border stands barefoot, holding a golden plate, beside a fire pit with a small flame, a microphone and brass oil lamps. Smaller murtis in flower garlands sit on a red cloth below. The scene suggests a homa or puja.2010-11-12A temple shrine with a golden arch framing a large red-draped altar of deity murti: a crowned, multi-armed male deity and a female consort seated in the upper background, with gold lamp stands on either side. In front, a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and bead necklace, tends a small fire and offerings on a red cloth, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Several flower-garlanded silver and bronze deity figures are arranged on a platform, and a small white figure in orange robes sits among them. Metal bowls of grains, sweets and yellow rice are laid out in front. Scene is a ritual homa or puja. No a person identity is established from appearance; the seated orange-robed figure is a statue or small murti.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at left, holding a brass plate and facing the altar. At centre, three deity murtis are dressed in garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers, with a red cloth draped over the base. A small flame burns in a fire pit in front of the shrine with brass oil lamps on either side. Behind the shrine, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden throne under red drapery, a person depiction only if appearance cues were distinctive; the figure is largely obscured and not clearly identifiable. A microphone stands near the fire pit.2010-11-12A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border pours an offering into a sacred fire on a wooden homa platform, holding a ladle-like vessel and a red cloth-wrapped object. He wears a gold necklace and bangles. Behind him stand three garlanded deity murtis with crowns and gold ornaments, decorated with red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, on a red cloth-draped stone platform. Brass lamps and offering bowls with sweets, rice and fruit surround the fire, and a red-clad figure appears in the background. The scene reads as a homa or puja ritual.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12July 20 20102010-07-20A priest in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland stands at left, holding a bell and a lit camphor flame on a silver plate before a temple shrine. Behind him, a large golden-framed alcove holds a pair of deity murti seated on a red-draped throne, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, purple and red. In front of the throne sits a white marble statue of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala, decorated with marigolds. Below, bronze figures of a four-armed deity flanked by two attendants stand on a carved wooden stand, with yellow flowers offered at their feet. Ornate stone carvings and brass lamps frame the scene.2010-11-12