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A temple ritual photograph. A dark stone murti of a deity, draped in a red and gold silk cloth and garlanded with white jasmine, stands on a red-draped platform scattered with pink and red flower petals. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and red-and-gold border saree, wearing red glass bangles, sprinkles petals on the platform. Behind the murti a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti, holding the deity steady, has a red tilak on his forehead. Another man in a white dhoti stands behind, and a dark stone trident-like sculpture stands at right beside a bowl of sweets and an oil vessel.

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November 14 20212021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14A small temple room with pale gold walls and a dark red curtain. A grey stone deity murti stands on a red platform, wearing a red and gold silk cloth, a white jasmine garland, a tilak, and a crown. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at right, one hand near the murti. A woman in a green and yellow sari with green and gold bangles scatters pink and red rose petals on the red platform. A bare-chested man with a gold chain stands at left looking down. Brass bowls hold offerings at the bottom edge.2021-11-14A photograph of a small temple shrine room with a red wall-curtain and yellow walls. A bare-chested priest in white ritual cloth and rudraksha malas stands at a red wooden puja table scattered with pink petals, lighting or offering something with a devotee woman in an orange-and-green sari and gold jewellery. Around the table stand several devotees: a woman in a pink blouse and blue sari with flowers in her hair, a man in rudraksha beads, and a man at the left edge. Two black stone deity murtis dressed in red silk and garlands stand at right, one with a decorated yellow shawl. Brass kalasha, a coconut, a brass bowl and a spoon sit on the table. The priest's face is not clearly identifiable and no printed name is visible, so no candidate is identified.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14A shirtless man with long dark hair, a full beard, rudraksha malas and an orange thread necklace stands beside a grey stone murti of a deity draped in a red and gold silk garment and a white flower garland. A wooden yantra-like square box filled with yellow powder and a small metal plate sits before them, with a second bare-chested priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala at right. The man's ornate rudraksha and orange cues are distinctive, but face-free appearance is not enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a devotee performing puja beside the murti.2021-11-14A photograph of a temple ritual at an altar. An elderly bare-chested priest with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at left, his hands on a red wooden altar. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a green patterned blouse, red bindi and gold bangles places an item on the altar, which is strewn with pink and white flower petals and holds a brass bowl of offerings. At right, a priest in a white dhoti and red tilak stands beside a dark stone deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and a white flower garland.2021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14November 14 20212021-11-14