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Outdoor puja under a red-framed open pavilion with palm trees behind. A standing priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a pink flower or offering, faces the altar. Beside him, a younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Seated in an orange armchair behind them, a man in rust-red robes with gold border and gold garland, with a red tilak on his forehead, rests hands in lap; he is a person by appearance and presence, with long-flowing rudraksha and gold garland cues. On the right, a gilded altar tier holds lit oil lamps, a fire dish, silver vessels, bowls of kumkum and flowers, and a kalasha with yellow marigolds in the foreground. A speaker hangs from the pavilion pole, and a striped cloth banner hangs nearby.

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A ritual puja in an open-air pavilion with red pillars and palm trees behind. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a short-cropped head, waves a bundle of orange cloth or flowers over an offering. Behind him a young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Seated on an orange cushioned throne at right is a man in rust-red robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a necklace of white beads, hands folded in his lap, with a red tilak on his forehead. On the floor are silver bowls, a lit oil lamp, a plate of bananas, and a golden altar platform with a flower garland.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02November 22 20132013-11-22Night outdoor ritual photo. A seated man in a rust-orange robe, wearing a matching orange turban, a long red-and-white flower garland with pink blossoms, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, reaches toward a steel plate holding halved coconut pieces, bananas and white flowers. A tiger-striped cloth sits under him. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and white tilak sit at left; a younger shaved-headed figure in orange with a bead necklace faces him at lower left. Behind them stand two gold-adorned deity murtis draped in marigold and red flowers, framed by red, yellow and green-patterned fabric hangings and a black speaker cabinet.2013-11-14May 03 20122012-05-03 +2 copiesSeptember 26 20092009-09-26September 08 20152015-09-08September 08 20152015-09-08Outdoor puja scene under palm and banana trees beside an ornate copper-coloured shrine. A standing priest in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl, a yellow-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a tilak on his forehead holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit aarti lamp in the other. Seated on a yellow cloth over a blue mat, a young man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray of small vessels, and another man in yellow sits in front holding a tray of yellow flowers. Several devotees sit behind with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a pink sari and a woman in a green blouse. Banana-leaf poles and a garland decorate the area.2009-09-25September 26 20092009-09-26