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A temple-style shrine room with white draped walls and silver-framed niches holding two seated deity murti, one on each side. The central altar is decorated with red and white flower garlands, fruit and offerings. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-green dhoti sits at the centre, arms raised toward the altar, while other priests in white dhotis sit on the floor nearby. Brass oil lamps, silver vessels, bowls of flowers and fruit are arranged around the altar, and a kalasha-like dais stands at the front. The scene reflects a ritual puja. Three ritual attendants are visible, two seated on the left and right and the priest at centre.

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Photograph of a puja inside a tented hall with white draped walls and warm pink-orange lighting. Three central deity murti sit on silver-framed niches, the middle one draped with marigold and rose garlands and flanked by golden parasols and gold ornate standards. Five men sit on the floor in front of a small silver-platformed altar: the central man, bare-chested with a sacred thread and wearing an orange dhoti, performs the ritual; others wear white dhotis and white shawls, and one plays a hand drum. Brass lamps, a silver bowl, fruit, and a basket of red flowers lie on the floor. The page is a person Times daily magazine page on the Srividhya homa. No readable a person presence is established by appearance.2015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16A temple ritual photo of a puja before an elaborately decorated altar with silver-and-gold arches and a green canopy. Central deity murti figures wear red crowns and are heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flower strands; flanking murtis are dressed in pink and magenta cloth. Several priests in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with rudraksha-style necklaces sit on the floor. A seated woman in a grey-blue sari kneels at a brass-and-wood offering table holding fruit trays and a kalasha wrapped in garlands. Brass oil lamps stand beside the altar, and microphones are set in front of the seated ritual participants.2015-10-18A temple-style ritual hall with deity murtis dressed in garlands on silver-framed thrones under decorative canopies. Four people sit on the floor in front of a central puja setup: a bald man in an orange-brown cloth on the left, a man in white with a yellow garland and a red-tinted shawl, a woman in a white sari, and a man in a bare upper body at right. Brass lamps, flower trays, fruit, a kalasha-style vessel and marigold garlands fill the foreground. No visible person clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so no identity is asserted.2015-10-18 +1 copiesInterior ritual hall with deep maroon drapes and gold-framed ceremonial thrones. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a gold throne draped with yellow-white marigold garlands, with a tall gold-handled staff beside it. Centre, a standing man with bare upper body wears a white dhoti, blue turban-style head wrap and a long beaded necklace, facing a richly decorated altar holding garlanded deity murti. Right, two priests in white dhotis attend a golden palanquin-style throne with a deity murti adorned with garlands and a gold crown. Foreground, a seated priest in orange robe sits on a striped rug, and a man in white bends to arrange marigold flowers in a silver tray; brass kalasha and bowls of flowers surround the floor.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A temple-style ritual hall with a large silver-framed central throne holding a crowned deity murti in white draped with red and white garlands, flanked by two silver-framed side thrones with smaller decorated murtis garlanded in pink, red and white flowers, and a small colourful canopy above. In front, a priest in ochre robes and bare upper body with white markings sits at a low table, while a bare-chested man in a dhoti and white-cloth attendants in white dhotis with rudraksha-style garlands sit on the floor. Brass lamps, flower-filled plates, a gold bowl, fruit offerings and garlands fill the floor. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2015-10-18A temple ritual ceremony in a decorated hall with silver arches and a green-draped central platform holding deity murtis garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. Several priests in white dhotis and bare chests stand and sit around a central puja setup with brass vessels, fruit, flower offerings and a coconut being held by a standing priest. Two murtis flank the central altar on silver thrones, and a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes with a shaved head sits at the left edge. Men in white and orange-striped dhotis sit at right, some holding microphones, and a colourful canopy hangs above.2015-10-18A temple-style puja inside a decorated hall with a golden cobra-hooded canopy at left, where a small figure sits on a golden seat. At right, a priest in a white dhoti and green-bordered garment stands before a red throne-like altar heavily draped with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and a deity murti. Another priest in white attire and a red headpiece sits center with a hand raised near a plate. Several seated priests bare-chested with rudraksha malas perform rites on striped mats around brass plates, oil lamps and offerings. A brass kalasha and lamp stands frame the scene.2016-02-02October 18 20152015-10-18