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Night ritual scene in a pillared hall decorated with banana stalks, colourful striped pillar drapes and a red canopy. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and tripundra markings on his forehead and arms stands with hands folded beside a woman in a red sari. On the right, two men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before an altar draped in gold-bordered brocade. The altar is heaped with marigold and jasmine garlands, bananas, fruit and a decorated kalasha or ornamental vessel. Brass oil lamps stand at the front, and a small figure in white dhoti works near a distant canopy.

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April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple puja in an open hall with brick walls and concrete columns. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a purple shawl stands center, arm extended over an altar draped with flower garlands in red, yellow and white. Nearby, men in white dhotis and saffron cloths stand with folded hands, one holding a tray of red petals. Green and red decorative umbrellas hang overhead and a banana plant decorates a pillar. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar, with a smoking incense burner at left. Setting appears to be a Shiva temple puja with abhishekam-style offerings. The a person field is unsure because the central figure matches some visible cues but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2018-04-14 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple ritual in an interior hall with concrete pillars. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon robe and black turban with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together before a decorated altar. A man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a small red offering, and other devotees in white and purple garments stand nearby with hands folded. Garlands of marigolds and white flowers, green and red umbrellas, a silver staff and brass lamps surround a flower-decked deity murti on a red and gold cloth. Brass bowls with fruit and offerings sit on the floor in front.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa or yagna at a temple hall. A fire burns in a brick fire pit decorated with marigold garlands on the left. Five men stand or kneel around it, most bare-chested in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces; one kneeling man wears a purple-red turban and mala and tends the fire. On the right, a flower-decorated palanquin or deity canopy with marigold and jasmine garlands, pink and purple cloths, coconuts, brass vessels and a woven basket of offerings sits beside an orange-clad man with garlands who folds his hands. Strings of marigolds hang from the ceiling and red and paper lanterns decorate the hall. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA temple puja scene: a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands at left holding a silver tray, while a seated attendant at left edge tends an offering. Centre, a deity murti is dressed in red garlands and white flower strands, set on a pink-and-white cloth over a wooden platform. Silver oil lamps flank the shrine, and fruit and flower offerings sit on trays in the foreground. Behind, large floral-garlanded deity figures and a gold curtain frame the sanctum. Two seated devotees appear at the bottom edge.2016-12-07July 04 20132013-07-04Inside a temple hall decorated with banana-leaf pillars, hanging colourful panels and a green fringed umbrella, a priest in a purple and white dhoti with bare upper body and a saffron-bordered sash pours or offers from a brass vessel over a richly flower-decorated deity murti. Nearby, a man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together, and a figure in a long dark robe with a large maroon-and-white garland and dark wrap stands with hands folded in devotion. Brass bowls with flowers, fruit and offerings sit on a red woven mat, and smoke rises at left. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the right edge facing the altar. Several other devotees in white and saffron attire stand behind.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14