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A photograph of a temple puja at dusk. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold pendant and beaded mala, holds a lit camphor aarti lamp aloft with one hand while ringing a small bell with the other. Smoke rises at left beside a tall brass lamp stand. Beside him, a white marble-like seated figure in a blue turban and blue robe with a raised hand is garlanded with yellow and purple flower garlands and gold jewellery, and a larger deity murti behind is adorned with a silver necklace and yellow marigold garlands. Brass pots, plates, a kalasha-like vessel, a small oil lamp and offerings of fruit and flowers sit on the stone platform. Orange cloth hangs in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor puja at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold pendant and beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a statue. Beside him are brass vessels, a bell-shaped kalasha, a brass lamp stand, a silver bowl of food and small oil lamps. To the right stands a blue-clad sculpted figure with a blue turban, raised hand and heavy gold necklace, draped in marigold and dark red flower garlands. Behind are a saffron cloth, carved stone pillars and a green garden. Smoke rises in the air. No other physical people are visible.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border and a gold-beaded mala sits on a raised stone platform, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand over brass pots, bowls and a kalasha. Behind him stands a deity murti dressed in turquoise-blue cloth with a large marigold garland in orange, yellow and red, and a second blue-clad figure to the right beneath a garland. A red curtain hangs at left and a stone pillar frames the scene. Dried flower petals and small offerings lie on the platform. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, only the priest performing the ritual.2010-12-26A priest in a white dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on a raised platform and waves a lit camphor flame on a lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, deity murtis dressed in blue garments with gold crowns are draped in thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, metal bowls and offering plates with fruit and sweets surround the altar. A saffron cloth hangs in the background beside a temple pillar, and smoke rises from the flame. This is a puja and aarti at a shrine, with no clearly visible a person candidate.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine with a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, bare-chested with a gold-bead necklace and glasses, performing a puja at the lower left. Before him is a brass plate with offerings, a small oil lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels and a small brass kalasha. Behind, a deity murti pair in blue garments sits on a blue-draped dais, decorated with thick garlands of yellow, white and maroon flowers and gold ornaments, with a blue-garbed figure in front and a blue-draped throne. Tall brass lamp stands stand at either side, and red curtains and a columned stone pillar frame the scene.2010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged at a brass-lamp puja area, holding a small cup over a flame and wearing a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads. Behind him a deity murti pair is dressed in turquoise and blue garments, adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers and a silver necklace. A kalasha and brass lamps stand on a blue-draped altar, with a small seated figure in blue in front, and offerings of fruit and flowers placed on plates before the altar. The setting is a temple-style porch with carved stone pillars.2010-12-26December 21 20102010-12-21