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A photograph of a puja being performed on the ground outside a temple doorway with carved wooden doors. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and sandalwood markings sits on a striped cloth, arranging offerings in brass bowls on banana leaves: red flower garlands tied with blue ribbons, bananas, pomegranates, yellow marigolds and small brass lamps. A second person in an orange patterned garment and rudraksha mala sits beside him, and another seated man in white dhoti is partly visible at right. Fruit, a coconut, sugarcane and a flower-decorated kalasha-like vessel surround the offerings, with a red and white floral rangoli at left.

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April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03Outdoor ritual puja on a striped cloth in front of a carved wooden door set in a stone wall. Four men sit in a semicircle: the man at left, bare-chested in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl, pours or arranges items over a brass plate; a man in an orange-and-white cloth with a shaved head and tilak sits behind a bowl; a seated man in an orange shawl and dhoti on the right also wears white-and-orange sacred markings. Ritual offerings include red and orange flower garlands, banana bunches, mango and tomato fruits, a brass lamp, and plates of yellow marigold petals and green leaves. A small brick fire pit with lit oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel stands at lower left.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03Overhead view of a ritual puja on a courtyard floor covered with striped cloths. Four men sit cross-legged: three on the left wear bare upper bodies, white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sacred ash or tilak markings, one holding a brass vessel; the man at right in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, with tilak, rudraksha mala and bangles, waves a ritual implement over offerings. Before them stand a heap of bananas, rows of small brass bowls of flowers, fruit and grains, red roses, and a gilded heart-shaped arch framing a decorated kalasha or deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers and green leaves. Brass pots and a lamp are nearby. Four physical people are visible.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 17 20172017-04-17A ritual scene outdoors on a stone courtyard. Three priests sit on striped mats around a spread of offerings laid on banana leaves: bananas, fruit, coconuts wrapped in cloth, flower garlands, kumkum and small brass bowls, and an oil lamp. The priest on the right wears a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala, an orange cloth over one shoulder and a white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, and gestures toward the offerings. The seated priest in the centre wears a floral garland and white dhoti and holds his hands together. A third man in a white dhoti stands behind them, filming with a camera. A sunken yellow stone fire pit sits at left and a large white ceremonial drum at the top right. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang at the right edge.2017-04-17