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Two priests in white dhotis with red and gold borders sit with their backs to the camera before a large gilded shrine arch. Inside it, a golden deity murti wearing a red cloth, garlands and ornaments is being worshipped. The priest on the left holds a small object near the image; the priest on the right holds a lamp or flame that flares upward toward the murti. Brass bowls, flowers and a red cloth bundle lie on the floor, and a banner with partial printed text is behind the shrine.

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April 24 20122012-04-24Two priests in white dhotis with red-and-gold borders sit on a mat before a gilded arched shrine with a green velvet backdrop. The shrine holds two deity murtis adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red crown and jewellery. The priest on the right tends a fire at a homa, pouring from a steel vessel over oil lamps and burning embers, with bundled dry twigs, a brass bowl, a small kalasha and a red cloth bundle in the foreground. Behind them hangs a banner with photographs and printed text, and banana plants stand at the right edge.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24Two men in white dhoti-style clothing sit with folded hands before a gilded arched shrine lined with green silk; within it stands a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange flowers and a red cloth. Two lit oil lamps and brass vessels rest on a cloth in front, with a red-and-gold covered tray at left. Several seated devotees in the foreground are seen from behind, and a microphone stands at the left.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24Evening puja at a temple shrine. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels at a fire pit on the right, holding a long ladle and pouring offerings into the flames. Behind him, a second priest in white stands at the left edge, leaning forward. At the centre, a deity murti in gold and orange silk sits before a green curtain within an ornate gold arch, adorned with garlands of yellow and purple flowers and a red crown. A brass kalasha and oil lamp sit in front, with bowls of fruit at lower left. A dark stone sculpture stands in the background. Only the partially visible heads of a few devotees appear at the bottom edge.2012-04-24Evening outdoor ritual on an orange-walled open stage. A man in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, stands center-back waving a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a deity murti on the left, decorated with marigold garlands and a red crown. Silver bowls of offerings, fruit and leaves sit on the floor in front, with smoke rising. Two seated figures on gold-carved thrones: one in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, one in orange clothing with an orange garland and gold necklace. A shaved-headed boy in white stands beside them. A banner with printed photographs and Kannada text hangs on the wall behind.2012-04-24