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A priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a white vibhuti line on his forehead holds a lit camphor flame on a metal arati plate before a gold deity murti draped in orange and maroon cloth. Behind him sits a second man in white, and a bouquet of pink roses, red flowers and white calla lilies sits at the murti's base. Garlands hang in the background, and a small oil lamp burns on the left side of the murti. Setting: a temple shrine with white walls and a gold-coloured metal railing.

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October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the left foreground a young man with short dark hair, a dark mustache and a black beaded mala around his neck, wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a gold bracelet, holds a lit lamp on a long silver handle aloft toward a deity murti. Behind him a second man in white with white tilak marks sits and assists. On the right a decorated deity murti is adorned with pink and white roses, white calla lilies and jewelled silver ornaments on a red and gold cloth. Incense sticks and a silver vessel sit in the foreground.2008-10-23April 23 20122012-04-23Night outdoor fire ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl, with a red tilak and rudraksha mala, pours ghee from a small vessel into an open flame at a raised fire pit. Beside him, a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala holds bundled dried twigs ready to feed the fire. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and draped green and red cloth, with a lit lamp and a pink building in the background. Marigold-like flowers and offerings sit in the lower right foreground. This appears to be a homa or yagna.2012-04-24A seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders performs a puja before an ornate gold-framed throne (peetha) draped in a maroon and gold silk cloth and decorated with large pink roses, white lilies and orange blooms. He wears a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak and holds a small ritual vessel over silver lamps and brass pots on a low wooden stool. Behind him, a decorated deity murti with a yellow and green garland is visible on a gold-trimmed altar, and a red cloth hangs at the left. The priest's face is turned away from the camera and no appearance-based identification is made, so his identity is unsure.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23April 23 20122012-04-23May 09 20122012-05-09 +2 copies