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A ritual scene at an outdoor shrine with a row of dark stone deity murtis garlanded in yellow and orange marigold strings. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a dark ornate headdress and deep red dhoti sits on a silver-backed chair beside a wooden stand and a bowl, with a rudraksha-style garland of pink flowers around his neck. Beside him a second man in an orange-red turban and red cloth, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, kneels and tends the ritual items. Smoke rises from the altar. Trays of kumkum, turmeric and flowers sit on a colourful striped cloth below, along with a silver lamp and an elephant-figured brass vessel. The ritual appears to be an abhishekam or puja.

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A ritual homa scene before a row of garlanded black stone deity murtis. A man seated on a silver-backed chair wears a black turban, a pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and vibhuti marks, and wears a dark reddish-brown dhoti. Beside him, a kneeling priest in a rust-red wrap and red turban with white horizontal markings on his shoulders feeds an offering into a wooden fire stand. Silver ritual items include a kalasha-like vessel, an ornate silver elephant figure, a silver lamp and a tall silver pillar. Yellow marigold garlands drape the statues, and brass plates of kumkum, turmeric and flowers sit on a colourful cloth in the foreground.2018-01-31A seated man in a dark maroon robe, a dark turban and a pink flower garland sits on a wooden seat holding a small brass cup, with smoke or incense rising in front of him. Two younger men in orange-red cloth, one with a red turban and white body markings, kneel on a multicoloured woven mat beside him, attending the ritual. Behind them stand rows of black stone statues draped in yellow and pink flower garlands, and a silver ritual stand and brass lamp sit in the foreground beside plates of kumkum and turmeric. The setting suggests a puja with offerings to deity murti.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31March 03 20182018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31A ritual scene at an outdoor shrine lined with black stone lingams and deity figures garlanded in yellow marigold. A bare-chested priest in maroon cloth with a dark turban and pink flower garland sits cross-legged, holding a small lamp or incense vessel with smoke rising. Two attendants in red and orange cloth kneel beside him, one in an orange turban and another with white markings on the arm, one holding a wooden stand with a small pot. In front are a silver elephant-shaped vessel, a tall silver lamp stand and a brass oil lamp, with colourful patterned mats and trays of flowers and powders on the ground.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31Photograph of a ritual inside a temple hall with a row of deity murtis draped in yellow and white garlands behind. A man in a dark red dhoti and shawl, wearing a dark turban and a pink flower garland, sits on a low seat holding a small vessel and a long white cloth or fibre while smoke rises from it. Beside him stands a younger man in an orange-red dhoti with a dark bun, and a kneeling man in a rust-red wrap with a red turban and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his chest and arms looks on. A silver elephant figure, a silver lamp stand and a wooden frame sit in front, with floral offerings and colourful woven cloths on the floor.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark turban and red-brown robe with rudraksha malas sits cross-legged beside a small burning fire pit and wooden ritual apparatus, his hand over the offerings. To his right, a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with white body markings tends the flame. Behind them stand garlanded deity murtis and a decorated altar, with silver kalasha vessels and lamps set on a patterned mat in the foreground. Marigold garlands hang across the stone pillars.2018-03-03A seated man in a dark turban and saffron-red dhoti, with a pink and white flower garland and white sacred markings on his bare chest and arms, sits on a silver-and-wood chair before a low wooden stand. A second man in red-orange dhoti and matching cloth wrap kneels on the colourful striped mat beside him, tending a small brass lamp and a smoking vessel. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a silver elephant-shaped vessel and a tall silver lamp stand sit in the foreground, and offering plates with turmeric and flowers line the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or puja ritual. No person in the image can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2018-01-31