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A temple interior during a fire ritual. A seated priest in white clothes performs a homa, with a bright flame burning in a brass fire pit in the foreground. Behind him, a second person in a yellow garment sits near the offerings. Ornate brass lamps and deity murtis stand on the altar, with decorated figures flanking a central shrine, and a large framed portrait on the right is labelled with a printed caption. The walls are white with carved pillars and red hangings.

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Indoor puja in a temple-like hall with white pillars and a red-draped alcove. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a deity murti on an ornate altar. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the altar floor, and a seated figure with a child-like appearance sits to the lower left. On the right, a large portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes sits on a red and gold throne-like seat, garlanded in red flowers. A small figure at the bottom left edge is partly visible. The scene looks like aarti during a puja.2009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20092009-09-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall showing a homa ceremony. A priest in white dhoti and red shawl sits before a square brick fire pit with offerings. Several women in saris, one in green and one in yellow, sit on the polished floor with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in blue sits at right. A golden deity murti in an ornate shrine stands at centre flanked by tall orange statues of standing figures, and a framed portrait with a garland hangs at right. Red and gold drapes frame the shrine.2009-09-22A photograph inside a temple hall with white walls and ornate ceiling molding. A standing priest in white dhoti with a yellow shawl raises a lit aarti lamp toward a deity murti in a shrine with a decorated backdrop. Seated devotees in front, including a woman in red and a woman in white, watch with folded hands. A framed portrait of a person in saffron-toned clothing hangs on the right wall beside a kalasha-style offering. A brass lamp and flower offerings sit on the floor before the shrine.2009-09-21September 21 20092009-09-21 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall during a puja. Three women sit on the floor at the lower edge, in lavender, green and red saris, with their backs to the camera, facing a central shrine. A priest in white ritual clothes sits at the shrine behind a brass lamp stand and offerings, with a gold deity murti and a framed portrait of a deity on a red and gold ornamental stand. Dark carved guardian figures flank a red-curtained shrine niche in the background, with green garlands draped across the ceiling. A second white-clad figure sits to the left.2009-09-21A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon border stands at left, holding a lit aarti lamp toward an ornate shrine. Behind him a gilded arched canopy frames a deity murti dressed in red cloth, with garlands and a golden crown. In front, a gold and red ornate throne-like seat holds a framed portrait of a man in saffron-toned clothing with garlands on the frame. A small brass kalasha and a fire of oil lamps or aarti flame sit on the floor, with a red box of offerings at lower right. The walls and pillars are carved grey stone, lit for evening puja.2010-10-04A temple shrine scene during an oil-lamp ritual. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left holding brass oil lamps (deepam) toward a gilded deity murti of a divine couple dressed in red and gold, with garlands of purple and white flowers. A red velvet backdrop hangs behind the figures, and a seated white-robed priest in white dhoti sits near a brass lamp stand. Fruit, a plate of betel leaves and a rounded basket of offerings sit on the stone floor in front, and the ornate carved temple pillars frame the shrine. A small seated figure in saffron on a pedestal appears in the lower centre. Orange-clad figures perform the aarti.2010-11-21