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A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and rimless glasses, kneeling at a ritual altar and reaching toward a coconut and a fruit offering. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle. Behind him stands a pink-and-white Ganesha murti garlanded with yellow marigolds, beside a painted green deity murti with a lion-faced figure and a gold lion head mask. Brass kalasha pots with banana leaves stand above. The altar holds bowls of rice, grains, sweets, apples, flowers and kumkum, typical of a chandi homa puja setting. A person in white stands partially visible at the left edge.

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A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap kneels at a ritual altar, reaching toward a kalasha-style brass pot and a coconut. Behind him stand painted figures of Ganesha, a lion-faced figure with open jaws, and a green-faced deity wearing a crown and garlands of yellow flowers. Red and gold cloth drapes the altar, and brass bowls hold rice, grains, sweets, fruit, and kumkum-like powders on a red cloth in front. Silver lamp stands and palm fronds complete the scene, indicating a puja or homa setting.2009-09-25A photograph of a ritual puja at an outdoor shrine. A man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange head covering kneels at right, reaching toward a brass kalasha topped with a coconut and mango leaves, draped in a red and gold cloth. Behind him stands a pink Ganesha murti garlanded with yellow marigolds, and a yellow-robed attendant appears in the background at left. The altar holds steel bowls of rice, lentils, sweets, nuts and fruit, with small wrapped candies at lower right, and a tall hanging lamp stands on the left. Red cloth covers the table and a plush lion figure with a red face sits at upper right. Plain descriptive scene, a puja offering.2009-09-25A photograph of a ritual offering at an outdoor puja setting. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap, wearing glasses and a gold bracelet, kneels and reaches toward a brass kalasha-style vessel topped with a yellow mango-like fruit and green leaves. Behind him stands a pink Ganesha murti garlanded with yellow marigolds, and a bundle of grass or reeds rises from a red-bordered cloth. Brass bowls of cooked rice and fried offerings sit in the foreground. A second man in a yellow shirt is partly visible at the left edge.2009-09-25A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border kneels before a ritual altar with his palms pressed together in anjali. He wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, bangles and a wristwatch, and has a light vibhuti mark on his forehead. Before him are brass and silver bowls of rice, lentils, turmeric and sweets, marigold garlands, brass kalashas wrapped in netting, and a pink Ganesha murti in a pink and red cloth. A lion-faced figure and a banana-leaf canopy frame the scene, with a person in white and yellow partly visible at the left edge.2009-09-25A photograph of a ritual puja at a shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with an orange head cloth and a white tilak across his forehead kneels at the front, extending his right hand over a brass vessel topped with a green coconut and a yellow conical offering. Behind him stands a second man in white with a yellow shawl. The shrine holds a white pink-and-gold Ganesha figure garlanded with yellow marigolds and a lion figure with a red-tongued face. Brass pots with woven baskets and banana leaves frame the scene, with bowls of rice and sweets set on a red cloth in the foreground.2009-09-25October 03 20112011-10-03September 25 20092009-09-25October 16 20102010-10-16November 05 20102010-11-05October 16 20102010-10-16September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesOctober 19 20122012-10-19 +1 copies