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Photograph of a festive ritual in a large hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. At the centre, a deity murti dressed in a blue and red sari with a pink garland stands on a colourful floral and geometric kolam pattern on the floor, surrounded by small decorated offering stands and brass kalasha pots. Women in saris of blue, green, pink and orange gather around the kolam, some seated and some standing, with a framed deity picture on the back wall and a pink banner with a deity image on the right. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.

January 30 2009

Indoor temple-hall scene with women performing puja on a large colourful rangoli floor of pink, purple, green and yellow patterns. Several women in saffron-orange and red saris sit on the floor among silver plates, oil lamps, flowers, and small decorated kalasha pots. On the right, two large decorated deity murtis stand in red and blue costumes with tall crowns and garlands. Nearby, a woman in a white sari and a woman in a purple sari stand, and a man in white dhoti and a person in an orange robe stand near the left edge. Brick-red pillars, ceiling fans and a metal grill door frame the room.

Photograph of a Navaratri puja inside a covered hall at Adi Kailaasa, with large colourful clay murtis of Durga with multiple arms holding weapons, a lion mount, Ganesha in pink and a blue-skinned deity beside them. Several women in saris sit in silver chairs wearing white, green, pink and yellow garments with white and yellow garlands. A young person in a blue and yellow dress sits in front. In the foreground a figure in orange cloth with long dark hair sits facing the altar, with brass oil lamps and flower petals on the floor. On the right, a bearded man in a brown robe and yellow-orange garland sits on an ornate silver and gold throne, with a white umbrella above him, while a standing man in orange and brown robes attends nearby. Brass lamps and offerings surround the altar.

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A homa fire ceremony in an indoor hall with a tiled floor and a white tent canopy with orange drapes at the right. A fire blazes in a brick fire pit decorated with red and white rangoli, and a priest in a red-orange dhoti and red headwrap bends over it, feeding it. A man at left in an orange turban, red and orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland stands with hands folded, with several people in white and red-orange shawls behind him, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a brass vessel sits beside the pit. Around 20-30 people are visible, many in white. The standing man has distinctive turban, garland and ornate clothing cues, but his identity is uncertain.

September 21 2017

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A photograph of a Navaratri puja at an open-sided pavilion with a colourful striped cloth floor. Large ornate deity murtis stand behind, including a multi-armed goddess in red holding weapons on a lion mount, a yellow-clad goddess, a pink Ganesha, and a blue-skinned figure. Four men with long dreadlocks and bare upper bodies wear orange cloths and orange head-cloths; one kneels at a golden yantra-like altar with flower petals and offerings. Several women in saffron, red and white saris sit with garlands and brass plates. On the right, a seated man in an orange-striped throne wears a yellow garland and red-orange shawl, with a silver canopy above.

2017-09-21 +1 copies

Indoor temple puja with tiered trays of offerings. Deity murtis are dressed in garlands and jewelled ornaments on an altar. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with hands joined in prayer kneels at the centre. Towering tiers of fruit, sweets and pineapple stand on the right, and rolling trolleys of sweets and prasad sit in the foreground. Devotees in saffron and white kneel at left, and a brass oil lamp stands on the altar. Marigold and red flower garlands drape the murtis. Appears to be a puja or annadan offering in progress.

April 14 2018

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A home puja in a living room with beige walls and a gold framed artwork on the wall. A woman in an orange salwar kameez holds a small girl in a white dress while another woman in a peach sari stands nearby. Behind them, a man in a white kurta holds a toddler. On the right, a seated priest in orange robes with a gold necklace and orange head wrap sits on a gold cloth before a flower-decorated altar with a silver tray, brass plates and pink and white flowers, while a man in white and a woman in a white sari sit near him. Several children stand on white cloth covering the floor, and a sofa with yellow cushions is at the right.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold-trimmed ornate necklace sits on a gold throne with red cushions, gesturing as he speaks, in a temple hall framed by two painted multi-armed deity murti standing either side. In front, a young woman in orange clothing sits on a red carpet with hands folded, beside a microphone stand, while a family of devotees sits on the floor in green, pink and purple clothes listening. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling above the throne.

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