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January 12 20172017-01-12May 13 20152015-05-13January 12 20172017-01-12A night-time temple ritual inside a pillared hall with striped red-and-white floor mats. In the centre, a figure with long dark dreadlocks and an orange-brown dhoti stands with back partly turned, facing a decorated deity murti on a gold-framed altar garlanded with green, red and white flowers. To the right, attendants in orange robes hold a plate of flowers and a metal vessel, and a cameraman films the scene. Behind the altar stand images of deities and a figure of Shiva with a lingam, with oil lamps and a silver-rimmed pot placed before the altar.2018-05-30December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple hall of a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden palanquin-style platform, garlanded with white and pink flowers, with a lit oil lamp held at left by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti. Standing at centre is a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with golden borders, hands raised in offering over the murti. To the right, a man in a saffron shawl with a gold necklace and red forehead band stands with palms joined, next to two more saffron-robed men with folded hands wearing beaded necklaces and gold trim. Behind them, a few devotees in white stand near red-and-gold canopy fabric and brass bells.2012-06-05December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor temple ritual viewed from behind a crowd of devotees with raised hands. A young man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and rudraksha beads, stands at a stone altar offering a ritual vessel and gesturing toward the deities. Behind him, a golden deity murti under a multi-hooded naga canopy is garlanded with red and white flowers, with brass oil lamps and gold kalasha-like vessels arranged on the altar. A painted figure in red clothing sits to the left, and a deity figure in green is visible at the top. Several devotees in foreground, some bare-chested and some in white, watch and raise their palms in worship.2017-01-29January 13 20172017-01-13A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.2010-02-12