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December 27 20132013-12-27A photograph of a temple ritual in an interior with a carved stone pillar. Two gilded metal murti figures sit on a throne-like seat covered in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. The figures wear orange silk garments, gold crowns and jewelled necklaces, and one holds a gold staff. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a red and gold turban, a gold necklace and a red flower garland, stands at the left beside a flower garland. A bare-chested priest with a white tripundra marking and a mala stands at the lower left, and a drummer or attendant with a drum is partly visible at the bottom. The scene is an abhishekam-style decorated puja.2013-12-27A man in a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap and matching red-orange turban with a gold badge stands at left, bare-shouldered with a red-and-white flower garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace, reaching to apply a mark to the forehead of a gilded deity murti. The murti is seated on a throne, wearing a gold crown, orange-and-gold draped garment, layered beaded necklaces and gold arm ornaments. Behind it hangs a thick arrangement of yellow, red, pink and white flower garlands and a gold arched backdrop. A brass kalasha-like vessel with orange cloth stands near the murti's shoulder.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 30 20092009-12-30December 27 20132013-12-27A standing man in orange saffron robes and a red-and-white flower garland performs worship before golden deity murti seated on a throne. The central figure wears an orange-red turban and ornate gold jewellery, while the companion figure holds a golden trident and wears a gold crown. Both murti are decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. The man holds a silver plate in front of the shrine, and a gold kalasha-like vessel sits in the foreground. The setting is a stone temple with carved gold-framed arch.2009-12-30April 28 20152015-04-28Temple ritual scene at night with a standing man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a gold pendant, smiling and gesturing toward a seated deity murti. The murti is covered in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, wears a crown and gold and white ornaments, and sits within a flower-decorated niche with a carved golden lion-faced arch. To the left, a man in white dhoti with a white flower garland holds a brass vessel and a lamp. Red satin draping, a microphone stand and brass pots are visible. The man in saffron is an appearance-based a person in a ritual role, with a red garland and saffron clothing; he is performing a puja or abhishekam.2012-05-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27December 14 20162016-12-14