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A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and yellow-gold shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at a golden shrine, reaching toward a small bronze deity murti adorned with white jasmine garlands and red and pink flower garlands. Another man in orange clothing holds a silver bowl of offerings beside him. A brass trident-topped lamp stand is in the foreground against a red cloth backdrop with gilded panels. Pink lotus blossoms and a crowned standing figure with raised hands appear on the murti.

Inside a temple sanctum, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands at a stone shrine draped with white cloth and garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, pouring liquid from a metal bowl over a dark linga. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange robes assist at the lower left, one holding a bowl and the other guiding it. To the right, deity murtis with silver crowns and red-and-yellow garlands, one wearing a red silk sari-style garment and an ornate crown, watch over the ritual. Gold-leaf ornamentation frames the upper shrine. The scene is an abhishekam offering.

A photo inside a temple shrine with a large standing deity murti in the centre, adorned with a crown, a layered necklace and a garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers, flanked by two smaller deity murtis also garlanded. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long curly hair holds a lit oil lamp toward the central murti, while a younger attendant in saffron-orange with a sacred thread stands beside them holding a small metal vessel. At the lower right a person with folded hands in orange clothing kneels in prayer. A brass oil lamp stands at the left and the setting includes a dark red curtain and colourful decorative banners. The scene shows aarti being performed at the shrine.

A temple puja scene with gold-framed shrines draped in garlands and yellow and red cloth. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti stands at center, raising a white umbrella over the deities. Seated priests in white and orange cloth attend the ritual, one waving a fan, with brass lamps with flower garlands at either side and offerings of flowers and fruit on the floor.

A temple shrine scene where a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a raised platform, reaching up with one arm toward the golden arch above two deity figures. The central figures are a male deity with an orange crown and a female deity in a pink sari, both draped with multicoloured flower garlands and an orange shawl. In the foreground a deity murti wears a rudraksha-style garland and a red-and-white flower garland. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange robes stand at left, one holding a cymbal and the other tending a lamp. Brass oil lamps stand at the foreground, and the stone pillars are carved with traditional motifs. The temple abhishekam or aarti setting suggests a ritual worship scene.

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A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.

Photograph inside a Hindu temple shrine with gold and marble surfaces. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap, a gold necklace and a red tilak, holds a lit oil lamp in both hands toward the deities. Beside him a woman in orange robes holds a silver tray and stands near a small brass murti. A third person in orange kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them a large standing deity murti is decorated with a multicolour floral garland, a crown and gold jewellery. The palanquin-like gold and wooden shrine structures and a decorated altar complete the scene.

A photograph of a ritual worship scene before a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a blue cloth and draped with red, yellow and white flower garlands. A standing man in an orange-red garment with gold waist sash, long dark hair tied back, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold bangles holds a silver implement. A gold kalasha-style vessel and an arrangement of flowers and offerings sit on the floor in front. At the left edge, a shaved-headed attendant in white watches.