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Temple ritual photograph at a shrine with a stone canopy and golden arch behind a dressed deity murti pair with red and orange draping. Two priests in ritual dress perform worship at a golden-framed altar: the left priest in white dhoti with an orange cloth wrap offers flowers and garlands to an idol, while the right priest in saffron-orange robes and bare upper body, with a bracelet, holds up a plate and offering. Garlands of white and yellow flowers adorn the murti. Brass lamps stand on either side, a small fire burns in a pit in front with offerings, and trays of fruit, bananas and sweets sit on the floor mat.2011-11-01Photograph of a temple shrine in an outdoor-style pavilion with granite pillars and gold-framed deity figures. Two priests perform worship at a golden altar: one in a white dhoti with a shaved head bends forward, while the other in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours or offers toward a central deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A fire pit with burning offerings sits in the foreground, with brass oil lamps, bowls of fruit and food, and a small open book. Behind the deities are red and orange draperies and a standing red-robed figure in a niche.2011-11-01July 21 20102010-07-21June 07 20162016-06-07November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01January 04 20152015-01-04A shrine photograph showing a large pair of deity murti, a male figure with four arms holding a trident and a drum-like object and a female figure in a red and gold sari, both garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands in front of a green and gold backdrop. Between them sits a shivalinga draped in a pink cloth and garlands. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes sits on a mat at lower left, tending to brass vessels and a plate of offerings. A standing attendant in red stands at right beside an oil lamp. The arched gilded stone doorway frames the scene.2011-10-31July 11 20142014-07-11March 23 20082008-03-23 +2 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04July 21 20102010-07-21