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January 01 20122012-01-01A photograph inside a golden-arched shrine at a temple. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange dhoti rings a bell and holds a small object at left. In the centre, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe, with long dreadlocks and a red tilak, sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a microphone stand. Behind him stands a deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a cobra-hooded throne, flanked by a figure in a purple and gold sari-like garment with an ornate crown. Two more painted figures in green and red turbans and garlands stand at the sides. Brass lamps, a kalasha and small golden shrines sit in the foreground, and red and white flower garlands hang around the murtis.2017-05-22A temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white arches around golden deity murtis. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand at left and centre; the central one holds a plate of offerings and stands near the deity. A shaved-headed priest with white markings on his arms and body is at left, and a kneeling person in white is at lower left. Golden crowns, necklaces and a gold kalasha-like pot sit before the deities. A gold statue of a seated figure with a dark beard and garland stands at right. The setting looks like an abhishekam or puja at a temple sanctum.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Temple abhishekam scene before a gilded shrine with deity murtis draped in multicolour garlands of marigold and purple flowers in red, yellow, white and green. Central golden deity murtis wear crowns and jewelled necklaces. A priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands on a raised platform, handing an offering plate. Two shaved-headed priests in orange and gold dhotis with sacred threads and white tilak stand at left, one pouring from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with white and red forehead marks kneels at the lower left. Flanking statues wear garlands, and a small brass lamp stands at the lower right. Green-gold arch surrounds the shrine.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a temple shrine with two gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne, adorned with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, purple, green and white. A person in an orange-red dhoti with a gold waist band and gold bangles stands at left holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward the murtis, with a tilak on the forehead. Behind them a second figure in a red-orange turban and garland stands near the shrine, and a figure at right holds hands together in namaskar. Brass lamp stands and white cloth draped on a golden platform are visible. Elaborate beaded necklaces hang over the central murti.2015-01-04March 07 20162016-03-07January 01 20112011-01-01November 12 20182018-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Central deity murti figures wear gold crowns and ornaments, with a golden kalasha-like vessel and a peetha in front. Flanking statues are draped in garlands. In the foreground a person in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and a multicoloured garland stands smiling with folded hands near the shrine base. Oil lamps stand at the sides and a brass plate sits in front. No clear identity cues are visible for the foreground figure beyond ritual attire, so no identity is asserted.2015-01-04A photograph inside a richly decorated temple sanctum. A bare-chested elderly priest with grey hair and glasses, wearing an orange upper cloth and a green and red dhoti, raises a brass lamp or plate with one hand and holds a ritual item in the other, performing aarti before the deity murti. Two deity figures stand adorned with heavy garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, crowns, gold jewellery and a purple and gold garment. Ornate painted ceiling panels, pillars and hanging lights surround the scene. Other people are partially visible at the edges, including a figure in white and gold near the left edge.2012-04-05