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January 1st 2013

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January 01 20132013-01-01Temple ritual photo at a shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati in the background, both decorated with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, beside a woman in an orange sari with red and white garlands, who together pour liquid over a central lingam wrapped in a white and red flower garland. A smaller seated figure in orange and red clothing with a garland sits in the lower foreground, and a green banana leaf and brass lamp stand at right. The ceremony appears to be an abhishekam.2013-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, wearing an ornate saffron-and-gold garment with a sash, standing beside a priest in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head who is making an offering at a small red-clad figure on the shrine. Behind them is a large deity murti of two figures with trident and gold ornaments, garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, and an arch of white and red blossoms frames the central figure. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a banana leaf and a pink-cloth-draped altar.January 01 20132013-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine where a Shiva and Parvati deity murti stand together behind a dense arrangement of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A smaller seated figure in a red robe with a white garland sits on a red-and-white base in front of them. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one bare-chested and bald, one with long dark hair, are making an offering over the central lingam-shaped form, which is decorated with a flower garland. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a green banana leaf is at the right edge.January 1st 2013Photograph of a temple shrine where two men in saffron and maroon garments perform a puja before a deity murti. The man on the left wears orange robes, white tilak markings on his forehead and a beaded necklace, and holds a hand near the shrine. The man in the centre wears a maroon dhoti and shawl, gold armlets, and holds a brass plate of offerings toward the murti. The central murti is adorned with heavy flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green, with a gold plate beneath. Behind them, gold-coloured figures in ornate red and orange clothing and crowns stand in the shrine niche, and a small seated saffron-robed figure sits at the base. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge.2011-12-18January 01 20132013-01-01January 1st 2013Photo of a temple sanctum with a deity murti pair on a raised altar, richly decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers. Two priests stand before it: one in orange robes with bare chest and rudraksha-free attire holds a brass lamp, while a second in a red striped dhoti and bare upper body, with long loose hair, holds a brass plate and raises a hand toward the deity. A small white statue draped in orange cloth sits on a pedestal in front, near a brass lamp stand. The deity figures wear gold crowns, gold ornaments and bright pink and red garments. Two priests perform the pada puja ritual.2011-12-12Temple scene with a deity murti dressed in orange and red and heavily garlanded with marigolds and bright multicoloured flower strings, set before large golden-armed figures of a goddess in red silk and a male deity in ornate gold. Two priests in orange and maroon dhotis stand at the shrine: the left one in orange robes with white forehead markings holds a brass tray, and the other, with long hair, a red-maroon garment and gold armband, holds a ritual vessel as an arati or puja offering. In front sits a small white-and-red seated figure with a rudraksha-style necklace. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right.2011-12-18Photo of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands in purple, yellow, red, green and white. A large gold-and-pink-clad deity murti stands in the central shrine with a gold crown and gold armbands, while a small figure in a red crown and white garland sits on a pedestal in front. Garlands arch over the shrine, and small brass oil lamps stand at the front. A priest in a saffron/orange dhoti with a shaved head pours or offers from a vessel, and another attendant in orange clothing stands at the left, with a banana leaf at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.