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March 26 20162016-03-26January 06 20152015-01-06March 26 20162016-03-26February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesMarch 27 20162016-03-27Photograph of a temple shrine with a fire pit of burning offerings in front. Two priests perform a puja at a gilded peetha holding a seated deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, flanked by two smaller garlanded murtis. Behind, two figures in red and green stand near a large golden arch with orange drapery. The priest on the left wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth and holds an object over the deity. The younger priest on the right, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, extends his hand toward the offerings. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets sit at the lower left, with purple mats on the floor and a microphone stand near the fire.2011-11-01A temple ritual on a raised dais beneath colourful fringed canopies. Three decorated deity murtis sit on ornate golden thrones, draped in garlands of marigold and multicoloured flowers, with a decorated kalasha and offerings in front. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a green sash bends over the offerings, adjusting flowers. Two seated men in white, one holding a microphone, face the altar; one wears an orange shawl. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a red curtain backs the scene.2016-03-27February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesInterior temple ritual scene with a priest in a white dhoti and green sash holding a lit flame, facing a seated figure on a gold throne-like seat. Two seated devotees in white dhotis, one wearing a green and gold headpiece and one a saffron-and-white head cloth, sit on a low wooden bench on a striped rug, wearing garlands. Behind them stands an ornately jewelled deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth with garlands, with a golden canopy above and brass lamps nearby. A shirtless attendant in a dhoti stands at the left edge.2016-03-27Photo 11701805 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07