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March 15 20202020-03-15March 15 20202020-03-15A priest seen from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl and a white head cloth, raises both arms to adorn a deity murti in a gilded shrine arch. The image is a deity form with a decorated face mask and a shivalinga-like element, draped in red roses, white and yellow flower garlands. Gilded lion and makara-style carvings frame the shrine, with a small flower offering and a seated gold figure to the right and painted cloth banners hanging above in the background.2020-03-15 +2 copiesMarch 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesPhotograph of a golden temple shrine during a puja. A bare-chested priest in a green and red cloth and a white head wrap raises a lit lamp toward an ornate golden peetha holding a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. A second bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands at right in a white dhoti with gold border. Golden lattice screens, golden pillars, flower offerings, fruit, coconuts, a drum and a red carpet surround the shrine.2020-03-15 +2 copiesPhoto 11728706 +2 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesJune 17 20052005-06-17February 09 20122012-02-09March 27 20162016-03-27A temple ritual before a decorated deity murti of a standing figure with gold crown, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold dhoti, flanked by garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. In front, several priests in white dhotis with blue and green borders stand bare-chested with white garlands; one wears a green turban, another a gold cloth and pale headwear. The priest at center faces the murti with arms raised. A red curtain and gold arch frame the shrine, and a tray of offerings is held at the right edge.2016-03-27A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a large gilded deity murti with multiple raised arms, seated above a silver-toned shivalinga draped with a red and white garland of flowers. A bare-chested man with a tied-up head of hair and a beard, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, stands with his back to the camera and reaches toward the linga. Offerings of green leaves and fruit lie in the foreground, and purple and red silk cloths and a decorated white silver-and-gold ornament adorn the altar.2020-11-24