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A temple shrine decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, banana stalks and green leaves. Behind a tiered pyramid of many small oil lamps stands a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a white and red garment, with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him are two golden deity murtis, one with a red crown, under a golden arch. Brass lamp stands and a microphone are visible at the sides, and more lamps fill the foreground.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA festive temple shrine decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, hanging banana bunches, and green and orange cloth draped across the pillars. A young man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a red-and-white sacred thread, stands with his hands folded before a raised platform holding brass lamps, a kalasha and a gilded deity murti. Behind him, an elaborate gold-and-red garland frames the deity. In the right foreground, a tall stepped pyramid of metal bowls filled with food offerings sits on draped cloths, with more bowls arranged on the ground. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, partially visible, beside the offerings.2010-01-01A man with long dark hair stands with palms joined in a namaskar gesture before a richly decorated shrine. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a gold necklace and a red-and-white garland. Behind him, a deity murti pair with crowns and gold ornaments is framed by marigold and yellow flower garlands, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on both sides. Dozens of metal bowls filled with offerings are arranged on the floor in the foreground.2009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, blue draped cloth and banana plants. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti of a seated and standing divine couple. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style red and white garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms joined in namaskar before tiered rows of silver plates heaped with offerings. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with hands folded. A brass lamp stands at lower right.2009-01-01A standing man with long dark hair and a gold necklace stack, wearing a cream-white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a deep red-maroon garland of flowers around his neck, raises a hand in greeting before a decorated shrine. Behind him a deity pair is adorned with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and purple flowers, with a silver-hued deity murti of a seated figure in the centre. Bronze and brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel and a large set of metal plates with offerings fill the foreground, and blue drapes frame the left side. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01December 26 20092009-12-26A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with a deity murti of a couple standing in the central niche, flanked by garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine strands and green leafy festoons, with banana leaves and palm fronds framing the entrance. A young man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red and white garland stands before the shrine in front of the murti. On the right, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands beside a tiered display of many small metal bowls filled with food offerings, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels stand on the altar. An orange cloth covers the floor at the base of the shrine. Several people in white are visible at the edges.2010-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01