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A smiling man with long dark hair stands at the left in front of a golden deity murti pair under an ornate gilded arch decorated with yellow and magenta marigold garlands. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a red bindi, heavy gold chains and a red-and-white flower garland, and raises his right hand in blessing. Behind him, a gilded deity figure wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, and another gold figure stands beside him. In the centre a golden shivalinga-style pillar is set on a base, with a green bead garland draped over it. Brass pots, a lamp, fruit and a blue-clad figure rest on the altar below.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands with palms raised in front of a golden shrine adorned with marigold and rose garlands. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a heavy gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland. Behind him are two gilded deity murtis, one wearing a red turban and rudraksha mala, the other seated with a crown. A silver shivalingam sits in the centre, flanked by a blue-clad small figure with a garland and brass kalasha pots, fruit and lamps in front. The setting is a decorated temple sanctum during a ritual.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in white and cream ritual dress standing before a gilded deity murti pair. He wears a long red-and-white garland, a heavy gold necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture while smiling with eyes closed. Behind him are two large gold-coloured murtis, the left wearing an orange-red turban with a trident-shaped figure and rudraksha beads, the right wearing a tall crown and jewelled necklaces. Garlands in yellow, purple, red and green frame the scene, and a golden kalasha stands in front. Only one physical person is visible.2010-01-01A young man with shoulder-length dark hair stands at the centre of a temple shrine, waving his right hand in greeting. He wears a cream-white dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a gold-bead necklace and a long red-and-white flower garland. Behind him stand two gilded deity murti, one wearing a red turban-like crown and a red-jewelled necklace, the other in a tall crown. The arch and pillars are wrapped in marigold garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. Brass and silver oil lamps stand on both sides, with a gold kalasha, fruit offerings, a small blue-clad deity figure and brass pots arranged on the altar in front. Printed on the image is a Paramam2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20112011-01-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a golden deity murti pair. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a golden border, a gold chain necklace, and a long red-and-white garland. Behind him, two gilded deity figures stand: the left wears an orange-red turban and a jewelled necklace with a red stone, the right wears a gold crown and raised hand. In front, a gold kalasha stands on a base, decorated with green beads and a yellow-and-purple flower garland. The whole background is framed with yellow, red and purple flower garlands, and silver oil lamps stand at the sides. a person appears as the man in white, identified by long swept hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a red garland, in a clear in_person setting.2010-01-01A standing man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered cream dhoti and a red-and-white garland smiles and raises one hand in front of a richly decorated shrine. Behind him, two large gilded deity murtis stand under a golden arch, one wearing a red turban and the other a crown, with yellow, red and purple flower garlands draped around the shrine. Brass and silver oil lamps line the steps, and offerings of fruit, flowers, a blue-robed figure and a small kalasha sit on the platform. A red kumkum mark is on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. He is a priest-style attendant or devotee rather than a visibly identified presence, so no identity is asserted.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA standing man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a cream-gold shawl, raises one hand in a blessing gesture before a golden shrine. He wears a long garland of orange-yellow marigolds and red roses at his neck. Behind him stand two large gilded deity murtis, one with a red turban and one with a crown, adorned with gold jewellery and marigold garlands with red and purple flowers. A gilded shivalinga-style object and a small blue Ganesha murti sit at the front with fruit, brass lamps and kalasha pots around the altar. The flower-draped shrine is framed by tall brass oil lamps.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a gilded seated deity murti at a temple, dressed with a red turban, ornate gold armour, jewelled necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a staff and raised hand. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a white flower garland on his head stands at left, touching the forehead of the murti with his hand. Yellow and purple flower garlands frame the murti, which sits on a maroon satin cloth beside a silver ritual vessel with a bird-shaped spout. The stone arch behind is gilded.2010-01-02 +1 copies