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February 06 20132013-02-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja before two gilded deity murtis dressed in blue and teal silk with red and white garlands, one holding a staff. A kneeling priest in white dhoti and shawl faces the murtis from the left foreground. On the right, a bare-chested man with white hair and a long white beard bows forward, his hands joined, before a second man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a smiling face. A gold ornate throne stands behind them against red drapes.2013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06A photograph of a temple ritual in a decorated shrine. Two seated deity murtis dressed in white and gold garments with silver and jewelled ornaments, garlanded with red, orange and yellow flower strands, sit on a green cushioned dais beneath a gold-framed canopy with a yellow backdrop. A standing priest with a dark turban and bare upper body, wearing a blue waist cloth and a gold necklace, faces the deities with his back to the camera. On the right, a standing attendant in white dhoti, wearing a flower garland and a folded-hand gesture, stands beside an ornate golden pedestal. Brass oil lamps and gold-framed carved panels frame the scene.2015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesA temple shrine photo showing a golden metal murti pair of seated deities adorned with jewelled crowns, necklaces and red and green garlands, flanked by yellow and red flower garlands. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands at left with hands folded in prayer, beside a brass oil lamp stand and a tray. In front is a dark shivalinga on a stone base, decorated with yellow flowers, with a small white marble figure of a devotee in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or darshan at the altar.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before a seated deity murti pair decorated with garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and gold jewellery. A figure seen from behind, wearing a dark turban, a brown shawl and a white dhoti with a blue sash, raises one hand in blessing toward the murti. On the right, a bare-chested attendant in a white cloth and a dark turban stands with flower garlands draped on his shoulders. Gold-framed arches, a green cloth backdrop and a brass lamp surround the scene.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20092009-01-11Photograph of a golden shrine arch framing an ornate murti of a deity couple seated together, one figure holding a trident-like staff and wearing an orange turban and jewelled necklaces, the other in orange and gold silk with a crown. Both are garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In front, a silver kalasha and a gold-toned stand sit amid oil lamps. A man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste at the lower left, performing puja. Small brass lamps line the sides. Red curtains backdrop the shrine.2010-07-08