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Photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and flower garlands, with a gilded arched niche holding a deity murti of a male and female figure. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand at the shrine's front platform facing it, one holding a lit oil lamp, while brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel flank the shrine. A man in a white garment at the right edge and a man in a striped shirt behind the shrine photograph the scene with phones. Banana plants and flowers frame the setting. Supporting lamp and puja activity suggests an aarti or abhishekam.

Photograph of a temple shrine during Brahmotsavam celebrations. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera, facing a richly decorated deity murti of two figures adorned with thick garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a gold-framed altar arch. One person on the left has long dark hair and a plain orange garment; a bald devotee in orange stands beside a figure wearing an orange turban. A tall figure in an orange turban at the front has a rudraksha mala visible at the neck. Offering plates with marigolds sit on the stone platform, and banana stalks and flower arrangements frame the shrine. Five physical people are visible, including a partly visible person at the lower right holding folded hands.

Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a decorated throne, adorned with long garlands of marigolds and flowers, with a gilded arch behind. Four men in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera facing the shrine: the figure on the far right wears an orange turban and an orange wrap, the second from right has a bare head and orange robes, the third wears an orange turban and holds his hands in namaskar, and the leftmost has long dark hair in orange. A devotee in grey clothes stands at the right edge with palms joined. Offering plates with flowers, brass lamps and a stand of green bananas decorate the scene, with blue drapes behind.

December 23 2016

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti of a standing goddess with a red crown and a gold-painted figure, flanked by a second deity in a purple and gold sari with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In front, a white-robed seated figure with a small orange cloth is surrounded by flower offerings, fruit, brass lamps and a gold-lined altar. Four people in orange robes stand and sit around the shrine: a man in orange with a bare upper body holding a flower-filled plate, a man in orange with flowers in his hand, and a bearded man in orange holding a microphone at lower right. Fruit, marigolds and brass oil lamps are arranged on the stone platform for abhishekam and darshan.

A temple shrine scene with a gilded arch framing a deity murti pair, one figure crowned and holding a staff, the other in a blue and pink sari with a crown, both garlanded with yellow and red flower strings. In front, a golden swing-like bed holds a small white deity figure with a red cloth and garland. Three people in saffron-orange robes perform puja: one bends low over a brass plate of offerings, another in orange with white vibhuti marks on the forehead and a white and red garland stands holding a white cloth, and a third stands at right in orange robes. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, bells and small vessels fill the stone platform beneath a canopy of blue drapes and trees.

January 02 2010

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December 30 2008

December 23 2016

A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with orange and red curtains and banana leaves. Two deity murtis stand at the centre, adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands and a golden arch behind them. In front, several people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual: one standing woman in a long orange sari pours or offers something over a central linga-shaped object, while a man in orange and two others attend nearby. A white marble figure sits on the platform, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha at the sides and pink flowers on the shrine. The scene suggests an abhishekam at the shrine. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident among the attendants.

2010-02-12 +1 copies

A temple shrine at night lit by oil lamps, decorated with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and green flowers around a golden arch. Two seated deity murtis, one with a crown and one with a red-and-gold headdress, are adorned with necklaces and flower garlands. A standing devotee in orange robes with a red turban stands at the left beside a bearded figure garlanded in a white and purple garland and red dress, a standing man in saffron clothing holds a brass lamp, and a long-haired man in a dark maroon garment stands center in front of the altar, with a bare-chested priest and a camera operator at the right edge. Brass lamps, a silver platter and flower-strewn altar steps complete the scene.

A photograph inside a temple sanctum during a Shiva abhishekam. A standing person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a saffron-orange sash holds a brass bell and a small vessel over a dark shivalinga on a stone pedestal. Behind the linga, large golden murti figures of Shiva and Parvati stand in red-and-gold silk garments, adorned with white and red-stone necklaces, crowns and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers. A brass oil lamp stands at left. A kneeling person in orange robes with a shaved head sits at the lower left with hands folded in prayer. A small white marble figure sits at the bottom centre.