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April 29 20192019-04-29Inside a gilded hall, a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp before a large dark stone deity murti adorned with silver jewellery, a crown and a red-orange cloth. To the left, a shirtless man with matted hair and white body markings presses his palms together in prayer beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Another orange-clad attendant stands behind. Gold-painted pillars, a red-and-white striped carpet and a red curtain frame the shrine.2019-04-29April 24 20192019-04-24A temple shrine with a seated golden deity murti draped in a red and yellow silk garment, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a crown, holding a staff. Beside it, a standing statue of a bare-chested figure with long dark hair, a leopard-print cloth, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, stands in a gold-framed niche with a green backdrop and garlands. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala performs an aarti or puja with a lamp near the murti. Two saffron-robed men sit at the left, one with a rudraksha mala, with brass oil lamps, flower petals and offering plates on the floor. A tall brass oil lamp stands in the foreground beside a gold-decorated peetha with a white cloth.2013-04-14April 24 20192019-04-24September 19 20112011-09-19A photo of a temple ritual inside a gilded shrine hall with an ornate golden facade. In the centre, a seated figure on a golden throne wears a white garland and red-and-white necklaces and sits on a raised seat at the right. Behind him, deity murtis stand in the shrine, including a figure with a crown and a sword-like staff and a figure in red and gold. Attendants in saffron-orange robes pull a white cloth across the altar, and oil lamps burn on the platform. In the foreground, about ten devotees sit on the floor with bare or saffron-clad backs, some with white body markings, facing the shrine. A dark-skinned deity murti in white robes with a garland stands to the left, flanked by golden figures, with a red-turbaned statue beside it.2019-05-18July 28 20142014-07-28April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair, arms bent and bangled, pours or tends to the central black abhishekam stone on a raised platform. To the left, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread kneels and holds a ritual item near a brass oil lamp. Behind them stand gold-framed deity murtis draped in garlands of orange and white flowers, one with a multi-armed dancing form and a crown, another in an orange cloth. A brass lamp, brass kalasha-type vessel and flower offerings sit on the platform. A child is partially visible at the lower right edge.2009-10-17June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20112011-09-19