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A temple ritual at a shrine with carved stone pillars and orange curtains. Deity murti are decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and offerings of fruit sit on the stone ledge. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, reaching toward the deity with a flower garland. Beside him a man in a red cloth holds a tray of offerings. A man in orange robes stands at the right edge pointing toward the shrine, and another person in white stands behind him wearing a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala. A woman in white stands at far left. Behind them an orange-robed figure stands near a gold-decorated altar with a floral-covered murti. The scene is a puja with abhishekam offerings.

Two men stand with their backs to the camera before a golden shrine at a temple, offering garlands to a deity murti. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bare-chested and with a shaved head. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl. The deity is dressed in green and turquoise cloth with white and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform, a tray of fruit and flowers sits at left, and a microphone and open book rest on a purple mat. Behind the shrine are red-clad figures and another small deity image in a niche. a person is not indicated for this event, and no candidate is visibly identifiable, so these are priests in ritual clothing.

A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine beside a stone pillar with carved panels. At center, several men lift a large deity murti or ornate image decorated with white jasmine garlands, red and orange flower strands and a yellow marigold rope, set on a gilded golden base. A man in a red shawl over white dhoti stands at left beside a gold lamp stand, another in a light blue shirt and white dhoti assists, and a man in white shirt and dhoti helps at right. Foreground devotees wear orange and yellow cloth, and a tray of offerings is visible at lower left. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja procession with flower decoration.

A temple abhishekam scene at a shrine with a deity murti dressed in garlands and a golden crown in the upper right. A man in white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and a man in orange robe stand near a golden ritual table. A figure in orange robe with bare upper back leans over the golden platform, pouring from a steel vessel onto a small brass deity figure. Brass trays hold marigold and red flower garlands, green leaves, a brass bell, a small brass lamp and a conch-shaped vessel. Several people in white and orange stand in the background, including a man with a face mask.

Photograph of a temple ritual with a figure in saffron-orange robes, back partly turned, with white ash or paste marks on the bare upper back and arms, standing before a richly decorated deity murti adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands and a jewelled ornament. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl and a tilak stands bending toward a tall brass oil lamp with a flame, while other men in orange garments stand at the left edge. Ornate gold and brass ritual objects and green banana leaves frame the scene.

July 21 2010

October 01 2011

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A photograph of a temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A man in plain white dhoti with a gold border kneels at left holding a brass plate. Beside him a man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha-style necklace scatters flowers over a decorated pillar-like deity form wrapped in garlands. At right, a heavyset man in orange robes with gold-rimmed glasses and a gold necklace stands by a gold-framed altar box heaped with white flowers. Behind them stand a man in white with a yellow shawl and other attendants, with brass lamps, orange drapes and a metal railing in the background.

November 12 2010

A golden ceremonial palanquin with an ornate gilded base and a canopy of orange and green tassels and marigold garlands stands outdoors under trees. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders, one with a shaved head and another with a gold-bordered cloth, arrange flower garlands and place their hands on the golden structure. A man in an orange shirt reaches in from the lower left to touch the palanquin.

June 05 2012

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Photograph of a temple shrine courtyard with ornate golden lamp stands and a deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A seated person in orange robes and a flower garland sits on an orange cloth, smiling, while an older woman in white with gold-bordered sari bends forward to offer something. Devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls stand nearby; a woman in white holds a brass plate of apples and flowers. A man in white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and a man in orange shawl sits near the seated figure. Brass oil lamps and a silver plate are on the steps.