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Photograph from behind of a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl, long dark hair, holding a small ritual flute-like item toward a deity murti of Krishna dressed in orange and gold cloth, adorned with white flower garlands and red and pink flower garlands, with a yellow flower garland at its base. Behind her, a bald man with white sacred markings on his forehead wears a white dhoti and carries a brass tray with small vessels and offerings. Other men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand nearby. Background includes an orange wall, a red pillar, a carved stone panel with a deity relief, and green foliage. Appears to be a puja at a Krishna shrine.

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A photograph of a temple puja for a Krishna murti dressed in a gold-bordered orange and brown cloth, decorated with white, pink and red flower garlands and a yellow marigold garland. A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, wearing a white flower garland over long hair, stands with one arm raised to touch or adjust an orange cloth hanging behind the murti. Another person in orange stands at the left edge holding a brass tray, and a small figure of a deity murti sits in a carved stone niche at the upper right beside brass lamps and a potted plant. The setting is an open-sided temple courtyard with a red and white striped wall and an orange painted wall behind. A small flute is placed in front of the murti.2010-09-02A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless robe and orange dhoti standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a Krishna murti. The murti is dressed in a brown and gold silk cloth, adorned with white jasmine garlands, red and pink flower garlands and yellow marigold strands, and a golden flute is placed beside it. The murti stands on a gold-rimmed tray in front of a carved stone pillar with a small relief deity, and brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass pot sit nearby. A second person in white with a shaved head and orange-marked forehead stands behind, and an orange and white striped wall with a red pillar forms the backdrop. Puja in progress, with incense smoke rising.2010-09-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple courtyard shows a figure in a red robe and red cloth wrap bending forward to adorn a red-draped seated murti with a long garland of yellow, white, purple and red flowers. Behind the figure stands a large golden deity statue in red and gold dress with jewelled necklaces and a golden staff. On the left, a priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass tray of lamps and flowers, while a saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands beside him. Brass lamps and a small bell rest on the ground at lower right, and a red tent cloth hangs behind the scene.2010-12-22July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph at a temple shrine showing a long-haired man in a sleeveless red-orange garment and a white and red flower garland holding a black book with a pink-and-white cover in both hands, standing at a decorated altar. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with his back to the camera stands at the left edge. The shrine is adorned with red, yellow and purple flower garlands, a seated deity murti in red and orange draped with white garlands, brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass oil lamp, a brass pot and a bowl of offerings, with a red curtain and green foliage behind. Two people are visible.2009-07-07October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual at a red brick wall. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a white, red and yellow flower garland stands at a dark stone deity murti, his hands extended to touch its face and chest. A white flower sits atop the murti's head, and yellow and magenta garlands hang from it. To the left, a bald priest in orange robes wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and holds a tray with flowers, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded in prayer. Other stone sculptures and a small lamp are visible behind. a person is in a saffron-robed role; the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.2011-02-15January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a shrine with a red-and-white striped railing and a carved stone pillar behind. In the centre, a woman with dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, a garland of red roses and green leaves around her neck, and holds out her hands toward a brass tray. Two young men in orange dhotis and shawls stand beside her holding brass trays heaped with white jasmine garlands and flowers, with an oil lamp nearby. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting, and a person's head is visible in the lower foreground. Behind them, a deity murti draped in colourful cloth is decorated with flowers and petals scattered on the stone platform.2008-08-07Outdoor temple procession under a yellow-fringed canopy. A large deity murti is dressed in silver ornaments and wrapped in a dense arch of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, lift and carry the palanquin. One devotee in the foreground holds a brass kalasha-style vessel aloft while smoke rises from incense. A woman in white stands at right beside brass lamp stands, and a woman in orange watches from the edge. Ritual puja procession in progress.2017-01-11November 29 20112011-11-29December 23 20092009-12-23