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December 09 20122012-12-09A photograph of a ritual shrine set up on a leopard-print cloth with a gold-coloured flower-garlanded arch behind it. Two seated deity murtis with flower garlands and crowns sit on the shrine. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and gold neck garland stands at left, while a person in an orange top and leopard-print wrap pours liquid from a vessel toward the murtis. Brass and silver ritual objects, a small figurine group on a gold-draped table, and a silver lamp stand are in front. At right, a framed photograph partly visible, with a partial caption reading PARA.2012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09A photograph of a puja at a shrine on a ship interior with a striped staircase and hanging textile banners with elephant motifs. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded garland adorns two gilded deity murtis seated on a tiger-striped cloth, garlanded with white flowers. A woman in white garments stands at left beside brass puja vessels and a lamp. The gold arched backdrop holds a red cloth; marigolds and offerings lie in front.2012-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 09 20122012-12-09 +1 copiesApril 20 20112011-04-20A temple shrine scene during a ritual. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and an orange-and-pink headwrap stands at an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, beside a carved dais with lion figures. On the right, two deity murtis in an elaborate gold arch are dressed in red and gold cloth, adorned with garlands, crowns and jewelry. Brick-stacked offerings, a silver tray with kalasha-like pots, brass lamps, fruit and flower garlands sit on the tiled floor, and gold ceremonial staves with circular emblems frame the shrine.2015-07-18December 21 20102010-12-21December 09 20122012-12-09March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of a temple ritual before a deity murti adorned with white and pink flower garlands and a golden kalasha-style crown, seated between two smaller figures on a gold-draped altar. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a red turban and white flower garland stands at left, raising one arm toward the altar. At right, another figure holds a silver tray with metal bowls, possibly for aarti or abhishekam. A glass-covered spatika lingam sits in the foreground among flower offerings.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA temple-style ritual photograph before an ornate gold-framed throne-like shrine draped with a deep red brocade cloth. Two metal deity murtis, one crowned with a golden mukut and adorned with gold jewellery and a long floral garland, are the focus; a standing priest in a saffron-orange robe, bald-headed and barefoot, raises his right arm to pour or sprinkle liquid from a vessel over the murti's head, while garlands in orange, purple, red and white drape the shrine. Two men stand at the left and right edges in white dhotis with gold borders and white turbans, wearing rose-red and white flower garlands, one with hands folded in añjali. Scattered red petals lie on the floor and small brass vessels sit at the base.2015-01-09