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A photograph of a stone temple shrine with carved granite pillars and a gold-edged arch. Inside, a deity murti stands dressed in blue and orange-red garments with a long garland of red and white flowers, flanked by a smaller golden figure. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, walks at the left carrying a silver bowl with a green leaf and offerings toward the shrine. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit on the stone platform, and a yellow-garlanded metal grille and trees appear at the right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at the shrine.

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August 19 20112011-08-19December 01 20102010-12-01November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon border stands at left, holding a lit aarti lamp toward an ornate shrine. Behind him a gilded arched canopy frames a deity murti dressed in red cloth, with garlands and a golden crown. In front, a gold and red ornate throne-like seat holds a framed portrait of a man in saffron-toned clothing with garlands on the frame. A small brass kalasha and a fire of oil lamps or aarti flame sit on the floor, with a red box of offerings at lower right. The walls and pillars are carved grey stone, lit for evening puja.2010-10-04A photograph inside a temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a dark kumkum-marked figure. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, bends forward to perform abhishekam over a white stone lingam set in a basin before the deities. Flanking the shrine are a golden standing figure, potted ferns and bright floral arrangements. On the foreground altar, three framed photographs of a young girl with red flowers sit amid oil lamps, brass plates, blue boxes and offerings on an orange cloth.2011-03-03A temple shrine scene where a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a flower garland stands before an ornate golden deity murti seated on a throne with a red canopy and purple drapery. The murti wears a golden crown and is garlanded with marigolds and flower strands. In front of the deity, a tall brass oil lamp with a flame burns on a stand, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is decorated with garlands. To the left, another saffron-clad devotee with folded hands stands near brass lamps, and a figure in white is partly visible at the edge. Carved stone pillars and greenery frame the shrine.A photograph of a temple shrine pavilion with red-and-white pillars and orange curtains. In the centre, a deity murti decorated with a large garland of flowers sits on a cushioned platform beneath a golden ornate arch. Two men sit on a red carpet in front of the shrine: the one on the left, in white dhoti and garlands, holds a microphone and a sheet of paper, while the one beside him wears orange robes and rudraksha beads and sits behind brass puja vessels, a bowl of offerings and a plate. To the right stands an empty golden throne with red cushions, and a framed portrait of a saint in orange robes sits on its seat. A red umbrella canopy and potted plants frame the scene. A photo-caption printed copyright line appears in the lower right of the frame.2010-11-05A temple shrine scene where a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti kneels at left, holding an oil lamp and facing a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a standing priest in orange robes and a tall ornate crown performs puja, lifting an object over a cluster of deity murtis draped in red, orange and white flower garlands and sitting on a red-and-orange cloth. Behind them stands a golden peetha with a seated figure in orange and gold, flanked by larger deity murtis in red and gold, with brass oil lamps on the ground and smoke rising from incense. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-11-12February 12 20122012-02-122010 - Photo Album +1 copiesOctober 30 20102010-10-30A temple shrine scene during an oil-lamp ritual. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left holding brass oil lamps (deepam) toward a gilded deity murti of a divine couple dressed in red and gold, with garlands of purple and white flowers. A red velvet backdrop hangs behind the figures, and a seated white-robed priest in white dhoti sits near a brass lamp stand. Fruit, a plate of betel leaves and a rounded basket of offerings sit on the stone floor in front, and the ornate carved temple pillars frame the shrine. A small seated figure in saffron on a pedestal appears in the lower centre. Orange-clad figures perform the aarti.2010-11-21