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February 26 20132013-02-26February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening ritual in a temple hall with an orange-painted wall. On a raised stage, a fire burns in a fire pit before an ornately decorated golden throne-like seat draped with red and orange garlands and a richly dressed deity murti. Two young priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested, sit on the stage tending the homa with offerings and brass vessels. Behind them a dark statue stands on a pedestal. Rows of seated people in dark maroon robes sit on the floor facing the stage, with an empty red chair at the right edge. Potted plants frame the scene. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this image, so no appearance-based identification is made.2013-02-26 +2 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam scene at night before a richly decorated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated on a dark stone peetha, adorned with garlands of marigolds and roses, gold jewellery and a red-pink silk cloth. In front, five people in traditional attire perform the ritual: a man in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest pours liquid over a black stone, while a shaved-headed priest in a striped shawl kneels holding a brass tray. Two younger men in white dhotis stand nearby, and brass oil lamps with flames stand on either side, along with a small bronze Nandi-like figure and a bronze standing figure.2015-02-17 +1 copiesDim temple interior under a corrugated roof, showing a golden deity murti in a red-draped arched shrine, with a gilded lion-like figure at left. Three priests in white dhotis and red-bordered cloths perform worship, one holding a lamp or ritual item near the shrine, another raising an arm at right. Two seated devotees in white sit on mats in the foreground, and a lamp is visible at the top right of the shrine. Red curtains frame the shrine and a steel railing runs across the foreground. The priests are not clearly identifiable as any named individual.2010-11-05December 31 20112011-12-31October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20142014-09-06December 02 20162016-12-02Outdoor temple puja beneath a leafy canopy with a bunting of yellow leaves. At centre stands a decorated deity murti, a standing figure with silver ornaments, a crown and a red garment, framed by a gilded arch and garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. A small dark stone figure stands to the left, also garlanded. In the foreground a young priest with a shaved head, white dhoti and shawl, and a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged with a mala, beside a brass vessel and an oil lamp, while other white-clad priests and a woman in a sari sit nearby. A pale sandalwood pada pedestal and bowls of flowers sit before the altar.2011-12-31