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A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a richly decorated murti of a goddess, a female deity with a gold crown, gold face mask and ornate gold and jewelled necklaces, draped in a red and gold sari and framed by dense garlands of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. A man in the foreground wearing a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth with gold bands, with a white garland and red-and-white flower garlands, smiles while offering a string of pearls or beads, a gold bracelet on his wrist, to the murti. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and white turban with folded hands bows in reverence. The background shows a colourful painted deity figure with multiple arms. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 28 20152015-04-28January 04 20152015-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a temple sanctum of a priest in a rust-red turban and saffron-brown dhoti, bare-chested with a long braided hair, adorning a golden kalasha-shaped ritual object with a garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. Two younger attendants in orange-saffron cloth stand at left, one holding a bowl. Behind them, golden deity murtis in ornate jewelled crowns and garments are garlanded with marigolds and roses. A decorated tray of flowers and brass lamps sits at the bottom. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam. a person: the priest in the center wears a rust-red turban, long swept-back hair and ornate gold arm bands, consistent with the page's reference to a person event.2016-12-14May 12 20132013-05-12January 09 20182018-01-09July 22 20132013-07-22May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies