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Two priests in white ritual dhotis and cream turbans stand at a decorated shrine, holding a silver plate with a lit flame toward a golden deity murti. The murti wears jewelled ornaments and a crown, and is draped in garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. Gold-framed arch and a brown curtain sit behind, with a second murti visible at right. Both priests wear white shawls with gold borders, and one has a rudraksha bracelet; they appear to be performing an aarti or puja.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a cream-and-gold turban stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward an ornate gilded arch. Behind him, two decorated deity murtis stand, adorned with garlands of red and white flowers, jewelled necklaces and crowns. Yellow marigold garlands drape the front, and small silver kalasha vessels with leaves sit on a blue and purple draped altar. Two people's heads are visible in the lower foreground. This appears to be an evening puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2013-10-15October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a large deity murti adorned with a golden crown, gold and red garments, layered necklaces and an orange garland, set against a backdrop of red roses, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Three men in white dhotis and white shawls stand around it: one in front holds a golden vessel and a small silver implement toward the murti, while another at right, wearing a white turban and white and gold dress, holds a white flower garland and a stick-like object. Two younger men at left wear orange-red cloths, with white sacred markings on their arms and chest. Orange lamps glow in the background. The scene is an abhishekam or puja being performed for the deity murti.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA wedding ritual photographed on a temple-style stage before two deity murtis. Two men stand in front, both wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and gold turbans. The man on the left has his palms joined in namaskar and wears a white and red flower garland; the man on the right, bare-chested with a gold armband, stands beside him with a matching garland and holds the other's hands. On the left, a decorated deity murti in pink and magenta drapes is covered with red, yellow and green flower garlands. On the right, another murti in red and pink drapes with a small orange crown wears a white flower garland, with a trident-like staff beside it. Gold arches frame the stage, and petals are scattered on the floor.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesTwo standing men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and white turbans, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower garlands, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti pair. The central pair of metallic murtis wear gold crowns, silver ornaments and jewellery, one with an orange-red cloth and a garland of yellow, red and green leaves draping the altar behind them. The murtis sit on a magenta silk base beneath an ornate gold arch. The man on the right wears a gold armband and a gold necklace. The man on the left has a bindi and garlands. The scene appears to be a puja or darshan at a temple altar.2012-04-23 +2 copies