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A devotee in an orange-brown dhoti and gold-banded clothing offers a silver plate toward a richly garlanded seated figure on a golden throne. The seated figure is adorned with layers of red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands and a green silk cloth, and is shaded by a canopy of flowers and drapes. A second attendant in white dhoti and a white turban stands at right, hands joined, beside floral garlands. A painted deity mural with an orange and gold halo fills the background. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right corner of the photo.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a priest in a brown dhoti and reddish-brown upper cloth performing aarti with a lit flame on a lamp held in both hands. He wears a long multi-coloured garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces. Beside him, a small deity murti with an orange cloth and a white garland stands before a gold arched frame with a green backdrop. To the right, a large deity murti is dressed in a green silk cloth, decorated with a crown, a white and gold garland, and fully covered in red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Flowers and a yellow fruit rest on a purple cloth at the base. The scene is a temple altar setting for a ritual.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed person in a brown and gold dhoti and a long garland of pink, red and white flowers, smiling while holding a small lamp or aarti vessel with a flame over a stand. Beside them is a gilded arched frame with a green curtain behind it. On the right, a large deity murti is heavily decorated with layered garlands of yellow, purple, red and pink flowers, a crown, and jewelled ornaments in front of a green cloth. A smaller murti in orange cloth with a garland sits in the centre, and a purple cloth covers the base. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in a temple-like hall.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands in a brown and gold silk garment with a fresh white and pink flower garland, a thick gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, a microphone clipped near his face. Beside him stands a deity murti dressed in a green and gold sari, crowned, adorned with necklaces and garlanded heavily with red, yellow, purple and white flowers, set against a tall ornate gold arch and a flower-decorated canopy. At the left edge a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes holds a metal plate. A purple cloth drapes below.2012-04-23 +2 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple sanctum of a gold deity murti of a seated figure and a standing consort, both draped in dense garlands of yellow, green, red, pink and purple flowers. In the foreground a man in a maroon dhoti and sash, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, stands with hands at the garlanded altar. To the left, a bare-chested priest with white vibhuti marks holds a silver tray and lamp, with another attendant behind him. Gold pillars and carved stone surround the shrine, and a silver linga-shaped object sits before the garlands.2013-07-22July 18 20132013-07-18