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A photograph inside a temple at night showing a priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl, bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, standing with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrine. Two other men in white and saffron stand behind him, hands folded. Brass oil lamps with multiple wicks stand on the red-floored platform, along with a brass kalasha-like lamp and a banana leaf placed beside them. On the right, a shrine holds gold-colored deity murti decorated with flower garlands and marigolds, with a large peetha-style base carved with floral designs. A tent-like canopy with hanging flower garlands and strings of lights frames the scene.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall during pre-dawn worship. A line of about ten people with palms pressed together stands on a red carpet facing a shrine. On the right, a deity murti dressed in a pink and purple turban and draped in flower garlands stands beside gold lamps and a gold palanquin-style altar. In the centre, an elderly man with white hair, bare upper body and a white dhoti holds his hands folded in prayer. Younger men and boys in white dhotis and orange shawls stand beside him. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a green banana-leaf decoration hangs near the shrine. A white canopy and a hanging lantern are overhead.2016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene with a golden arched niche holding a deity murti of a seated couple adorned with flower garlands, gold crowns and red-and-gold garments. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded in namaskar, and a figure in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the altar offering a lit aarti or oil lamp. A person in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap and long dark hair stands with back to camera, beside an altar with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, banana plants and flower decorations. A background sign and blue drapes complete the setting. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at the shrine.2008-12-30January 24 20162016-01-24Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf festoons. Deity murti figures stand in an arch framed by golden and yellow drapery, with a gold kalasha-like ornament at the top. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls stand on a red-carpeted floor before the shrine, some with bare shoulders, facing the deities. A cameraman in white clothing films at the right edge, and a small boy in white with an orange cloth stands at the left. Brass lamps and offerings are placed on the shrine platform.2016-12-12 +1 copiesA night-time temple scene in which devotees kneel before a decorated deity shrine draped in multicoloured flower garlands, with a golden-yellow deity figure and a standing figure beside it. In the foreground an older man in white clothes with folded hands, another white-haired devotee in white, and a person with long dark hair face the shrine. On the right, a priest wearing a brown dhoti with a flower garland and a long cloth over a shoulder faces the shrine beside a gold-coloured curtain.2016-12-12January 24 20162016-01-24A temple shrine with a raised stone platform holding a group of painted deity murtis. Central figure wears a red crown and a garland of white and yellow flowers, seated on a decorated throne draped with a beaded red-and-gold cloth. Two standing figures in orange clothing flank it, one holding a trident-like staff. Brass oil lamps stand in front of the platform. On the right, a person in a red-orange dress with gold headpiece and a red-and-white flower garland stands with folded hands facing the shrine. Gold-framed arch and teal backdrop behind the deities.2016-01-24