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A priest in a purple dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at left, performing puja before a pair of deity murtis draped in colourful flower garlands of red, yellow, green and purple. The two bronze-toned murtis wear ornate jewellery and crowns and stand on a red cloth in front of a gilded arched backdrop. Behind them, further garlands and a purple-draped altar are visible, with a brass oil lamp at upper left. Partially visible devotees sit at the bottom edge of the frame.

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December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a temple puja at a shrine. A person with long dark wavy hair, wearing a purple dhoti and a purple-and-orange shawl, stands at left performing padapuja, holding a small lamp or offering toward two gilded metal deity murtis. The murtis stand on a red cloth beneath a gold arched canopy, draped with garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and green flowers. Behind them, another decorated figure wears purple and a garland, and a brass oil lamp stands in the background.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A standing man in a purple dhoti and purple shawl with a red-gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace places a flower garland on a pair of metal deity murtis beneath an ornate gold arch. The deities wear gold crowns, ornate necklaces and bangles, with a red cloth draped at their base and layered garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A second man in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a brass tray of offerings, and a stone carving sits in the background. The scene shows a pada-puja, a ritual of honouring the feet of deities with flowers.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a temple pada-puja at a shrine with two decorated deity murti standing on a red cloth under a gilded arch. The murtis wear jewelled gold ornaments and are heavily garlanded with yellow, red, purple and white flowers. A woman in a purple sari with a red-and-gold border raises her hand toward the murtis. To the left, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a tray of offerings beside a brass lamp stand. Orange curtains and a banana leaf frame the scene, and another garlanded deity sits to the right.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A temple shrine photograph showing a priest in lavender-purple dhoti and shawl, bare-chested and barefoot, holding a lit camphor flame on a lamp toward a deity. Behind him, large murtis of a male and female deity with gold crowns, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers and gold ornaments, stand within a golden arched niche. A central Shiva lingam-like murti sits on a purple-draped altar with a smaller flower-garlanded figure in front. Orange curtains and carved stone pillars frame the shrine. A small throne-like seat with a garlanded figure rests at the right edge. Brass vessels and a plate sit on the floor, a puja setting in an outdoor temple mandapa.2010-12-28December 14 20112011-12-14