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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white, red, purple and multicolored flowers. Two priests in orange-red and gold-bordered dhotis, one with a shaved head, stand at the left performing ritual service at a brass lamp stand. Behind them a devotee in a red sari with a long dark braid stands before the shrine. Central deity murti figures in gold and ornaments sit under a gold arch, with a tall brass kalasha in front. On the right, a seated figure in a red and gold garland and a dark cap is garlanded in a flowered arch. Tall brass oil lamps flank the shrine and a white flower offering rests on an orange cloth. Scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple.

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January 03 20162016-01-03A temple shrine decorated with yellow, red, purple and white flower garlands. Central deity murti figures, one seated on a throne with a crown and golden ornaments, are flanked by a second richly garlanded figure. In front, a large shivalingam-like sacred stone is adorned with garlands and surrounded by brass oil lamps. Two people in red-orange and saffron ritual dhotis and shawls stand at the left, one with long hair, performing puja. A third person in maroon sits at the far left, and a garlanded figure in a leopard-print garment stands at the right beside the altar. Offerings and a red box sit on the floor.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. On the left, a woman in a red-orange sari with a gold border and a long black braid stands in profile, extending her hand with flower petals toward the shrine. Behind her, a man in white ritual clothes with a white forehead mark assists at the side. The central shrine holds two gold-coloured deity murtis, one wearing a crown and jewelled ornaments and the other a red headdress, arranged beneath a gold arch. They are framed by thick garlands of yellow, orange, purple, white and green flowers. A brass lamp and a tall brass lamp stand at the front, with a kalasha and offerings nearby. On the right, a figure with a black cap and a dark-green patterned garment stands beside the garlanded shrine.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03A temple ritual scene under a stone-roofed mandapa. Two deity murtis, one gold and one dark-faced, sit on a decorated throne framed by arches of yellow, purple, red and white flower garlands. A kalasha-style vessel and a lingam-like form are garlanded before them. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a long dark braid offers flowers toward the deities. Behind her a man with a white forehead marking and beaded necklaces and two other attendants in rust-coloured dhotis stand near the offering area. Brass oil lamps with flames stand at the right, and a lit lamp burns on the altar.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03December 30 20172017-12-30January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03