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A man stands barefoot on a blue-edged mat before a flower-decorated shrine. He wears a rust-brown turban with a gold ornament, a rust-brown wrapped garment with gold borders, and a long multicoloured garland of red, pink, green and white beads around his neck, with a bangle on his upper arm and his long dark hair falling down his back. Behind him a dark-faced deity murti with golden hands and a white garment stands within an arch of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, white and green. A black stone shivalinga-style base sits in front, and a colourful floral rangoli lies on the ground at right, with a small oil lamp at left.

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January 09 20182018-01-09Outdoor shrine scene under a leafy tree. A figure with long dark hair falling to the back, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers, stands with palms joined in prayer facing a golden-and-blue deity murti seated on a throne-like pedestal. The murti wears a crown, a white and red beaded necklace and multiple arm ornaments, and is framed by a silver arch and an archway of marigold and red flower garlands. Red-brown rocks surround the base, with a black shivalinga-style stone, lamps and scattered petals in front. Striped mats cover the ground. The praying figure is a devotee or priest in ritual dress; no appearance-based cues establish a specific identity, so no name is assigned.2017-12-31January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual centred on a golden deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, red, white and green flowers, green stone pendants and a jewelled necklace. In the foreground a person with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a maroon turban and wearing a maroon cloth draped over the shoulders stands with hands joined in devotion, bangles on the arms, facing the deity. Another figure in a rose-coloured garment and gold-bordered cloth is visible at right beside an ornate golden crown and peacock-feather headpiece. Flower-strung backdrops of multicoloured blossoms frame the scene.2016-12-14January 09 20182018-01-09A photograph of a man in a rust-red turban and matching rust-red garment with a long dark rope-like shawl hanging from his shoulders, wearing a white flower garland and a gold armband. He holds a lit oil lamp in a silver stand and is performing an aarti before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, green and purple flowers. A golden figure with a crown stands behind him, and a golden cobra hood appears beside the decorated idol. Gold ornaments and a jewelled necklace adorn the deity. Another figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-09December 30 20172017-12-30A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-brown turban and a gold armlet, wearing a brown-orange shawl over the shoulder, bows over a garlanded deity murti with his hands, adjusting gold ornaments and pink, yellow and red flower garlands on a golden figure. Behind him another priest in a deep red turban stands beside floral garlands, and a golden decorated figure appears at right. The setting is an ornate temple sanctum with a gold-framed backdrop. The man has long hair and a shawl, and the page attributes this event to a person, so the appearance-based label applies: a person, performing a puja and garlanding the murti.2016-12-14January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee seen from behind, kneeling or standing with hands folded in prayer before a golden deity murti in a flower-decorated shrine. The devotee has very long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped under a maroon turban, wears a multicoloured flower garland around the neck, a rust-red dhoti, and gold armlets. The murti is gold with a dark face, holding ceremonial items, adorned with white and multicoloured beaded necklaces and a maroon headpiece. The shrine arch is framed with garlands in yellow, red, pink, green and white. A black stone Shivalinga-style base and scattered flower petals lie on the red ground in the foreground.2018-01-09 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple worship scene where a person with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a maroon head wrap and a maroon-brown dhoti with a gold border, bows and makes an offering at a decorated altar. Two gilded deity murtis, one wearing a crown and the other wearing ornate jewelled attire, are draped with yellow, white, red and green flower garlands. In front, a large jewelled necklace adorns a figure and pink flower garlands surround the altar. Small gilded statues in pink garlands sit on the altar, a brass lamp and a decorated pot stand near the front, and petals are scattered on the floor.2018-01-09 +1 copies