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Ritual scene before a richly decorated golden shrine draped with red, green, blue and purple silk. A deity murti, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, sits at the centre on a golden peetha. Eight people stand before it in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, hands folded in anjali. One figure in white dhoti kneels at lower right near brass vessels and oil lamps, and a bearded man in an orange headcloth tends the offerings. Floral arrangements and lit lamps line the base of the shrine. No central figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance alone.

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Inside a gold-decorated temple hall, a group of young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands with palms joined in namaste before a central deity murti. The murti is draped in colourful flower garlands in red, yellow and white and stands on a golden peetha with a kalasha-like crown above. Behind it hang red, green, blue and purple silk drapes with gold motifs, and gilded carved panels flank the shrine. Fruit offerings, brass plates and flower-filled vessels sit in front, and a tiger-skin is visible at the lower right.2021-06-20A temple sanctum photograph during a consecration ritual. At the centre, a deity murti stands on a golden pedestal, draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands and decorated with a gold crown. Before it, rows of brass kalasha pots with yellow flowers and a fire pit with offerings sit on a white stone platform. Around the deity, gold-painted carved panels and colourful hanging cloths frame the space. Eight people in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, several with rudraksha malas and white body markings; some wear dark turbans or have long hair. A figure in the centre-left wears a leopard-print cloth. The scene appears to show a kumbhabhishekam with a homa. No clear a person candidate can be distinguished by appearance.2021-06-20Ritual scene before a golden shrine decorated with red, green, blue and purple silk drapes and garlands of flowers. A large deity murti stands at centre, draped in garlands with a crown-like headdress, flanked by golden ornamental panels. Eight men and one young child stand in a row with hands folded in anjali, most wearing saffron/orange dhotis or robes and rudraksha malas; one man at right wears white. In the foreground a bearded man in orange with a red headcloth holds a silver vessel near a brass plate, offerings of flowers, a brass lamp and a fire pit with burning wood. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20Temple ritual scene before a richly decorated golden shrine with a large deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers and colourful silk backdrops of red, green, blue and purple. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl kneels at the front right, holding a silver vessel, while a line of attendants stands at left and right. Several men are bare-chested with white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas; some hold trishula tridents and peacock-feather fans. Brass and silver lamps, flower offerings, bananas and a golden peetha/kalasha-style arrangement sit on the altar. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19MAy 19 20212021-05-19June 20 20212021-06-20Photograph of a temple shrine interior with a dark stone shivalinga on a black pedestal, decorated with a large arch of marigold and red-and-yellow flower garlands behind a pair of deity murtis, one seated with a crown and ornate jewellery. Four physical men stand at left in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas; the foremost has his palms pressed together in anjali, a second has a sacred thread and palms joined, and a third in a rust-red robe with a red headband stands with folded hands before the shrine. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the foreground. A small brass murti and a dark figurine sit on the floor below.2017-02-24March 03 20112011-03-03