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A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. In the foreground a bare-backed priest wearing a green head wrap, white dhoti with gold border and a yellow shawl over his left shoulder performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated shrine. The shrine is covered in red and green cloth, flowers, gold ornaments and a kalasha-like vessel. Beside it sit a small carved figure of a seated sage, a painted lion and a carved multi-headed cobra. At left, a jewelled deity murti stands.

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September 17 20152015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with a yellow cloth draped over the shoulder and a green turban raises his arm to adjust a red and orange cloth draped over a decorated deity murti. The shrine is ornate with gold-toned carved framing, a teal backdrop, and a large brass kalasha-like pot with strings and garlands. Below, two embellished figures in red and gold garments sit on a pink and white altar. Behind the shrine stand a standing figure in a red and gold garment with a jeweled necklace and a green cloth-covered seat. A small figure in red sits at the lower right edge. The lower left shows a green-draped surface and a gold border.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesTemple-style puja scene before an ornate golden shrine with a green draped backdrop and a tiered altar. Two shirtless priests in white dhotis, one with a yellow shawl and green head-wrap, one wearing a beaded mala, stand at the altar. The central shrine holds a shivalinga-like murti draped in red cloth with flowers, flanked by lion figures and a coiled cobra base. A brass oil lamp burns at the right, and a sacred fire pit with a small flame, rice and flowers sits in the foreground. No one visible is identified as a person.2015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20152015-09-18A photograph of a temple shrine where a shirtless priest with a green headcloth and yellow cloth draped over his waist stands with his back to the camera, raising a hand near the shrine. Behind him a deity murti in red and gold garments wears a beaded garland and raises a hand in blessing. At the centre, a decorated altar bears a kalasha-like pot, a black stone linga-like object adorned with silver and flowers, red cloth draped over a mound, and red flower offerings. Brass vessels and garlanded figures appear in the foreground, with gold-framed arches behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2015-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine. A bare-chested priest with a green head cloth and yellow dhoti stands with his back to the camera, raising a bundle of green leaves or grass toward an ornate shrine. The shrine has a gilded arched canopy, a red and orange draped cloth, red flowers, and a jewelled central image. In front are several decorated brass pots or kalasha with gold-embroidered garlands and a seated figure at the lower right. A deity murti with jewelled ornaments stands at the upper left. The scene is lit warmly.2015-09-17Photograph inside a temple shrine with a gilded arched frame, green cloth backdrop and a decorated altar holding a silver-framed object, a lit oil lamp and a shiva lingam-like object wrapped in garlands. Two standing priests in saffron and orange robes face the altar from behind; the foreground figure wears an orange head cloth, gold-edged saffron dress, beaded necklaces and bangles, while the other wears a saffron shawl, orange wrap and bracelets, one arm raised toward the altar. Along the lower altar sit lion and cobra carvings flanking lit brass lamps, and devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2015-09-18A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest seen from behind, his right arm raised high holding a red cloth or flower garland over a decorated deity murti. He wears a green and black turban, a bare upper body with a sacred thread, and a yellow dhoti. The deity is adorned with gold jewellery, red and green fabric draped around it, red flowers and a golden crown or headdress. Brass lamps and a golden lotus-shaped base sit in front, with gilded carvings on the arch behind.2015-09-17 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18