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A photograph inside a small temple room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a brass vessel and pouring or sprinkling liquid from it toward a deity. Behind him another person in orange clothing stands partly visible. At right stands a large dark murti of a deity decorated with a gold crown, gold necklaces, green stone ornaments, an orange cloth, and red and white flower garlands draped in an arch. Brass kalasha pots and an oil lamp sit on the floor and on a tiled platform, with a folded orange cushion and a patterned fabric hanging to the right. Orange drapes hang on the wall behind.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine room with a cream tiled floor and pale curtains. A person with long dark hair in an orange-red sari-style garment holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated deity murti. The deity is dark-skinned, wearing a gold crown, a red and orange silk cloth, layered gold necklaces with coin-like pendants, and red and white flower garlands. A white marble murti stands beside it, and brass kalasha-style vessels and a brass oil lamp sit on the floor. A patterned orange and blue cloth hangs on the right. Another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti being performed.2009-03-29A photograph inside a temple room with cream walls, a white ceiling fan and orange curtains. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold necklace, holds a brass aarti tray with a lit lamp toward a large black deity murti. The murti is draped in an orange garment, a red and white flower garland, gold jewellery and a gold crown. Brass vessels and a lamp stand the floor, and a white seated figure stands at left. a person: the man with long hair and rudraksha beads performing the aarti offering.2009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29KailasaInPhoenix Event 2009 03 29March 29 20092009-03-29A temple sanctum scene in which a long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, extending his right hand toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in orange and red silk, with a tall crown, gold ornaments, a green gemstone necklace, and a large red and white flower garland arching overhead. He holds a brass vessel in his left hand. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style pot sit on the tiled floor, with orange curtains behind and a colourful folk-patterned textile hanging at right. A seated figure in gold-yellow clothing is partly visible behind the murti. The scene appears to show a ceremonial abhishekam or puja. Whether the robed man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29 +1 copiesMarch 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29A photograph of a consecration ceremony at a temple shrine. A large deity murti stands at centre, dressed in orange and gold silk, with a red and green garland arch, a jewelled silver crown, a green stone necklace and layered gold ornaments. To the left, a seated figure in orange holds a small object. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes with a pink head cloth and white tilak sits with palms pressed together in prayer beside a brass oil lamp. On the right, a seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in profile on a raised platform near a patterned banner and a garlanded panel. Beige curtains form the backdrop.2009-03-29