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A photograph of a temple ritual in a shrine room. An elderly bearded man with white vertical tilaka on his forehead, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth over his shoulder with a magenta border, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, raises a gold ceremonial chain with an ornate pendant overhead with both arms. Behind him a gilded arched shrine frame with a pink backdrop holds deity murtis draped in garlands of red, orange and white flowers. A second man in an orange hat and flower garlands stands beside him, with a shirtless attendant in the background at right, and an air conditioning unit sits against the wall.

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July 18 20132013-07-18Temple scene with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in red and maroon cloth, garlanded with pink and red flowers, holding a golden figure. An elderly bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands at left, extending his hands toward the shrine. Beside the shrine, a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered wrap and gold garland raises his joined hands overhead in worship. Another man in saffron robes with a gold garland stands with folded hands. At far right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with long hair in orange clothing stand near the shrine, with more devotees in the background and a stone pillar at left.2012-06-05July 18 20132013-07-18May 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of a seated man in orange-red clothes and a white flower garland being honoured by a standing priest in a tall gold crown and gold ceremonial necklaces. The standing priest, bare-chested with a wrap of red-orange cloth, holds a long gold-beaded chain above the seated man's head, with a tilak of white ash on his forehead. The seated man wears a gold beaded headband, a red-orange wrap and a small microphone clip, and smiles. Behind them stand a gilded throne-like seat and a gold-framed arch, with a portrait on the upper right and several people in white dress in the background.2012-04-29 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual before a shrine of gold-and-green draped deity murti decorated with flower garlands in yellow, white and red. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold sash lifts a gold-coloured cloth or crown over the head of a seated, bare-shouldered person, who wears a gold armlet and a green cloth. Behind them, ornately dressed silver-and-gold deity murtis, one wearing a red crown and a gold necklace, form the backdrop. A gold-coloured ornate throne or peetha is in the foreground. The scene appears to be a temple-style consecration or honouring ceremony with garlands and an ornate altar.2015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13May 02 20122012-05-02September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31Temple ritual in a golden-hued shrine. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, perform worship before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The man on the left, bald and holding a small silver plate, pours or offers from a cup. The central man wears a tall ornate headdress with jewelled gold and black patterning and a white garland, reaching toward the murti. The man on the right wears a cream cloth on his head and a white shawl, bowing with hands together over the murti. Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02