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Outdoor festival scene with a standing devotee in an orange dhoti, orange turban and bare upper body performing worship before a decorated deity murti seated on a peetha with an ornate green-and-gold silk drape. The murti wears a jewelled black crown and a garland of white flowers and red roses. The devotee holds a bell and an incense or ritual implement toward the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on the ground in front, and gilded arches, a crystal-hung canopy and two other decorated murtis in bright dress surround the altar.

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January 13 20152015-01-13December 24 20132013-12-24A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and sacred ash markings on his arm stands at a gilded shrine, reaching toward a row of decorated deity murtis. The murtis wear colourful flower garlands in orange, yellow, red and green, ornate silver crowns and gold jewellery. A golden kalasha-style pedestal and a tray sit in the foreground, with gold pillars framing the scene and green draped fabric and leaves in the background.2013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands with his back to the camera, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and shoulders, holding a lit oil lamp aloft before a deity murti. The murti stands in a gilded arched shrine with a red backdrop, wearing an ornate golden crown, decorated garments and red flower garlands at its base. Beside the shrine, a tall decorated pillar with yellow flowers and red, green and blue panels rises, and a golden lion statue and brass vessel sit at the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti being performed at the shrine.2021-03-08April 27 20082008-04-27December 25 20132013-12-25December 24 20132013-12-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine, with a figure in a saffron-orange robe standing at the left, holding a long grey feathered whisk raised toward the deities. The shrine is richly decorated with golden arches, multi-coloured garlands of marigolds and green leaves, and gilded metal lamps. A large black stone lingam sits on a pedestal at the lower centre, adorned with garlands and a red-and-gold cloth. A central ornate deity murti wears a crown and gold ornaments, with a metal trident beside it. A woman in red and green sari is visible at the lower right, partly cut off, sitting near the shrine.April 24 20122012-04-24January 13 20152015-01-13December 27 20162016-12-27