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A photograph of a temple shrine at night with a deity murti decorated with yellow and red garlands, seated on a silver throne-like pedestal with a crown and a central silver figure. Two priests stand at left; one, bare-chested with white tilak markings and a saffron dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine, while a second, wearing a golden necklace, rudraksha garlands and a red cloth, stands beside him. Brass and silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot, banana offerings and flower bowls sit on the floor in front. A small standing figure in a saffron garment with a staff stands at right amid green and white garlands. The scene suggests an aarti or puja in progress.

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July 22 20132013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22A temple sanctum with two large deity murtis, a male and a female figure, adorned with garlands of yellow, red, pink and green flowers and gold crowns. Three priests in orange-red dhotis stand around the altar; the central priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body offers a plate to the deities, while another priest on the left wears a white-striped forehead and arm markings. A silver kalasha and offering plates of bananas, flowers and brass vessels sit on the altar. A smaller standing figure with a staff and yellow cloth appears at right, also garlanded. Pillars with carved stone and a gold arch frame the scene.2013-07-22Inside a temple shrine, a priest with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a red dhoti and white sacred markings, performs worship before a golden deity murti seated on a throne. The murti is heavily garlanded with yellow, red, pink and green flower garlands, and a golden kalasha stands in front. Beside the priest, a second man in a red dhoti wears a long rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers and bananas, and a brass bowl sit on the platform. To the right, a smaller garlanded figure holds a staff.2013-07-22Evening puja at a temple shrine. A woman in a red and maroon sari with gold border, wearing a red flower garland and gold bangles, holds a brass lamp with a flame and a bell-like vessel while performing aarti before a large seated deity murti draped in multicolour marigold and rose garlands. The murti wears gold ornaments and a crown. Smaller standing deity figures and a ceremonial palanquin with garlands flank the central figure, and a man in white stands at the left edge with a rudraksha mala. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the floor, and a white garland lies in front.2014-11-26Night temple worship before a decorated deity murti pair seated on a throne, adorned with heavy gold and pearl necklaces and framed by a bright arch of marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A priest in a dark-red and gold dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, holds a lit flame near the murti while standing beside a black stone shivalinga on a platform. Two attendants stand at left with folded hands, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and one in white with a mala. Brass oil lamps and brass figures are arranged on the floor in the foreground. Ritual aarti in a temple setting.2015-02-17 +1 copiesJuly 22 20132013-07-22A temple ritual at dusk in a stone-pillared pavilion. A man in a maroon dhoti and matching shawl, with a red garland and bangles, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. The murti and the figures on the raised seat are heavily decorated with multicolour flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and white, and gold ornaments. Brass lamps and a silver vessel sit in front, and a silver-framed ornamental piece stands at right. Two standing attendants in saffron and white wait nearby, and a seated figure in orange and gold is at the right edge. Faces and identities are not clear enough to assign a name.2014-11-26July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph inside a temple sanctum at night showing a Shiva-Parvati deity pair in a large murti niche framed by an arch of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, green, purple and red. The central figure is Shiva and beside him Parvati, both adorned with heavy gold necklaces. In front, a priest in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp toward a black linga on a stone pedestal. Three figures stand to the left with palms pressed together in prayer, one in orange-brown robes and one bald with a white shawl. A small attendant stands to the right of the deity near a garlanded statue in dark robes and a rudraksha mala.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple shrine decorated with garlands in yellow, green, red, white and magenta, draped over deity murtis and an arched canopy. A woman in a brown sari with gold border stands at left, reaching toward the garlanded central figures. A man seated at lower left wears white tilak marks, a rudraksha mala and a brown cloth, holding a brass plate. Brass lamps, a banana bunch, flower offerings in silver bowls and a small figure seated at right in a garland-decorated niche complete the scene. Lamps and strings of lights are visible in the background.2013-07-22Night photograph inside a temple shrine lit by oil lamps. Two figures in the centre-right stand before a golden-framed arch hung with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, framing a metal deity murti seated with a trident and a second figure. Foreground, several men in dark red-brown and maroon robes and rudraksha-style beaded garlands stand near a black stone platform with a short lingam-form object; one man in the foreground holds a brass vessel. A man in white dhoti and shawl works at the left edge, and a lamp stand with a lit flame is at right. Visible people: about four standing priests or devotees in the foreground plus one or two partly visible in the background.2015-02-17 +1 copies