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A photograph of a ritual at a small shrine decorated with marigold garlands and flower strands. A deity murti with a golden crown and orange face sits at the centre, with oil lamps lit before it. On the right, a person in a rust-red shawl and gold-and-bead necklaces, with a gold tilak on the forehead, touches their brow while holding a hand out over the offerings. Behind them a bald man in orange robes stands. On the left, a man in a beige shawl holds a brass plate with rice and a small vessel while another person's hand reaches in from the edge of the frame. a person: the rust-red shawl, gold necklaces and gold forehead marking are the cues for the person in the centre-right, shown performing the ritual.

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A photograph of a shrine with a marble-tiled back wall and a small orange-faced deity murti wearing a golden crown, draped in red cloth and heavily garlanded with marigolds and pink flowers, with small oil lamps and a copper plate at its base. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red robe and layered pearl and gold necklaces stands with hands raised, applying a yellow sandal or turmeric mark to her forehead, beside a shaved-headed man in orange robes at the right edge. At the left, a person in white holds a brass tray with a copper cup and offerings. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the shrine.2014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13A photograph inside a shrine decorated with marigold garlands in orange and red and pink flowers, with a white marble shrine niche and a golden kalasha-shaped finial. A figure in a rust-red robe with a marigold garland and a long, swept-back hairstyle, with a yellow forehead mark, reaches toward a golden deity murti or sacred object while a man in a cream shawl and green sweater holds a brass plate with offerings. Another man in white stands at the left edge and a shaven-headed person in orange clothing is at the right edge. The setting suggests puja or abhishekam.2014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13March 14 20142014-03-14January 13 20142014-01-13February 12 20062006-02-12June 02 20122012-06-02A photograph inside a silver-clad shrine chamber where a priest kneels before a deity murti draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and encircled by a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds with red rose petals. The bare-shouldered priest in a saffron-brown dhoti with a gold border and a gold armlet extends his right hand to touch the murti, holding a small ornate silver object. To the right, a clean-shaven devotee in a beige vest over orange kurta and a wrapped head cloth sits with palms joined in prayer. Brass plates of marigold and rose offerings, a small oil lamp, a kalasha pot and a flame glow in the foreground, with ornate silver pillars framing the shrine. The scene is an abhishekam or puja. Two physical people are visible.2014-02-01March 14 20142014-03-14A photograph inside a small shrine decorated with a sequined and embroidered canopy above. At the centre, a deity murti in orange and red garlands sits within a white marble niche, surrounded by white and orange flower garlands and rose petals, with two oil lamps lit at its base. On the left, a man in a grey vest and pink shirt with a white shawl reaches toward the shrine. In the centre-right, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a gold necklace holds a silver vessel beside the shrine. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala watches, and a partly visible person's head appears at the bottom right. This is a temple puja scene with lamps and offerings.2014-03-14January 20 20142014-01-20