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A temple-style ritual before a golden arch-shaped shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. Two deity murti, one dressed in green and gold with a crown, stand on a gold-embroidered green altar cloth. A man with a bare, shaved head and reddish-brown dhoti stands with his back to the camera, raising a gold kalasha above the deities. To the left, four men in saffron-orange robes and turbans stand around a fire pit with smoke rising, one holding a tray with an oil lamp. Brass vessels and flower petals lie on the floor, with silver pedestals at the front. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja. The men in orange and the central priest are shown from behind or in profile, so no one's appearance can be confidently matched to a known individual.

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A photo of an aarti offering before a deity murti seated on a gilded throne. The murti wears a golden crown, a white and gold embellished garment, a green and orange silk lower garment, and is draped with thick garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. A man in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit silver oil lamp with flames toward the murti, with smoke rising. Two attendants stand behind him: one in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, the other in orange garments and a white headband. Dark red curtains form the backdrop. Lamp offering and deity worship, with the deity murti as the focal point.2015-04-28A temple ritual on a decorated stage with gold arch and red drapes. A priest in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl raises his arm high to hold a ritual object up over an ornately adorned deity murti, which is draped in green and gold cloth, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and jewelry. Two smaller deity figures flank the central murti. To the left, four young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand near a brass tray with a flame and a puja vessel. Smoke rises from a fire pit of bricks in the lower left, with flower petals scattered on the floor. The setting suggests an abhishekam or aarti ceremony.2015-04-30A photo of a temple abhishekam ritual before a shrine with a golden arched backdrop and a deity pair: a standing figure with a trident and a seated goddess in a magenta and gold sari, both draped in garlands. A standing priest in orange robes, wearing a garland and holding a flaming lamp over the deities, performs the ceremony. Nearby, another priest in orange holds a microphone, and a seated figure in orange with a white shawl and rudraksha-style beads sits at the front. A golden tray heaped with flowers, fruit and offerings rests in the foreground, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha beside it, and a kneeling devotee in orange at the right edge.2010-07-21A ritual abhishekam in a temple-like hall. An elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white tilak and rudraksha mala pours water from a raised vessel over a white object on a tray, beside a silver pot. A younger man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands with hands clasped beside him, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala looks on. The altar table is draped in green and gold brocade, with silver oil lamps, flower petals, white and orange flowers, brass bowls and a silver vessel. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is framed by a floral arch. Gold and white pillars and a yellow throne-style seat are visible.2012-06-05November 05 20132013-11-05October 02 20132013-10-02December 12 20162016-12-12February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple abhishekam or puja scene before a deity murti. In the foreground a priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti holds a brass plate, seen from behind. Beside him a figure with long hair and a maroon turban wears a garland of pink, purple and white flowers, a rudraksha-style wrap and gold armbands. The central deities are gold-faced murti in ornate jewellery, one wearing a crown with a crescent moon and the other a tall jewelled crown. Yellow and red marigold garlands and a gold arched backdrop surround them, with a gold ornamental offering vessel in front.2017-12-02July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph of a temple ritual in which a priest with white tilak marks and gold armlets reaches toward a decorated silver deity murti, scattering yellow flower petals. Beside him stands a shaven-headed young boy in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead and a red-edged cloth draped over his shoulder, watching the offering. Behind them a bald attendant in orange holds a tall gold-topped staff. The murti is heavily garlanded with red, purple, yellow and white flowers and wears silver ornaments. Orange drapery and a lamp hang in the background.2013-04-21A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden-framed arch behind a seated pair of deity murtis draped in orange and red cloth with garlands of marigolds and green leaves. The figures on the throne wear crowns and jewelled necklaces. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver tray. Beside the deities stands a figure in orange robe and rudraksha mala with long hair and forehead marks, holding a garland; he is a sannyasi-style devotee and his appearance is not clearly identifiable, so no identification is made. The shrine is roofed with stone and red curtains hang at the side.2010-12-28