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A puja inside a hall with pink walls and a red curtain. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white garland and rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a silver tray with a small vessel. Beside him a younger man in orange robes holds a brass item. At right, a richly decorated deity murti with a crown is adorned with colourful flower garlands on a gold throne. A brass oil lamp and a smaller garlanded idol sit before it.

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A photograph of a puja in an indoor hall with pale walls and an air conditioner unit. On the left, a priest with a shaved-back topknot, white forehead markings, and an orange-and-gold dhoti with a garland of white flowers over his shoulder holds a silver tray with a small bowl toward a deity murti. Beside him, a shaven-headed devotee in orange clothes with rudraksha beads and gold armbands stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The murti is a deity in a golden arched shrine decorated with multicolour garlands, a crown and jewelled ornaments, sitting on a blue-draped base with a brass oil lamp nearby. Mostly bare-looking white setting with a red curtain at left.2015-06-03A standing priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a matching orange shawl and a white flower garland performs aarti with a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp before a seated deity murti decorated with a multicolour garland and flower garlands. The murti sits on a golden throne with a gold arch behind it, and a tall brass lamp with a lit flame stands at right. A kneeling devotee in orange clothes sits at lower centre beside a brass bowl, and another seated person with dark hair and glasses at lower right holds hands together in prayer. Visible room features include a white floor-standing air conditioner and dark red curtains. Four people are visible.2015-06-03A temple puja in an indoor hall with a gilded arched shrine. Beside the shrine, a priest in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-edged cloth and a white garland stands holding a small offering. Another priest in an orange-brown dhoti kneels at the lower left, and a person in white dhoti with a gold border kneels at the bottom centre near the floral offering. The central shrine holds a garlanded deity murti with a gold crown, adorned in red and green floral garlands, with a red and gold cloth draped over a smaller platform, gold vessels in the foreground, and a wall air conditioner and potted plants behind.2015-06-03 +1 copiesGuru Purnima worship at a temple-style shrine with a deity murti and a bejewelled figure seated on a throne, both draped in thick garlands of yellow, red, green, white and purple flowers. A standing man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a red and green garland and gold necklace, smiles and holds white flowers near the throne. Behind him, a priest in rust-brown robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking carries a silver tray. Brass kalashas and small oil lamps sit on the floor, with scattered petals and fruit offerings. Coloured string lights hang in the background.2013-07-22April 30 20152015-04-30June 10 20172017-06-10June 04 20152015-06-04June 03 20152015-06-03January 01 20122012-01-01June 03 20152015-06-03June 05 20122012-06-05A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with a gold border stands at left, holding a green leaf over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. A golden linga with a silver-and-gold trident emblem and a tall gold umbrella-shaped top is draped with red and white flower garlands. Behind it stand large golden deity murti with raised hands, a golden staff, and yellow silk cloth on a platform. Red and white garlands frame the scene.2013-04-14