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A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine with a golden arch framing a deity murti adorned with white and yellow garlands, its crown and trident visible. A seated man in a red and gold shawl with orange dhoti sits on a low wooden seat with palms pressed together before a golden tray with green leaves. Two men in orange sit on the left and bottom, one with hands clasped in his lap. A standing man in an orange dhoti with glasses and a standing man in white dhoti and shirt press palms together to the right. Brass pots, oil lamps, fruit, coconut and flowers are arranged on the floor, and orange cloth hangs from the left pillars.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Temple ritual photograph at a shrine with carved stone pillars and a gilded arched niche holding a deity murti with a red headdress and a goddess figure in a purple sari, both garlanded with yellow and red flower malas. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in red and orange garments leans over a gold-trimmed raised platform, placing a small red-draped object into a golden tray. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a shawl stands with hands raised, while a seated man in orange cloth gestures, and a man in white shirt stands at left. Brass plates of marigold and red flowers, a bell, a kalasha-like pot and small oil lamps sit on the floor. Ritual puja and abhishekam setting.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple shrine courtyard during a ritual. A seated man in orange and red robes sits with palms joined in front of a golden rectangular stand holding a small green figure and offerings. Standing behind him, a bald man in orange, another in orange with a shawl, and a man in white dhoti with bare upper body fold their hands. Brass pots, a silver bowl of greenery, a tray of marigold flowers and red blossoms, fruit and a brass lamp sit on the floor. Devotees in orange robes sit at the right. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and a clay pot shrine with pillars and orange curtains frame the scene.2010-07-21A temple scene with a shrine bearing two deity murtis draped in red and garlanded with marigolds. A standing man in saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold wristwatch and sunglasses, stands before the shrine with hands at his sides, while a bare-chested man in orange sits and holds a small brass vessel, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands behind. On the right, a man in orange cloth presses his palms together. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style offering sit on the stone platform, with a flower-decorated tray in front and a curtain of orange cloth to the left.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a golden arched niche framing a deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, a trident and a seated goddess figure in a purple sari. In the foreground, a golden abhishekam tray or pedestal holds a small red-draped vessel, with brass lamps, bells, kalasha pots and plates of flowers and offerings. Four men in saffron-orange robes perform the ritual: one seated on the left tending the tray, one standing centre in orange with a yellow shawl, and one on the right in orange with a red shawl gesturing toward the deity. A man in white shirt stands at the left edge, and a figure in orange stands behind. Brass lamps line the shrine, and green trees appear beyond the railing.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21