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A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a white ash mark on his forehead and a white beaded necklace holds a brass aarti lamp with three burning oil lamp flames toward a deity murti. The murti stands in a gold-framed silver palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a gold-embroidered orange cloth. A second priest with a rudraksha mala stands behind him, and a devotee in a yellow shirt is at the right edge. Coconuts and offerings sit on a tray below the lamps. Red and gold ceremonial hangings and tassels surround the palanquin inside a temple corridor.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photo inside a temple shrine with a gold-trimmed palanquin or altar draped in red and orange cloth. Fresh flower garlands in pink, red and white decorate a deity murti in the centre. On the left an older priest in white dhoti and shawl with striped border, bare-chested, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Beside him two standing figures wear saffron-orange robes, and the one in the centre has a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace and raises his arms in devotion. Further right another person in orange with rudraksha beads and gold trim stands with hands together. Devotees in white stand in the background, and carved stone pillars frame the scene.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A temple photograph of a ritual before a decorated palanquin or deity figure garlanded with white flowers and red roses and pink petals. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity. Beside him stand several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold-coloured borders; a bald elderly man in orange holds a rudraksha mala, a younger man with a tilak and red-banded headband holds a silver staff and wears a gold garland, and a bearded man in orange with beads presses his palms together. Gold-coloured ornate fittings and red-and-gold cloth decorate the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies