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A figure in a saffron-orange garment with a red-bordered cloth draped over the head and shoulders stands at a temple shrine, raising a brass lamp in one hand while holding a small brass bell in the other. Behind him, ornate deity murtis are decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, green and white, with gold crowns and jewelled adornments. Brass oil lamps and bells stand along the altar, and an exit sign is visible on the wall to the right.

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May 12 20082008-05-12October 15 20082008-10-15Photo of a temple puja inside a hall with cream tiled walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold chain, stands at left holding a ritual object and waving a lit camphor flame toward a golden canopy-shaped palanquin/ratha decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. Behind him stands a deity murti in a gold arched niche, draped in garlands of red, yellow and green flowers. At right, brass oil lamps (vilakku) stand beside a stone-topped altar holding a framed portrait and flowers.2008-10-15November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja inside a hall decorated with gold arches and flower garlands. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a flowing orange robe and raises both hands toward the altar. Behind him, several deity murtis stand on a raised platform adorned with marigold and rose garlands, one in white and red clothing and another in orange and green. A tall brass lamp stands in the front. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing, several with hands folded in anjali mudra, kneel along the bottom edge of the frame. The setting resembles a Lalita Trishati puja or related ritual worship.2009-10-17October 16 20082008-10-16A priest in a saffron-red dhoti and shawl with bare chest and a holy ash mark on his arm performs aarti with a silver lamp of burning oil wicks before two ornately adorned deity murtis seated on a gilded throne. The murtis are draped in white and yellow-green garlands, with a crown and jewelled ornaments; the figure on the right wears a purple silk sari-style dress. Smoke rises through the warm-lit shrine, with gold canopy and drapes behind.2015-04-30A photograph inside a temple shrine where a figure in a maroon-red sleeveless top and a gold-bordered maroon dhoti stands at left, holding a flame toward a tall silver and gold lamp stand with multiple lit wicks. Behind it, a large deity murti decorated with a silver and gold ornament-laden frame, flanked by colourful garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers draped on tall standing figures. A small figure wearing a maroon turban and a crescent-marked headdress stands at left, and another standing figure in a dark robe and turban is at right. Brass lamps and an offering plate sit at the base, with a floral garland and a golden seat on the right. This appears to be an aarti offering with oil lamps before the deity murti.2014-12-05October 16 20082008-10-16October 16 20082008-10-16A priest with a shaved head, bare upper body, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward two ornately decked deity murtis in a gilded shrine. The murtis are draped in garlands of white, yellow and green flowers, with silver and gold jewelled crowns and rich red and purple silk garments. Gold brocade and a red curtain frame the altar. The scene is a temple aarti during festival worship.2015-04-30July 21 20102010-07-21