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Night photograph of a temple-style stage during Navaratri worship. A seated man in an orange-saffron cloth with a gold chain and a tilak on his forehead sits at left, holding a small white item in one hand. Behind him a large deity figure, dressed in orange and pink with a gold crown-like headdress, is garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands. In front stands a smaller white deity murti in red and gold clothing with a garland, flanked by brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel. Two or three blurred people in light blue and white clothes are in the foreground, one with a dark braid, one with short dark hair.

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Night-time puja at an open stone pavilion with grey carved pillars and strings of small lights overhead. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a patterned conical hat sits cross-legged before a brass tray of offerings, pink lotus, a small kalasha and bowls. Beside him, a white-cloth-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a gold necklace and a white turban-like head covering. Behind it, large painted deity figures wear red and green garments, jewelled necklaces and a crown-like headdress, with a red curtain at the right edge. The priest is seated and reading or chanting from loose papers, and brass lamps and vessels stand on the altar.2007-10-16A puja at a temple shrine lit by a warm, dim light. A young priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and a beaded mala around his neck, sits cross-legged at left, tending brass ritual vessels and a small oil lamp in front of a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and white blooms, with a gilded arch framing it. Blurred foreground figures include a man in a checked shirt at far left and a person in a white garment at right.2008-10-02December 20 20102010-12-20A seated man in orange robes sits on a red and gold throne-like chair before a gilded shrine. He wears long dark hair, a red bindi, and layered garlands of red, white and pink flowers, and he smiles with his arms spread along the armrests. Behind him, a gilded deity murti pair with a crowned figure and a trident-like emblem stands on a purple cloth above a shiva lingam draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and an orange-draped table holds a wooden box, fruit and a water bottle. a person: long hair, orange robes and ornate garlands match the page's identification, but identification rests on the page rather than clear appearance cues, so the in-person value is set to unsure.A photograph inside a temple shrine of a richly decorated deity murti, dressed in gold ornaments and layered beaded necklaces, seated before a golden arch and garlanded with long multicoloured flower strands in yellow, red, orange, purple and white. In front, a figure in a rust-red dhoti and wrap stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward the deity. To the left, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and red-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Small brass vessels and white flower offerings sit at the base of the murti, and a second garlanded figure stands at the right of the shrine.2014-11-26February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. Two large deity murtis stand on a raised golden-framed altar, one wearing a green-and-orange turban and a silver crown with a trident, the other in an orange-red sari; both are garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. In front, a central decorated altar holds a large ceremonial lingam-shaped form framed by a garland. A man on the left in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits and performs the ritual, while devotees in the lower foreground face the altar. Brass oil lamps with flames stand on either side and a smaller garlanded deity figure sits at the right edge.2008-10-03A temple-style puja inside a hall with a cream wall and dark curtain. On the left, a figure seated on a red and gold throne decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and gold lion figures presses palms together in namaste; he wears a red-brown garment and rudraksha-style beads. Facing him in the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes kneels with palms joined. Centre, a standing deity murti, dark-faced with a gold crown, is draped in flower garlands and a gold necklace, seated on a gold vahana with a gold ceremonial umbrella. A standing priest in brown dhoti and shawl, bald-headed, holds a lamp-like ritual object toward the deity. Right, a second adorned murti in gold ornaments and red-and-green garlands sits on a red-draped platform. A brass oil lamp and a flame burn in the foreground with flower petals.2015-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03Evening puja at a decorated altar before a large deity murti draped in orange and red silk, with a tall garland of yellow, red and purple flowers around the figure. In the foreground a young man in an orange shawl and yellow top, with a rudraksha mala and tilak, kneels and performs worship with folded hands beside brass pots, oil lamps and offerings. Three devotees in white and blue saris and a white shirt sit in front with their backs to the camera. Gold-framed panels and lit oil lamps frame the scene.2008-10-03