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A photograph of an outdoor shrine decorated for worship. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with long hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a golden deity murti adorned with marigold and flower garlands, a crown and red cloth. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, plates of offerings and rudraksha beads line the stone platform, with red and orange drapes behind. A second person in orange sits at the left edge, and a third figure is partly visible behind the drapery. The stone pillars are carved and garlanded.

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Outdoor shrine decorated for ritual worship. At the centre sits a deity murti draped in garlands of marigold and mixed flowers, with a crown-like headdress and a mala of rudraksha beads hanging across the front. Two figures in saffron-orange robes attend the shrine: one standing woman in a long orange garment with a white head covering, arranging or offering items, and a seated figure in orange at the left edge. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, brass plates with offerings, a bowl of flowers and a white cloth stand on a stone platform covered with an orange cloth strewn with rudraksha beads. Red curtains and stone pillars frame the shrine, with greenery behind.2008-12-27A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20082008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of an outdoor shrine-style altar decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange and magenta. Seated on a raised throne-like dais are two richly dressed deity murti, one with a red turban and gold ornaments and one in red sari with jewellery, with a black lingam-like form and a white nandi-style bull in the background. In front stands a standing figure in an orange robe with a long hairstyle and a white crown-like headband, pouring or offering at the altar. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit to the left beside brass lamps and kalasha vessels. Brass oil lamps, bells, plates of offerings and a fire vessel line the platform, with rudraksha-bead garlands draped on the orange cloth edging. Pillars with carved stone and potted flowers frame the scene.2008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, performing a ritual before a deity murti. Behind the figure stand golden and red-clad murtis of deities, one adorned with a crown and a gold necklace. A large seated figure wrapped in orange cloth and a gold crown is garlanded with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands, while a brass lamp, silver vessels, brass bowls, and a rudraksha bead garland hang or lie on the orange-draped platform. Red curtains and brass lamps frame the scene.2008-12-27A shrine pavilion decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, where two priests in orange-saffron robes stand at left holding offering trays. Behind them, a deity murti with a crown and ornaments is draped in yellow, orange and multicoloured garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Brass bowls and flower petals sit on the stone platform in front. A dark red curtain hangs at the left edge. Two more saffron-robed people are partly visible at the right side of the shrine, and a small figure in orange sits near the base of the murti.2008-12-28December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27