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March 06 20202020-03-06January 08 20192019-01-08March 03 20202020-03-03October 18 20152015-10-18A photograph inside a temple hall with a gold-trimmed ceiling and red steel beams. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with white sacred markings on his arms and rudraksha malas, stands at left and reaches toward a small offering on a red-draped table. Before him are two richly decorated deity murtis in red and silver embroidered arched backdrops, wearing crowns and garlanded with red flowers. A third figure in white and red stands behind them, with brass oil lamps in the foreground and a golden throne-like seat at right. Overhead hangs a decorative red and gold canopy.2020-03-04May 07 20172017-05-07A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with floral garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. Centre stands a golden deity murti of a standing couple flanked by golden figures, with a golden kalasha-like ornament and a pair of small seated murtis on a gold-lion-supported stand in the foreground. A standing man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and brown turban, faces the shrine from behind, raising a hand with a ritual object toward the deity. Brass oil lamps with yellow flower garlands stand at the sides. A statue to the left wears a turquoise and gold outfit with a blue turban, and a statue to the right wears a brown robe and holds a rudraksha-style mala. No one else is visible.2016-12-23A temple shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. Golden deity murtis stand in the background, with a large gold Shiva-Parvati style pair and two gold-painted guardian figures flanking the sanctum. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a brown turban and a bare back, wearing a brown cloth, stands with his back to the camera and holds a ritual object toward a central altar holding a decorated lingam-like form and a kalasha. Brass lamps with yellow flower garlands stand at the right and a small brass lamp is on the left. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja. Watermarked by the archive in the corner, which is not described.2016-12-23A photograph of a temple ritual in front of a richly decorated shrine. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a pink and purple garland and long dreadlocked hair holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a bell in his left, offering it toward two deity murtis seated on a gold-draped throne. The central murti wears a crown, a white dhoti and a red and white flower garland, with a tilak painted on its forehead; the smaller murti beside it wears a tall crown and a gold necklace. The throne is banked with red roses, white jasmine and yellow marigold garlands, and the arch behind is ornately carved in gold. a person candidate in the photo appears as the priest performing aarti; the appearance cues (long hair, bare chest, saffron cloth, garland) are present but the face is not clear enough to confirm.2016-12-19December 05 20142014-12-05May 10 20142014-05-10A photograph inside a temple hall showing a golden murti of a seated deity pair, adorned with multicolored floral garlands arranged in striped bands of red, yellow, green and purple around a golden arch. In front stands a black stone shivalinga on a black pedestal with leaves and white flowers. At left, a woman in a red-orange sari holds a silver plate of offerings toward the deities, while men in orange-and-gold robes and orange headwear stand nearby. Brass lamps and a brass vessel are visible at right, with a garlanded figure in dark clothing and a red-orange wrap beside them. Four people are visible in the scene.2015-01-13