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Photo 11728723March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesMarch 16 20202020-03-16 +1 copiesMarch 27 20162016-03-27A temple puja scene before an ornate golden arch framed by red drapes. Two deity murtis are dressed in green and gold silk with garlands of red and white flowers, ornate necklaces, and a crown on the taller figure. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a bare upper body and a red-and-white garland stands at the centre holding a small brass lamp. To the left, three men in orange robes and one in white dhoti stand near tall brass lamp stands and a brass tray with offerings, and one holds a flaming lamp. Small brass bowls sit on the floor. The scene reads as an aarti or puja. No individual is confidently identified as a person from appearance.2012-04-24April 14 20182018-04-14Photo inside a temple shrine decorated with flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a golden plate with a small golden deity figure above a black Shivalinga draped in white flower garlands. Beside him a man in a pink silk dhoti with a red floral garland and a maroon turban stands with hands folded at his chest. Behind them are gilded deity murtis of a Shiva-Parvati pair in green and gold silk with jewelled ornaments, and a golden arch framed by colourful marigold and garland decorations. A smaller bronze-coloured deity sits in the foreground.2018-04-14 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, two saffron-robed priests stand before an elaborate deity sanctum. The bare-chested priest in the centre holds a silver bowl and makes an offering, while a second priest in orange with a rudraksha-style mala stands at left with his hands folded. Behind them, two large deity murtis sit richly garlanded with flower garlands, one in orange turban and gold ornaments, the other in blue and gold with a crown and staff. A small white figure with a green cloth and garlands sits at the base. Tall brass oil lamps and a golden arch frame the scene, with red curtains behind.2012-04-24Richly decorated temple sanctum with a black Shiva lingam at centre, flanked by two large gilded deity murtis of a seated Shiva and Parvati, both draped in gold and green silks with jewelled necklaces, crowns and garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Four people perform puja: a bare-chested priest in a pink and purple dhoti with a red garland stands at the lingam, while two men in orange saffron dhotis hold a brass vessel and a cup of offerings, and a partly visible figure in orange cloth stands at the left edge. A fifth priest is partly visible in the lower-left foreground. No figure matches the a person candidate description, so the subject is ritual performers, not an identifiable individual.2018-04-14February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a richly decorated Hindu temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated on a golden throne-like dais, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, orange, red and white and an arched floral frame. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands center-left, holding a brass plate toward the deities, while assistants in orange and pink cloths bend over offerings and flower arrangements at the base. A man in a white dhoti in the lower right photographs the scene. Ritual abhishekam or puja is in progress before the golden-accented shrine.2018-04-14