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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown dhoti and wrap, bare-backed and barefoot, standing with hands folded before a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with thick garlands of green, red, orange, yellow and white flowers and sits under an ornate gold arch. A silver oil lamp burns on a golden cloth in front, beside a silver vessel and a flower garland on a gold cushion. The red-and-white striped floor is scattered with petals.

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A photograph from a temple shrine at night. In the foreground, a man with very long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap with a gold border, stands barefoot with his back to the camera, facing two deity murtis. Both murtis are heavily draped in garlands of green leaves, red, orange, yellow and white flowers, and pink blossoms. The larger murti wears a jewelled crown and ornate gold ornaments; the smaller one sits on a gold silk cloth. Before them stand a lit brass oil lamp and a silver vessel with a lingam emblem resting on a flower ring. The floor is covered with a red-and-white striped mat scattered with petals, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine. Several visible people count: one standing devotee.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photo of a temple shrine with a standing figure seen from behind, long black hair falling down the back, wearing a brown draped garment, barefoot on a striped red-and-orange mat. The figure faces a deity murti decorated with green, red, yellow and white garlands and a jewelled crown, set in a gilded arch with a golden backdrop. Beside it stands a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass vessel and a flower garland on a tray. Petals scatter the floor and a painted cloth hangs on a pillar. The scene reads as a puja or padapuja at a temple, with the figure in worship. The page-level identity of the person is not established by appearance.2018-05-30May 31 20182018-05-31January 04 20182018-01-04May 31 20182018-05-31A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala. Before him is a decorated deity murti on a tall golden peetha, draped in green and red garlands with pink flowers and an ornate gold crown-like headdress. Nearby stand a silver kalasha on a bed of marigold garlands, a brass oil lamp and a golden-bordered cloth. A pillared hall with framed pictures and colourful banners forms the background, with a red-and-white striped mat on the floor.2018-05-30A standing figure seen from behind on a stage, wearing a rust-orange unstitched robe with a gold-bordered hem and a bare upper back, with long dark dreadlocks falling to the waist and an orange-beaded necklace. The figure faces a seated deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari-style drape, adorned with white and orange garlands, gold jewellery, a crown and a rudraksha-style necklace, with a red-and-white umbrella above. A carved white peetha or throne stands behind the figure against a dark backdrop. a person by visible cues of long dreadlocked hair, saffron robe and orange beads, shown from behind at a darshan of the deity.2017-09-27A photograph of a devotee with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over the body and a red-and-brown beaded mala, standing with hands clasped in front of him, facing a richly adorned deity murti. The murti is decorated with layered garlands in red, orange, yellow, white and green, and a gold-toned arched backdrop frames it. Pink flower garlands hang at the base. To the left, a second figure in white ritual dress with a yellow-and-white garland stands beside a seated figure, and a striped red cloth covers the floor. Warm evening lighting and colourful textile panels appear in the background.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30