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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured garland strands in yellow, pink, red and purple. Gold-framed deity murtis stand behind the central altar, with a silver-and-gold figure in the foreground. A man in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at the altar, touching a silver ritual vessel and offering. To the left, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and an attendant in a brown-orange sari with gold border stand beside brass pots and a kalasha-like container with flowers. Garlands hang around the entrance pillars. The scene looks like a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2013-11-05December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24A woman in a red and orange sari with a gold bangle and vibhuti marks on her forehead performs aarti, holding a flaming lamp over a shrine. Behind her, a richly decorated deity murti sits on a throne, dressed in gold ornaments and a crown, surrounded by layered garlands of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, purple and white. Figures to the right, including a statue in a crown, are also draped in colourful flower garlands. A brass bell hangs from her left hand and a gold-framed canopy rises above the shrine. The scene is a temple puja with garlanded idols; no living person is identifiable as a person.2015-01-04A photograph of a temple ritual in which a robed figure in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long hair and a white flower garland, stands at left holding a golden lamp and offering tray before a deity murti. The murti pair, dressed in orange and purple silk with gold jewellery, crowns and red and green headdresses, are framed by a dense arch of yellow, purple and red marigold garlands. A golden kalasha-like vessel and brass lamps sit on a white-draped platform, with more flower garlands and a large golden bell-shaped object in the foreground.2009-12-26March 03 20112011-03-03December 27 20092009-12-27A temple ritual photo at a Nithyanandeshwara-style shrine. Two priests stand before a large floral-decorated murti. The priest in the centre wears a green dhoti and angavastram with gold trim and red-white beaded bracelets, and offers a silver tray with red flowers and fruit. The priest on the left wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and holds a small object. Behind them, golden deity murtis with a trident and ornate jewellery are framed by garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A central seated figure wears an orange cloth and is garlanded in multicolour flowers, with a white stone figure in front. Lamps are visible at the edges.2011-12-13December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, hanging rudraksha strands and pink cloth drapes. At the centre, a deity murti in gold-embellished adornment sits on a raised seat, while a standing priest in orange robes and a red headcloth offers flowers or petals to the figure. A second orange-clad attendant stands at the left with a pink-edged cloth, and brass oil lamps, lamp stands and bowls line the platform. a person is not identifiable from appearance here, so the attending figures are described by role only.2008-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 25 20092009-12-25