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A temple ritual photograph at night showing several priests in orange-red and saffron dhotis with gold-bordered cloth. Two shaved-headed priests in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilaka marks hold a brass bowl and a plate, while a priest on the left wears a tall ornate headdress and a woman in a red sari with a leopard-print blouse stands beside them. Behind them an elaborate deity murti is draped with garlands of red, yellow, green, purple and white flowers, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front.

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December 27 20132013-12-27November 17 20132013-11-17December 27 20132013-12-27 +1 copiesA temple ritual at night beside a shrine doorway. A man on the left wears a rust-red turban with a white feather and gold ornament, a red and white flower garland, gold necklaces and orange-brown silk garments, holding a lit oil lamp and smiling. Behind him, shaved-headed priests in rust-red dhotis, one with white tripundra markings, one holding a silver pot with a rudraksha mala, tend the ritual. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a large garland of yellow, red, pink, white and purple flowers. Sacred ash and tilak markings are visible on several men.2013-12-27November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A temple ritual at night in a Hindu shrine. A figure in a rust-red silk outfit, gold-bordered cloth and a red-and-gold turban with a gold ornament stands at right, wearing a red-and-white garland and gold armband, smiling as he receives a silver vessel. Three shaved-headed priests in rust-red robes with gold-bordered dhotis, white tilak marks, and gold and rudraksha necklaces surround him; the one at center holds the silver pot and another holds a small silver plate. Beside them a deity murti is heavily decorated with a tall garland of yellow, white, red and purple flowers and a golden ornamental element, with flower petals scattered at its base. Strings of lights hang in the background.2013-12-27A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. Several priests in rust-red and orange dhotis, one with a white-and-black patterned headdress, stand at left performing worship before a deity murti decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, green, yellow and white. Oil lamps stand on the altar, and a small seated figure in brown stands at right near a garlanded arch. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, and flowers lie on the floor at the bottom.2013-11-17A temple ritual scene at night in a shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green, purple and white. Several people in traditional attire stand around a brass lamp and a bronze deity murti draped in colourful garlands. A woman in a red blouse and dark patterned skirt holds a lit oil lamp in aarti, while attendants in red and maroon dhotis and a figure in a tall ornate headdress hold offerings. Two figures stand in the background, one wearing an orange-red turban and rudraksha-style necklaces, beside a gilded arch. Small brass oil lamps, a white floral garland and a basket of petals sit on the stone floor. The setting suggests a deepam or puja performed in a temple sanctum.2013-11-17Photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine decorated with dense multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green, purple and white. Two gold-coloured deity murti stand on the right and centre, one wearing a crown and ornaments. In front, a gold shivalinga-style vessel is adorned with flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps. Several priests in rust and saffron dhotis and shawls, some with white sacred markings on their arms and foreheads, stand around the altar; one holds a brass plate of offerings and another a small bowl. A woman in a reddish sari with a leopard-print blouse-style cloth at the waist also stands in the group. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2013-11-17December 05 20142014-12-05