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April 26 20202020-04-26April 26 20202020-04-26A photograph of a devotional puja before a richly decorated deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne with an arched backrest covered in embroidered floral patterns. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a red and gold embroidered blouse, a heavy ornamented necklace and a garland of pink flowers, and sits on a leopard-print cloth over a golden base. A single bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long hair, rudraksha-style beads and white tripundra markings on his arms, holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward the murti. Golden pillars flank the throne, with colourful tasselled hangings in red, green, yellow and purple.2020-06-06February 24 20162016-02-24April 27 20202020-04-27June 06 20202020-06-06November 22 20182018-11-22December 24 20132013-12-24A photograph of a priest in saffron and orange cloth with a tiger-striped waist wrap and a rudraksha mala, waving a lamp before a decorated deity murti in a gold-framed shrine. The murti wears a tall silver crown, white and red garlands, and a patterned red and gold cloth. Red drapes and a tall pillar with green, yellow and red panels with blue and red flower motifs frame the scene.2021-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual at night in front of a golden shrine arch with red curtains. A bare-chested priest with a topknot, wearing an orange and yellow-striped cloth and an orange shawl, stands at left holding a brass plate with a lit lamp toward a seated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a tall ornate gold crown, a red and gold embroidered garment, a large white flower garland and red flower strands, and gold ornaments. Behind it, a carved golden lion figure and a tall pillar painted in red, yellow, green and blue with flower motifs frame the scene. The lamp flame suggests an aarti offering.2021-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched canopy and a fringed multicolored overhead canopy. At the centre stands a deity murti decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and green flowers, with a golden peacock vahana in front and a gold trident placed beside it. A man with a bare upper body and orange dhoti stands at right, holding a lit lamp or flame toward the deity, with a hand bell nearby. Offerings of fruit and sweets sit on brass plates on the red carpet below, and small oil lamps glow at the base.2016-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copies