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February 21 20202020-02-21Photo 11728350Photo 11728351November 24 20202020-11-24July 05 20202020-07-05A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest stands at a golden deity murti, extending his hands over a cobra-hooded deity figure adorned with white flower garlands tied with red and yellow blooms, a jewelled silver-and-gold ornamental covering, and a purple-and-red cloth. Behind him stand gilded and jewelled statues in ornate crowns and garlands, and a red velvet backdrop frames the golden arch. A rudraksha mala is visible on his wrist. The setting suggests an abhishekam or aarti at a temple shrine.2021-06-20Photo 11728337 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a figure in a saffron-orange silk garment with a red sash lighting a lamp in front of a richly garlanded deity murti. The large garland of red, white, yellow, green and purple flowers drapes over the seated figures and the shrine's gold-framed arch. A brass oil lamp stands at the left and another at the right, with a brass vessel and flowers on the floor. A second attendant in orange cloth stands at the far left. The setting is a stone temple sanctum with orange curtains.2011-11-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head wrap bends forward at the waist, both hands pressed onto a large golden linga-shaped object with a gold crown-like top. Garlands of yellow, red, white, green and pink flowers drape the altar and the statues behind it. Behind him stand a gold-coloured statue of a deity with folded hands and a tiger-skin-patterned garment, and a second statue in green and gold with a jewelled necklace. A small silver shrine and a framed portrait of a seated saffron-clad figure sit at left, and a deity murti with multiple arms rises in the background. Text in the lower right reads " " and ""2008-05-02A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a large gilded deity murti with multiple raised arms, seated above a silver-toned shivalinga draped with a red and white garland of flowers. A bare-chested man with a tied-up head of hair and a beard, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, stands with his back to the camera and reaches toward the linga. Offerings of green leaves and fruit lie in the foreground, and purple and red silk cloths and a decorated white silver-and-gold ornament adorn the altar.2020-11-24December 23 20062006-12-23June 20 20212021-06-20