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Photo of an aarti ceremony inside a temple shrine with blue-grey pillars and a green floor. A bare-chested priest in yellow dhoti raises a flaming lamp before golden deity murti of a Vishnu-form with marigold and white garland decorations, and a large framed deity image behind them. Other shirtless priests in yellow and white cloths stand with folded hands; a seated woman in orange sari, hands joined, sits at right. Tall painted dvarapalaka guardian statues flank the entrance. A photographer with a camera stands in the foreground at left.

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February 16 20132013-02-16A temple shrine interior with a green floor, where several priests in bare-chested or white and yellow dhotis perform a ritual before a large deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall gold-and-black crown, framed by orange and yellow marigold garlands. Two tall painted guardian statues flank the entrance. In front, priests stand around a silver-topped table holding small brass vessels, golden utsava images, and a plate of fruit and flowers, while a woman in an orange sari sits with hands folded at right and a seated man in a white shirt with an orange shawl films with a phone at lower left. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam in a temple shrine.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine entrance during a puja. Priests in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies stand before a golden kalasha and lamp-like vessels on a white-draped table, while the central priest raises a lit oil lamp or vessel toward the deity image. A large framed deity murti picture with orange and yellow marigold garlands hangs behind, flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian statues with garlands. Devotees in orange and white sit on a green floor with hands folded in prayer; a man in white holds a camera. Blue-grey pillars and a lotus ceiling medallion frame the scene.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine hall with grey pillars and a painted lotus ceiling medallion. Marigold garlands hang across the entrance, and two painted guardian figures with garlands stand on either side. Several men in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies stand in prayer around a central altar with three gold-coloured deity murtis draped in white garlands, a silver vessel and a flower-decorated plate. A woman in an orange sari sits with palms joined at the lower right, and a few other devotees are visible at the edges, with a large brass vessel nearby. A painted deity image hangs behind the altar.2013-02-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a decorated temple-style shrine on a green-carpeted platform, with blue-grey pillars and marigold and jasmine garlands. Three gold-coloured murtis or figures stand before a larger deity image, each adorned with white flower garlands. Several priests in yellow dhotis and bare-chested saffron-trimmed attire perform ritual worship, one holding a tray of offerings. A seated bearded figure in a white cloth with folded hands, and a bald priest in a white upper cloth with a tilak, stand near the shrine. Brass vessels sit in front, and a crowd of seated devotees with folded hands, one photographing with a phone, watches from the lower edge. Some figures in orange and red clothing are visible at the right. Statues of deities flank the entrance. Context suggests a puja at a shrine.2013-02-15February 16 20132013-02-16A temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands and two large painted deity statues flanking the entrance. Priests in yellow dhotis and bare-chested devotional dress stand around a central altar holding orange-robed figures and garlanded kalasha-style vessels, performing a ritual. A standing priest with a bare upper body extends his hand toward the offerings. Devotees sit on green matting; a woman in orange sari with hands folded watches at the right, and a man in white kurta with a saffron shawl sits nearby. Brass vessels and a flower-decorated plate lie on the floor in front of the altar, with a curtain and a painted deity image behind.2013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copies