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A photograph of a temple worship scene. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with long dark dreadlocked hair wrapped with a green leaf and pink flower headband, wearing gold armlets and bangles and a reddish-brown cloth, offers flowers over a large garland of yellow, red and white blossoms. Beyond, seated deity murtis wear ornate headgear, gold jewellery and garlands, one in a purple and green dress. Brass lamps with flames stand at the right edge, with a golden kalasha-like vessel and draped flower garlands filling the frame.

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December 31 20172017-12-31December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual centred on a shivalinga draped in purple cloth and white tripundra-style markings, adorned with thick garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. In the foreground a person with long matted dreadlocks, seen from behind, wears a floral crown of pink and white blossoms with green leaves, gold armlets and bangles, and a dark red-brown cloth, reaching toward the linga. Behind them, golden deity murti figures wear garlands and are dressed in green and purple silk. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at right, and a decorated tray sits at the bottom. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering.2017-12-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine heavily decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with long dark braided hair, a coloured beaded headband and a red-brown wrap stands beside a golden five-headed cobra hood. Behind, two golden deity murti figures with ornate crowns and jewelled adornments stand; the right one wears a yellow and purple garment with a golden armlet and white garland. A pink-garlanded shivalinga-like object and a decorated silver pedestal appear in the lower centre, with an ornate circular golden frame at the bottom.2018-01-09December 02 20172017-12-02November 11 20172017-11-11A temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A priest with long dark braided hair and a red-brown dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a flower garland in the other, facing an altar. Behind him are gilded deity statues, including a central figure with a crown and tall headdress, flanked by garlanded arches. A large lingam stands in the foreground, marked with white horizontal tripundra lines and covered with red and yellow flower garlands. At right, a bearded statue wears a red turban, patterned shawl and rudraksha-style pendant, holding a small brass vessel. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja at a shrine.2017-12-31A photograph of a temple ritual before two silver-and-gold deity murti seated on a peetha, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white, purple and green. The central deity wears a tall crown and a yellow garment with gold jewellery, and the other figure has a crescent ornament and a rudraksha-style necklace. A devotee in an orange-red turban and long dark hair, with gold bangles, reaches toward a gold trident and a bowl-shaped ritual vessel placed in front of the murtis. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a gold arch behind the figures.2017-12-02December 31 20172017-12-31A temple shrine decorated with garlands in yellow, red, white and green. A figure with long dreadlocks, bare-backed and wearing a rust-coloured cloth, stands in front of the altar holding a ritual item near a large brass oil lamp with a flame. Behind him are a golden deity murti with a crown and a deity with a trident-like emblem, decorated with flower garlands and jewellery. Shiva-linga style stone with a white tripundra marking, garlanded in red and yellow, sits at the centre of the altar. Statues to the sides include a figure in a rust-coloured dhoti with a beaded necklace and a bearded figure in a patterned shawl. A man in orange clothing holds a plate near the lamp at the left edge.2017-12-31 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09Temple scene before a deity shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a rust-coloured dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing a large decorated deity murti adorned with a green and gold necklace and a mala. Behind him, several large statues stand in the shrine, including a figure with a crown and a female figure in a purple sari. On the right, a statue with a bearded face and a leopard-print shawl holds a raised hand. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on both sides, and a floral-decorated peetha sits in the lower right.2017-12-31