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Inside a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. A person in a gold-yellow and pink dhoti with a leopard-print blouse and orange head band holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward a golden murti standing at the right, which wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a brown wrap. Behind them stand a robed figure in rust-coloured clothing with a bare arm, and a larger golden deity figure is visible in the background. Ornate golden decorations frame the scene. Partially visible people in ochre and rust robes stand at the left edge.

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Photograph inside a temple sanctum of a deity murti decorated with rainbow-coloured floral garlands in yellow, red, green and purple and a large gold crown-style headdress. Two priests in rust-brown dhoti-style garments with orange-gold borders stand at left with palms joined, one wearing a tall ornate blue-and-gold cap. A woman in a maroon top and leopard-print skirt with a red headband and gold bangles stands at centre, reaching her hands toward the murti in worship. A smaller gold-toned figure with garlands appears at lower right. Walls are grey stone.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a maroon and orange headpiece and a bare-chested red-and-gold garment with a leopard-print cloth around his waist is pouring or offering liquid from a clay vessel toward a golden statue. The statue is a standing figure with a hand raised in blessing, wearing rudraksha beads and a pendant, and it is set against a backdrop of dense garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with a gold ornate canopy above. A second attendant in a gold skirt stands behind him. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a shrine, with the man performing the ritual offering before the murti.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A 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.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17December 05 20142014-12-05Photograph 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.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies