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Photo of a temple ritual with a priest performing an arati or abhishekam before a garlanded deity murti. The priest's back faces the camera; he is bare-chested, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti with a purple silk waist cloth and a yellow shawl over the shoulder, and holds a silver lamp or arati vessel. Heavy garlands of white, pink, purple and yellow flowers cover the murti, and smoke or incense drifts through the scene. Behind, devotees in white and gold dhotis stand with hands folded, and a few people in white and yellow saris are visible at the right. Golden umbrellas hang in the background of a pillared hall.

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April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. In the foreground a priest bent forward wears a purple-and-red turban and white dhoti, holding a lit five-flame brass aarti lamp over a decorated deity murti. The murti sits beside a large arrangement of white, yellow and purple flowers with a pink-and-gold cloth. Other priests in white and dark turbans stand in the background amid smoke and colourful haze.2016-12-13April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a purple and gold sash raises a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a deity murti heavily adorned with white jasmine garlands and multicolored flower garlands. Smoke drifts across the scene. On the right, several women in white and cream saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer, one wearing rudraksha beads, some wearing glasses. Behind them, more devotees stand in the temple hall under decorated ceremonial umbrellas and a red and gold canopy with a framed deity image.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A temple ritual inside a hall with grey stone pillars and hanging garland strings. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple sash stands at left, extending his arm toward a decorated altar heaped with white and red flowers, yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Several people in white and saffron clothing stand with folded hands around the altar. A kneeling attendant in orange cloth tends a brass lamp at the front. Brass vessels, fruit and offerings sit on the red floor, and incense smoke drifts through the scene, with colourful umbrellas overhead. Abhishekam or puja in progress.2018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies