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A man in a grey-blue embroidered jacket and a tan turban with a jewelled ornament stands beside a richly decorated palanquin or ratha. He leans in with both hands, adjusting or offering at a deity murti or ornate figure within the canopy. The structure is heavily draped in garlands of marigolds, roses and green leaves in purple, red, yellow and white, with a white floral garland over his shoulder and a green cloth draped on the side.

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April 30 20122012-04-30 +2 copiesApril 30 20122012-04-30 +2 copiesA photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap performing a ritual before a deity murti. The priest stands at left, reaching up with both hands to adorn the murti, which wears a large crown and is draped with layered garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers. Bright flower petals and a red and gold cloth lie at the base, and a gilded arch frames the shrine. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at a home shrine.2008-05-03December 14 20112011-12-14A temple shrine scene where a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall ornate crown and a rudraksha mala, decorates a row of deity murtis with garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers. The murtis are draped in red and gold cloth, with a brass oil lamp in the foreground. To the right, a small figure in orange robes with a bare head sits before the golden shrine, hands folded. Gold-toned pillars and carved stone walls frame the sanctum.2010-11-12April 29 20122012-04-29 +2 copiesA photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange robe with a matching head covering reaching forward to adorn a large deity murti of Shiva-style form. The murti is densely decorated with layered garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers, and has a gold crown-like ornament and a red floral mala. It sits on a green and red cloth before a gilded arch with a patterned gold backdrop. Pink and yellow flower petals and a small offering arrangement are scattered on a cushion in front of it.2008-05-03November 12 20102010-11-12December 16 20112011-12-16Two men in white dhotis and shawls bow low in devotion before a seated figure dressed in a gold turban, ornate gold necklaces and a long white garland with red, yellow and green flowers. The seated figure sits on a green and gold patterned cushion or throne draped with red-bordered fabric. Two devotees touch their heads to the floor in pranam at the feet of the seated figure, in a warm room with white vertical blinds and gold curtains. Possible a person cues are the turban, layered garlands and ornate gold jewellery, though the seated figure's face is not clearly visible. A deity murti or puja setting is not clearly shown.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03September 01 20132013-09-01