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A seated priest with a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with a green border, sits before an ornate decorated shrine. A red and white rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. He faces a tiered altar draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a deity murti in jewelled gold adornment at the top and lion figures at its base. A pink and silver linga-like object sits at the centre. Two orange-and-red ceremonial banners with floral borders flank the altar, and brass oil lamps, silver bowls of offerings and rose petals surround the scene.

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July 16 20152015-07-16May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24July 16 20152015-07-16A devotee in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban stands at right, palms pressed together in namaskar before a large golden deity murti seated on an ornate throne. The murti is draped in yellow and white flower garlands with red and white accents, and wears a crown and gold ornaments. Behind the figure are gold ceremonial umbrellas, a golden kalasha-like finial and a green leafy backdrop. Pink fabric covers the altar base, and small gold figures flank the throne. The devotee wears a red-and-gold ornamented necklace and bangles. The scene suggests darshan and puja in a temple-like hall.2015-07-06A photograph of a standing priest performing aarti with a flame-lit lamp before a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. The priest wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a long multicolour and white flower garland. The deity murti sits on a throne under a gold arched backdrop, adorned with marigold and red flower garlands. In front, a large white bowl with a flame and a flower garland sits on a striped blue and red cloth, a brass lamp stands in the background, and a silver cover sits in the foreground.2015-06-04July 16 20152015-07-16A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a pink-and-gold headcloth performs a puja at a shrine decorated with thick garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. He holds a small oil lamp on a brass tray toward a central object. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit at the base, with a carved bearded figure at lower right and a bright yellow cloth backdrop with floral embroidered panels.2015-07-18April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14July 16 20152015-07-16September 19 20152015-09-19