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A temple shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and banana leaves, centred on a golden deity murti draped in a green and gold cloth, garlanded with white and red flowers. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a green turban and orange dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine. To the left, a dark stone statue of a deity holds a lamp, and to the right a dark figure in orange dhoti and gold necklaces stands beside brass oil lamps. Ornate golden arches frame the sanctum and a crowd is not visible.

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A temple ritual inside a decorated shrine hall with draped green and pink fabric and hanging yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a green turban and white sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine. Beside him, a standing attendant in an orange-gold dhoti and gold chain holds a ritual item. Black stone deity figures and a golden deity murti in an arched gilded niche are garlanded with flowers, and brass oil lamps stand before them on a red carpet scattered with petals.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A night-time temple ritual photographed at a deity shrine framed by gilded silver arches and draped with banana leaves and marigold garlands in yellow, red and white. Several robed priests stand before the central deity, which is adorned with a heavy garland and a gold crown. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with long matted hair and a flower-garlanded head holds a silver tray of offerings, while beside him a figure in a green embroidered cap and white garments stands with devotees. A black stone deity murti with a tall crown and garland stands at left, with a silver oil lamp in front, and a gilded chariot-style throne on the right. A decorative canopy with coloured fringe overhangs the scene.2016-12-19A night-time temple ritual photograph in a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana leaves and hanging strings of flowers. Two richly garlanded deity murtis sit on golden thrones under ornate arches, one wearing a crown and a silver-patterned robe. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body, sacred white markings and a maroon-and-green cloth waves a ceremonial item toward the murtis, while a second attendant in saffron-orange dhoti and beaded necklaces holds a fan-like ceremonial object. Brass vessels and a striped mat lie in the foreground.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a temple shrine during worship. Two shirtless priests in orange dhotis, one wearing a green and gold turban, stand at the altar offering garlands. Their bodies have white sacred ash markings. They are adorning a deity murti with yellow and red garlands, banana bunches, and white flower strands. A black stone murti stands at right draped in white and red garlands, and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Gold ornaments and a crown-like headpiece crown the central deity figure. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19