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Two saffron-robed men perform a ritual before a large painted deity murti decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands. The foreground figure, seen from behind with long dark curly hair and bare shoulders, holds a brass vessel and a plate. A second man in orange-brown robes with a red tilak stands beside him holding a silver plate with offerings. The murti has a gold crown and an orange silk cloth. The wall behind is plain grey block.

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May 26 20132013-05-26November 09 20072007-11-09May 26 20132013-05-26Photograph of a temple ritual inside a bright room with grey concrete-block walls. A man with long, curly black hair and a shoulder-exposed orange robe raises his right arm, marked with white ash, toward large painted deity murti decorated with red, yellow and green garlands and gold crowns. Behind him, another man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a metal pot, a small bell-like vessel and white offerings, as a third person in orange robes stands partly visible at the lower edge with a brass vessel. Ash marks on the arm and offerings suggest a puja or abhishekam being performed.2007-11-09February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a Shiva abhishekam at a temple. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti and a red-brown shawl pours water from a white conch shell over a grey stone shivalingam set on a black pedestal. Behind it, a second robed attendant in red-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a white conch. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with a dense garland of red, purple, yellow and green flowers and a gold-toned crown, with a red and gold cloth draped over the altar. A gold ornate element is at the right edge.2015-02-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple ritual beside large white deity murtis draped in red, yellow and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a person with long, curly dark hair and a bare back wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and holds a flat offering or prasad plate. Beside them, a younger figure in a plain orange robe with a red border and a red bindi stands holding a silver tray with offerings, and a gold pendant is visible at the chest. The murtis have crowns, gold ornaments and a green headdress. Behind them is a pale block wall, and at lower left a woven basket and brass vessel sit on the floor.2007-11-09November 29 20112011-11-29November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold necklace stands at left holding a white wire basket and a brass vessel with an offering. Two saffron-robed attendants stand behind him, one with hands folded in namaste. Right, a large deity murti with gold crown, jewelry and garlands in green, pink and yellow flowers. Gilded metal figures, a kalasha and floral garlands fill the altar. a person candidate by appearance and cues (long hair, saffron robe, mala, gold necklace), but identity uncertain from the image alone.2007-11-09A temple ritual scene with a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and bangles on his wrists; he holds white petals in one hand while another man in orange dhoti and shawl with white tilak carries a gold tray. Behind them stand a large deity murti and a tall multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and purple blooms, with a gold hand-gesture sculpture above. Carved stone pillars frame the temple hall. Candidate appearance is a long-haired figure with several cues but this is uncertain, so the central man is described by role as a devotee performing an offering.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11