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Photograph of a temple shrine during a puja, with smoke or incense haze filling the frame. A priest in a red garment with gold borders bends forward toward a decorated deity murti, adorned with jasmine garlands, pendant necklaces and a crown. A gold-coloured cloth covers the altar, with red flowers and white garlands around the deity. A second man in white stands at the right edge holding a silver plate or tray. Ornate painted red and yellow floral borders frame the doorway.

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A photograph of a ritual inside a shrine, with a white haze of incense or lamp smoke filling the frame. In the foreground, a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti with a white garland around his neck holds a ritual implement over a central deity murti draped in gold and white garlands, with pink and red flower decorations on the altar. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and white turban holds a silver plate and a silver vessel, with a wristwatch visible, and wears a white garland. Gold cloth covers the altar base and a small brass vessel with flowers sits at the bottom. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja.2014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29June 05 20122012-06-05June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photo inside a shrine doorway of a deity murti decorated with a large arch of red and white flower garlands and a pink garland at its base. A man in an orange-red dhoti and saffron shawl, with a gold-coloured headband and a garland around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the murti. Two brass oil lamps flank the murti on the stone platform, with a brass vessel and flower offerings below. On the right, a second person in a grey garment pours water from a silver vessel. A red-and-gold cloth hangs at the right edge. Two people are visible in this puja scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a shrine niche decorated with flower garlands in pink and white, lit by a row of small oil lamps along the arch. In the foreground, a woman with hair pinned up and a band in it, wearing an orange-red sari with gold border and a gold necklace, faces the shrine with her back to the camera and holds a lit lamp. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border reaches in to adjust a white flower garland. Silver and brass pots and lamps sit on the platform before a small gold-framed deity image. Two people are visible.2012-06-05Photograph through a doorway of a small inner shrine lit by a tube light. A standing figure in an orange-red draped garment and a flower-decorated headdress holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti framed by a semicircular arch of orange and white garlands. The murti wears a flower garland and sits on an ornate gilded throne. Brass oil lamps, a silver pot, a bowl of food, fruit and flowers sit on a stone-topped stand. At the right edge, a person in a white shirt has a raised hand near the doorframe, and partial hands appear at both edges of the frame. The floor is polished stone scattered with petals.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 29 20152015-05-29 +2 copiesOutdoor temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands, set beneath an ornate golden arch. In the foreground a man in orange robes kneels before a smoking fire pit, while another in orange with a long garland and an orange-saffron headcloth stands beside an ornate brass oil lamp (deepa) and offering tray. A third figure in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. Smoke drifts across the scene, with green trees behind and a metal kalasha-style vessel in the foreground. Appearance of the standing figure in orange with white beard is not clearly established as a person.2008-12-27October 08 20132013-10-08December 27 20082008-12-27A photograph of a shrine deity arrangement during a puja. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped platform framed by white and pink flower garlands; the central murti wears a tall pointed crown, layered necklaces and a white dhoti. A priest in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange dhoti, bare-backed and draped with a white flower garland, pours liquid from a small vessel toward the murtis with a lamp-like flame nearby. A second attendant in white dhoti and white head cloth, with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, holds a silver plate. Pink and red flower offerings sit at the base.2014-06-29 +1 copies