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A bare-chested priest in a blue dhoti and gold chain sits at a shrine, reaching toward a gilded arched shrine backdrop decorated with white jasmine and red-and-yellow marigold garlands. A coconut is set before the deity murti area, with a brass plate, a small oil lamp, and a kalasha-like pot nearby. The setting suggests a South Indian temple puja with garland and coconut offerings. Garlands drape the shrine and a green cloth hangs behind.

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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and blue-bordered cloth sits cross-legged before an ornate gold-framed shrine, offering a silver plate of fruit toward a deity murti. The murti is draped with garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and a green silk backdrop with pink fabric hangs behind. Brass oil lamps and a silver tray stand nearby, and rows of colourful sweets are arranged in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18A bare-chested priest in a blue dhoti stands at left, holding a small brass vessel and bundles of leaves while performing a ritual before an ornate gilded arch. Inside the arch, a red and gold cloth backdrop frames a coconut and a decorated pot wrapped in a garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers. Floral garlands drape the lower altar, with trays of colourful sweets and offering plates in front and a lit oil lamp at right. Strings of white and pink flowers hang behind, and green and orange fabric fills the background.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18July 06 20152015-07-06Temple ritual photograph: two priests perform worship before a deity murti decorated with garlands of white and orange-yellow flowers. The seated priest on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and beaded neck garland, watches while the priest in the centre, bare-chested with a blue cloth and white dhoti, holds a ceremonial whisk or fan over the altar. A brass lamp stand, brass vessels, and trays of flowers and offerings sit in front, with pink and green draperies and a gold-framed shrine arch behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2015-10-18