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A temple ritual photograph with a shrine lit by brass oil lamps on the left and a deity murti decorated with heavy floral garlands of red, yellow and white flowers behind. A man in an orange-saffron robe bends forward, extending his hands over a vessel as an offering is made. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant with white forehead markings stands, and another shaved-headed man in white sits in front. A long-haired figure in rust-brown robes with a crown-like headpiece and a rudraksha mala stands at centre-right with his back to the camera, facing the decorated deity figures and a small white statue on the ground. The setting is a lit temple space with ornate pillars and a stone basin.

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February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02May 07 20172017-05-07January 09 20182018-01-09Photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine decorated with rows of marigold and flower garlands in orange, purple, white and red. A central man with long dreadlocks, a red-orange head cloth and bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth pours offerings with his right hand over a black shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. Behind him stand gilded deity murtis of a seated goddess in red and gold sari with heavy jewellery and a lion-like mount, and a crowned figure holding a trident-like staff. To the left, a man with dreadlocks and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and another man in saffron cloth with a red head wrap, stand near a brass pot. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks line the right edge. A small brass figure sits at the base of the pedestal.2017-02-24December 02 20172017-12-02February 24 20172017-02-24Photo inside a temple sanctum during an abhishekam-style puja. Several priests in orange and rust-brown dhotis, bare-shouldered, with rudraksha malas and armbands, stand facing a large deity murti draped in green and red silk and heavily garlanded with yellow and red flowers. One priest in a leopard-print wrap and brown cloth stands near a silver pot and ritual vessel. The sanctum is decorated with arches of red, white and yellow flower strands. A lit lamp and offerings sit at the base of the murti.2018-02-13