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Temple ritual scene at night with a decorated deity murti behind a golden canopy arch. A bare-chested priest on the left with white tilak marks and a gold chain raises a silver vessel toward the murti. In the centre, a young man wearing a green headdress and layered white and red garlands, with a gold chest ornament and gold necklace, stands with a bell-like object in hand. Another priest with an orange turban and white sacred thread faces the deity. Large brass oil lamps and yellow-and-red floral garlands fill the frame, along with the decorated image on the right. No recognizable a person appearance cue is clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

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Night-time temple ritual photograph showing a deity murti richly decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers, with a gold crown and gold-embroidered canopy. Several young priests in the foreground wear orange and saffron cloths, white body markings and gold necklaces; one holds a brass lamp and another raises a ritual lamp near the murti. A man in a saffron-orange turban stands with his back to the camera before the decorated deity, and a dark bronze figure with garlands is at the right edge. Banana leaves frame the scene, and a gold shrine arch stands behind. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2016-12-19Night temple ritual photograph of a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers, with a crown and gold ornaments, seated on a palanquin-like throne in front of a gilded arch. Two priests in orange-saffron dhotis stand before it: the nearer one, bare-chested with tilak and a beaded necklace, holds a lit aarti lamp on a tray, while a turbaned priest beside him performs namaskar with folded hands. A third attendant at right, wearing an orange cloth on his head and a white garland, also stands with hands joined. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels line the foreground, and banana leaves frame the top. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a deity procession or shrine. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2016-12-19Night-time temple ritual before a large decorated deity murti dressed in dense garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. Two attendants in orange and saffron dhotis stand at left: one holds a tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many flames while the other, bare-chested with white sacred markings, presses palms together. A third priest in an orange shawl and turban stands at right, facing the deity with hands folded. Brass lamp stands wrapped in flowers flank the scene, and banana leaves and a colourful arch frame the background. The image is a photograph of a temple aarti.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19March 27 20162016-03-27Photograph 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.2016-12-19A temple ritual before a decorated deity murti dressed in green and pink silks, with a gold crown, and garlanded in red, yellow and white flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested young priest with orange cloth at his waist, a rudraksha-style beaded cord, and white sacred ash lines on his chest and arms waves a white feather fan over the deity. Beside him stands a metal oil lamp and a handbell. To the left are dark stone figures garlanded with flowers, and a gold ornamental canopy is visible. A tent-like cloth ceiling and banana leaves frame the scene.2016-12-19Photograph of a night-time puja before a shrine of several deity murtis decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and white flower strands. Two bare-backed priests with white body markings and hair knotted up stand in front; the nearer priest, in a green-and-gold headwear, faces the shrine, while the other, with a rudraksha-style beaded cord across his back, raises a gold kalasha-like vessel with a tassel toward the central figure. Behind them, a blue-skinned deity murti wears layered blue jewellery, a golden Ganesha murti sits on a blue-and-silver cushioned seat, and a golden bull figure stands to the left. Gold metal panels frame the altar.2016-12-19Temple aarti in progress before a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne, its face painted and crowned, draped in red and white garlands with a gold shawl. A young priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with bare, white-painted chest and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a silver tiered oil lamp tray with multiple flames towards the deity. Another attendant in orange dhoti holds a plate of small lamps and offerings, while a third stands at right with hands folded, wearing a white flower garland and orange head cloth. Flower garlands in red, yellow and white drape the shrine arches, and a second decorated murti stands in an ornate silver-and-gold niche at left.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A temple ritual scene in a shrine decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in a green turban and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, stands at left holding a ritual item. Two young men sit at right, one in a green head covering and white garland, the other in a cream turban and saffron-yellow shawl over white clothes, both wearing flower necklaces. Behind them stand large garlanded deity murti with gold ornaments and a red-and-gold garment, beside tall brass lamps with lit wicks and a gold peacock-style backdrop. Visible clothing shows green, white, saffron and red colours throughout.2016-03-27