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Photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand before a golden-framed shrine holding deity murtis draped in colourful garlands of purple, white, yellow and orange flowers. A tall figure in saffron robes and a white head wrap, with a rudraksha-style garland, stands at the left of the shrine. A second saffron-robed priest on the left holds a silver plate and tray. A third at the far left holds a brass oil lamp. A central deity murti wears an orange crown and teal-and-red garments with a red face. A blue cloth backdrop hangs behind the ritual area and a gold vessel with a garland sits in front.

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December 29 20082008-12-29December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA photo of a temple ritual at a shrine with a golden arched canopy. A standing man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and white flower garland, holding a brass lamp aloft toward two deity murtis seated on a decorated platform. The murtis are adorned with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands; one wears a teal and green garment and a crown, the other a red headdress. Tall brass oil lamps flank the platform, and a brass kalasha sits at its base. Two seated men in orange robes watch at left, one with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a brass vessel rests in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti or abhishekam-type puja.2009-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Photograph of a ceremonial procession scene at a temple shrine. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland stands on a raised platform, smiling, hands joined. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a silver tray and offers worship to a pair of decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and garlands, one wearing an orange crown and red jewellery. Gold-coloured arch and oil lamps frame the scene. A kneeling figure in orange robes and a bearded man in orange also appear near the platform. Two white statues in blue and pink clothing with garlands stand in the foreground.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26A temple scene during a wedding-themed festival: two deity murtis, a male figure in gold and orange with a crown-like headdress and a female figure in red and gold jewelry, are seated under a gold arched frame and draped with yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A man in a long orange robe stands at the right, reaching toward the figures, while two other men in orange robes stand nearby, one holding a brass tray. A large painted face of a woman in gold jewelry is at the left, and blue and green peacock-feather decorations hang behind.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine during a festival, with a golden arched canopy framing two large metal-finish deity murtis of a crowned male and female figure, both draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and purple flowers. The male figure wears an orange turban and ornate white and gold dress; the female figure wears a red sari and layered jewellery. To the left, a painted portrait of a woman with a crown and gold necklace is shown beside a brass oil lamp. On the right, a man in a long orange robe with long hair and rudraksha-style necklaces holds a flame. Below him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a tray of offerings. A brass vessel and a garlanded object stand in the foreground.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at an ornate golden-arched shrine. Two deity murtis, one in gold and red with a saffron turban and jewelled garlands, and a consort figure in red and white, sit on a raised platform draped with long multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, orange, purple and green. A woman in an orange sari-style garment stands at the right, holding a brass plate, and a man in orange robes with a short beard beside her holds an offering tray. A large framed portrait of a woman with a bindi and gold jewellery hangs on the left beside a brass oil lamp. The statues are not people; the visible physical people are the two in orange robes and the woman in orange, performing an aarti-style offering.2008-12-26