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Photo of a golden-arched temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated together: a male deity with trident and a female deity in a magenta and green sari, both adorned with gold jewellery and garlands of yellow and red flowers. In front, a small seated figure in a white cloth and orange robe receives worship, while several men in orange and saffron robes sit at the base; one raises palms in greeting, another performs puja with offerings of yellow flowers, fruit and brass plates. Brass lamps stand on either side and a gold palanquin with flower garlands rests at right. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large golden arch framing two deity murtis seated on a raised platform. The taller murti on the left holds a trident and drum and wears a red and gold crown, and the murti on the right wears a dark crown and a purple and green sari. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from both figures. In front, a priest in orange robes sits cross-legged performing a ritual beside a sacred pot and a large brass plate of flowers, fruit and offerings. A standing figure in orange robes with hands folded in anjali stands at the left, and a seated devotee in orange appears at the lower right. Brass oil lamps and a golden palanquin-style stand decorated with flower garlands are also visible, with carved grey stone pillars behind them.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Outdoor temple scene at a golden-framed shrine with two large deity murtis: a male deity with trident and red turban and a female deity in purple and green sari with a crown, both draped in garlands. In front, a seated figure in saffron robes receives an offering, and a priest in orange clothing performs abhishekam while holding a lamp. A golden palanquin-like stand on the right is heaped with flowers, fruit and a golden crown. Brass lamps, kalasha and a small plate of flower petals stand in the foreground, with two men in white and orange watching and a microphone visible at lower right.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arched frame and red curtain. Two large gilded deity murtis stand in the back: one with a trident and a red turban, and a female figure in a purple and green sari with a gold crown, both garlanded with red and yellow flowers. In front, a small seated figure in orange and white is garlanded. A man in an orange robe sits at left, extending a brass plate of offerings toward the shrine, while a man in white dhoti sits with hands folded at the lower left. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the shrine, and a gold palanquin-like stand on the right holds a heavily flower-garlanded murti. Rose petals and fruit are arranged on the floor.2010-07-21A temple ritual before a golden shrine arch with a red curtain, showing a large deity murti of a male figure in a yellow dhoti with a crown and trident and a female figure in a magenta and gold sari with a flower garland, both richly adorned with gold jewelry. In front, a seated figure draped in white and orange with a garland is being honoured, a bell-like kalasha-style offering and tall brass oil lamps stand around, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland pours or offers something while another orange-robed man bends forward at left. A bald man in white and orange sits at lower right near offerings. Ornate stone pillars frame the scene.2010-07-21Temple abhishekam scene before a gilded shrine arch holding two large golden deity murtis: a male figure with raised hand and trident, and a female figure in a magenta and yellow sari with a crown. Marigold and rose garlands drape the murtis. In front, a seated figure in white ritual cloth with a red-and-gold cloth is garlanded, with a mirror-like sheen; a bearded attendant in saffron robes holds a lit oil lamp at left, and a man in saffron with a red shawl sits at lower left gesturing. At right, a golden palanquin-like stand is heaped with white and red flower garlands. Attendants in orange robes surround the ritual.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple shrine with two large deity murtis, a male figure in red and gold crown with trident and a female figure in magenta and green sari, both draped with yellow and red-white flower garlands. In front, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white cloth with a shiny kalasha-like offering and fruit. Priests in orange and white dhotis stand nearby with folded hands, one holding a plate of flowers, while a golden palanquin-like tray heaped with marigolds and white flowers sits to the right. Golden oil lamps frame the shrine. Four people are visible, including the seated figure and the standing priests.2010-07-21A temple shrine with a golden deity murti of a seated god and goddess in a gilded arched niche, the goddess in a magenta sari with a crown, the figure in red and gold, garlanded with yellow and red flower malas. In front, a small white-clad figure in saffron and a seated priest in saffron dhoti and shawl, hands folded in worship at the altar. A second man in an orange cloth sits at the lower left, and a gold tray piled with yellow marigolds and a decorated gold palanquin-like structure rest on the platform. Offerings of fruit, bananas, onions and lemons lie on the stone floor before the shrine, with brass lamps and plates around. Sculpted stone pillars frame the scene.2010-07-21Temple worship scene before a gilded shrine arch. Two large deity murtis stand behind garlands of red and yellow flowers: the left figure is gold-coloured with a crown, trident and raised hand, and the right figure wears a purple and green sari with a tall crown. In front, a man in orange robes with a white sacred marking on his arm sits and offers a plate, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti and sacred thread joins palms beside him. A white-clad statue of a seated sage in orange garments is set at the centre. Brass oil lamps, a bowl of fruit, petals on a tray and a gold palanquin-like stand with flower garlands complete the abhishekam offering. Another gold-framed stand with garlands sits at the right.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A temple abhishekam scene before a golden shrine arch with a pair of deity murtis seated side by side: the left figure wears a red turban and gold armour-style ornaments and holds a trident, and the right figure wears a magenta and green sari with a crown and garlands. In front, a white-clad figure with a plate-like offering rests on a seat draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A man in orange robes stands at left, raising his hand over the offering, with a flame lamp at his feet. At right, a gold tray is heaped with flowers and an orange-robed attendant sits beside it. Gold oil lamps line the shrine.2010-07-21