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A photograph inside a temple hall shows a man in a yellow dhoti-style wrap and yellow shawl standing at left, wearing a gold necklace and long swept-back dark hair, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame over a yellow-clad deity murti. The murti is a seated female figure with a golden face, crown, jewelled ornaments and a trident-like staff, dressed in yellow garments. Yellow and orange flower garlands surround the murti, and a golden arched frame sits behind. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja offering.

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December 23 20102010-12-23A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a yellow dhoti-style garment, a long gold-beaded necklace and a golden rudraksha-style mala, stands at left performing aarti with a lit oil lamp and a silver bell held in his hands before a large golden deity murti. The murti is dressed in yellow with a trident beside it, a crown and gold jewellery, and is surrounded by yellow marigold and purple flower garlands. A gold arched frame stands behind the murti.2010-12-23A person in a flowing yellow saffron-coloured garment and a tilak on the forehead stands beside a golden-toned deity murti, placing a hand on its head near a crown and ornaments. The murti wears a yellow sari-like drape, a jewelled necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and is seated on a throne decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. Another person's arms, in gold bangles, offer a golden tray at left, and a second golden tray is visible at the bottom left. The setting appears to be a covered temple or procession space with a golden arch behind. This looks like an abhishekam or puja offering to the murti.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial scene under a stone canopy in front of a gilded arch. A young man with long dark hair and a yellow dhoti and shawl stands at left, wearing a gold-bead garland, and reaches toward a small brass lamp and ritual items. Beside him sit two large golden-yellow statues, a deity murti with a yellow turban and crown holding a trident-like staff, and a seated figure in yellow sari-like drapery with jewellery and bangles. Both are heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, purple and red marigold flowers. A partly visible person in the lower left looks on. The statues are depictions, not living people, and the young man appears to be a priest or devotee performing a puja-type offering.2010-12-23A photograph of a temple ritual beside a golden seated deity murti adorned with a tall golden crown, a mukut-style headdress, silver jewellery, rudraksha mala and a trident-like staff. A standing figure in a saffron-yellow dhoti-style garment and a long ceremonial garland of rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a long-haired pose and gazing down at a gold tray held by a pair of hands from the bottom left. The deity is draped in yellow silk and surrounded by garlands of marigolds, roses and purple flowers on pillars. Possible guru-status cues are present, but the standing figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23A man in yellow clothing stands beside a golden deity murti seated on a throne, garlanded with yellow and purple marigold flowers. The standing man wears a yellow dhoti-style garment, a gold-coloured ornamental necklace of beads, and a red tilak on his forehead, and he is smiling while he arranges a yellow garland over the murti. The murti wears a yellow turban-like crown, gold jewellery and a yellow sari-like garment, and holds a trident. Behind them is a gold-framed arch and a red curtain. a person cues: long swept-back hair, yellow ceremonial clothing and ornate necklaces, shown in person beside the deity.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23