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A photograph of a temple puja where a bare-chested man with a white tilak on his forehead and orange marigold garlands sits at left, offering flower petals from cupped hands toward a deity murti. The murti has a golden face and crown, is covered with a dense ring of orange, yellow and red marigolds and red roses, and wears a red embroidered garment with gold trim. Green leaves lie on the cloth below. Behind them a silver-clad pillar and metallic wall frame the shrine. A small pink-clad figure is partly visible at right edge. The priest's ornaments include a gold armlet and bangles.

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Photograph of a temple shrine: a silver-plated niche holds a deity murti with a gold crown, draped in a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers and dressed in red cloth with gold embroidery. A bronze-toned hanging lamp hangs above. On the left, a person with a shaved head and ochre-orange robes, wearing a marigold garland and gold bangles, leans forward and reaches toward the red cloth. On the right, a man in a cream kurta and beige head covering looks up at the shrine. The scene looks like a puja or darshan at the sanctum. a person's appearance cannot be confirmed from this view.2014-01-31A photograph inside a silver-clad shrine chamber where a priest kneels before a deity murti draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and encircled by a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds with red rose petals. The bare-shouldered priest in a saffron-brown dhoti with a gold border and a gold armlet extends his right hand to touch the murti, holding a small ornate silver object. To the right, a clean-shaven devotee in a beige vest over orange kurta and a wrapped head cloth sits with palms joined in prayer. Brass plates of marigold and rose offerings, a small oil lamp, a kalasha pot and a flame glow in the foreground, with ornate silver pillars framing the shrine. The scene is an abhishekam or puja. Two physical people are visible.2014-02-01January 31 20142014-01-31A bare-chested man with a white vibhuti line on his forehead kneels with palms pressed together in anjali before a silver-framed deity murti adorned with a crown and a large garland of orange marigolds and red flowers. The murti wears a red and gold sari. A brass lamp with a bright oil flame sits in front, and a hand holds the lamp at lower right. The man wears a orange-yellow marigold garland, gold armlets and bangles, and a red thread on his wrist. The silver wall and pillars suggest a temple sanctum, and the scene shows puja with aarti.2014-01-31A man in an orange-brown and gold-bordered garment with a marigold garland around his neck and a white tripundra mark on his forehead reaches forward to touch a deity murti. The murti's face is covered with a gold crown and it is draped with a large marigold garland with red rose accents, over a red and gold embroidered cloth. Red rose petals and green leaves lie at its base. Behind it is a polished silver-toned metal wall and a decorative silver pillar. The man's role is that of a devotee or priest performing a puja, and the cues are insufficient to identify him.2014-02-01A photograph inside a temple sanctum during a puja. A man in a maroon-red robe and an orange-red turban bends forward, both hands on a large garland of yellow, red, and green flowers draped over a deity murti. Gold ornaments and a coiled serpent hood sit on the murti behind him, with a richly decorated golden-and-red deity figure at right. A second robed assistant with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a plate. Brass oil lamps with lit flames sit in the foreground. Marigold garlands surround the scene.2016-12-14February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20142014-02-01A temple scene with a man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown dhoti and upper cloth bending forward to adorn a deity murti with a tall, multicoloured garland of yellow, red, white and green flowers. The deity is a gold-coloured figure in a red and gold garment with a golden crown, decorated with flower garlands. A gold kalasha-like vessel and a lit oil lamp stand in the foreground. A second attendant in reddish clothing with a bead necklace stands behind on the left, and a tray is visible. The man appears to be a priest or devotee performing an offering, with the garlands and lamp.2016-12-14January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph inside a temple sanctum during a ritual. A man in a rust-red turban with a gold crown ornament, long dark hair, gold armlets and a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl stands at right, arranging a long garland of yellow, red and white marigold-style flowers draped over a gold-coloured deity murti. Behind him stands a second person in rust-orange clothing with long hair. The gold deity figure has raised hands and wears a rich garland, with a gold kalasha-like vessel and a lit oil lamp at right. The room has warm lighting and wooden architecture. The page's flag note does not establish identity; the man's presentation is only partly visible, with a turban and gold ornaments rather than distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha or saffron-only dress, so the appearance is uncertain.2016-12-14A photograph of a temple puja. A man with a white vibhuti-marked forehead, bare upper body and marigold garlands around his neck and shoulders holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and offers it to a metal deity murti. The murti is adorned with a large orange and yellow marigold garland, red flowers, a gold crown and a red and gold embroidered cloth. Green leaves lie before it and a silver pillar stands behind. The man's ornate gold armband and sacred thread are visible. a person appearance is uncertain; the figure is a priest performing aarti.2014-02-01