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A photograph of a temple worship scene before a decorated deity murti seated on a gold throne. The murti wears silver ornaments and a crown, a green satin lower garment, and is framed by red, yellow and purple flower garlands and green leaves. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, gold arm bands and a flower garland, holds a silver oil lamp with a flame toward the murti. To the left, a bald man in a saffron wrap stands with palms pressed together, and behind the murti a young boy with a white forehead mark and saffron clothing stands near a brass vessel. Ornate gold pillars and a fringed canopy frame the altar.

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April 21 20132013-04-21Night temple worship before a large deity murti draped in dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in purple, yellow, red and white. A black stone shivalinga stands on a dark square base in front, and a priest in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala lifts a flame from a lamp. Two devotees stand beside him: a woman with a red headband and flower-strung neck garland, and a bald man in reddish-orange cloth with hands folded in prayer on the left. A gold-faced murti of a seated figure in a pink and red robe with a gold crown sits to the right, and a gold-painted face with a striped garment is visible at the far right edge. The setting is a stone-walled hall, consistent with abhishekam and aarti.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple ritual before richly decorated deity murti of a male and female pair seated on a red-draped throne, covered in multicolour garlands of yellow, pink, white and green flowers and gold jewellery. A standing priest in a maroon and gold dhoti with a maroon head wrap and a white-marked face holds a lit oil lamp toward the deities, with a rudraksha-style mala visible on his chest. Beside him a second priest in saffron-orange with a bald head and white forehead markings watches. At the right edge a hand arranges garlands. Gold ornaments, kalasha-like objects and a flower-strewn altar complete the scene.2014-12-05A temple abhishekam scene at night beside a dark stone shivalinga on a black stone yoni-peetha base. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a red flower headband holds up a brass oil lamp and a small bell is rung by a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with rudraksha beads. Another priest in orange, with hands pressed together, stands at left. Behind them a large deity murti in red garments and gold ornaments and crown sits, garlanded in red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a standing golden figure in a tiger-striped shawl and rudraksha garland at right. Ornate gold arch frames the shrine.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene with a figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a red headcloth, hands folded in namaskar before a deity murti heavily adorned with multicolour flower garlands of yellow, white, red and green and gold jewellery. A lit oil lamp is held on a tray by a priest in a white shirt behind him, and brass oil lamps stand nearby. A small kalasha-like offering with white flowers sits on a stone slab before the murti, with scattered petals on the floor. Other priests in matching ceremonial attire stand at left.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05A devotee performing aarti with a multi-flame oil lamp before a richly decorated deity murti. The person on the left, with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead, wears a rose-and-white garland, a brown-orange garment, gold necklaces and bangles, and smiles while holding the lamp. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined. The murti is adorned with large red, purple, yellow and white flower garlands, gold jewellery and a silver crown, and smoke drifts in the warm, dim temple setting.2013-04-21February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene at night in which a priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-gold wrap and a garland of red and white flowers around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp or flame before a richly decorated deity murti. An attendant in a red-gold dhoti and a patterned cap stands at left. The deity is adorned with multicolour floral garlands in pink, yellow, white and green, gold jewellery, a crown and ornate necklaces, seated on a gold throne or peetha with a gold kalasha-style vessel and offerings. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor and a silver tray holds flower garlands, consistent with aarti during puja.2014-12-05February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies