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Temple ritual photo showing a young priest in a saffron-brown dhoti and shawl, with a gold-coloured bead-strung neck ornament, placing his hands on a large gold kalasha or pot-shaped vessel decorated with green stone finials and draped in red, white and orange flower garlands with rudraksha strands. Behind it stand gilded processional deity murtis wearing jewelled crowns, ornate necklaces and bright red and yellow garments, with a red-and-orange clad small figure on a copper throne in the foreground and oil lamps at the base. A gold ornate platform or ratha-style base supports the vessel. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the only physical person is the priest.

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A standing man in rust-orange robes with a matching orange shawl, a saffron-and-gold border, rudraksha mala and gold bangles, long dark hair and a red tilak, places his hand on a gilded deity murti. Beside him, two large gilded murtis sit on a golden throne: one with an orange-red turban and the other wearing a jewelled crown and a red-and-gold brocade sari with a yellow skirt. Garlands of red roses, white jasmine and marigolds decorate the murtis, a golden kalasha-shaped lingam-form object and the platform, with a gold-embellished arch and green cloth behind. A metal bowl is held at the left edge. The scene suggests a temple abhishekam or puja setting.2013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14Photo 11738315 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesPhoto 11738316 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20142014-02-27A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl with gold-bordered yellow edging stands at left, holding white flowers in his right hand over a golden shivalinga draped with red, white and green flower garlands and strings of rudraksha beads. Behind him a large deity murti sits on a golden throne, wearing gold jewellery and a garland, with a bright yellow cloth beneath. A brass plate and oil lamp appear at the lower left, and a gold-framed altar edge sits at the bottom.2013-04-14A photograph of a temple festival scene at night. A man with dark hair pulled back, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, stands at left reaching up with both arms to place or adjust a white and red ceremonial cloth over the head of a gilded metal murti. Two gold-coloured metal deity figures sit on a richly decorated palanquin or ratha framed by a gold arch. The figures wear jewelled crowns, ornate necklaces and garlands, and one holds a pink lotus. The palanquin is covered in heaped garlands of yellow, green, red and purple flowers, with white jasmine strands. Gold ornamental panels and an orange drape frame the scene.2012-04-30