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Night-time puja at a shrine decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red roses around a silver-and-red deity murti. Two figures kneel at the front: a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha beads and white vibhuti marks on his arms and forehead, and a younger man in a white dhoti and a cream turban, holding a lit oil lamp and a small silver bowl. Green banana leaves, brass vessels and a folded white cloth sit beside the altar, with smoke drifting in the background.

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September 30 20072007-09-30A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a cream turban, rudraksha mala and red bindi, sits at night beside a deity murti heavily decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red roses. He holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame over a brass plate, with silver vessels, a bowl of offerings and a kalasha-like pot arranged in front. Leaves and a visible incense smoke haze surround the murti.2013-11-07September 30 20072007-09-30Night ritual photograph of a decorated deity murti on a platform, draped in white and gold cloth and heavily garlanded with red and yellow flowers and white jasmine. A priest in a maroon turban and maroon dhoti with gold border, white tilak marks on his arms, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp. Beside him stands a shaved-headed devotee in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala, facing the murti. Silver kalasha-like finials, a jewelled ornament, and carved lion and cobra figures surround the platform in a dark setting.2014-09-06January 05 20192019-01-05June 05 20122012-06-05September 22 20092009-09-22A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at a stone-pillared porch. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long garland of white, red and yellow flowers with green leaves, reaches toward a large deity murti draped in white and gold cloth and flower garlands, with a gold crown-like headdress. Behind him an assistant in white holds a silver vessel, and another attendant in orange and white stands nearby holding a straw hat. Part of a green silk sari-clad deity figure with garlands is visible at right. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam or an offering to the murti.2006-12-29January 06 20132013-01-06October 16 20072007-10-16October 11 20142014-10-11March 02 20182018-03-02