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A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold waistband and a red-and-white mala garland, with white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, performs a ritual before a richly garlanded shrine. Behind a multicoloured flower-and-garland arch stand gold-coloured deity murti figures wearing gold necklaces and crowns. A tall brass or gold lamp stand with lit oil lamps and offerings of flowers sits at the centre, with a gold-painted statue of a standing devotee in a garland at right. Ornate golden architecture frames the shrine. The priest's lit wick is the focus of the aarti.

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January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04December 23 20162016-12-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare upper body performs worship at a deity murti adorned with a dense garland of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers. He holds long silver implements, possibly a ritual tool, to the deity's chest area while a small attendant stands at the left edge. The murti wears an orange cloth headpiece, a crown, white and red ornamentation and a silver necklace. Behind the deity is an ornate brass arch and green fabric, with an orange wall and a palm frond in the background. The setting appears to be a temple shrine during puja or abhishekam.2011-10-26Photo of a temple puja before a golden deity murti pair seated within a dense arch of multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A standing priest in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body, wearing rudraksha beads and sacred ash, faces the altar on the left. A devotee in an orange-red garment with a yellow border stands at centre, hands raised to a brass oil-lamp stand holding five lit lamps. Strands of pearl and flower garlands hang over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Two attendant figures in red and orange headwear stand on the sides. Golden lamp stands and a green cloth lie in the foreground.2015-01-04January 01 20132013-01-01A temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Two deity murtis sit within a golden arch: a figure with a red and gold crown and necklaces, and a seated goddess in a red sari with gold jewellery. In front, a silver-and-gold kalasha-shaped vessel sits on a pedestal draped with garlands. A woman in a saffron-orange sari stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the murtis in an aarti. Smoke rises from the offerings, and a metal puja tray is visible at the lower left.2009-12-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04A standing man with long dark hair and a red flower garland wears an orange-brown dhoti and sash, holding a silver cup and a flame-lit lamp before a shrine. Behind him, a deity murti pair decorated with gold ornaments and rudraksha is framed by multicoloured flower garlands, with a white flower arch above a small seated figure in orange robes and a red-brown headdress. Brass lamps stand at the right under a banana leaf. The scene is a puja at a temple altar.January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04