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Photograph of a shrine niche in an outdoor temple pavilion with carved golden-yellow wooden pillars and an ornately carved cornice. Inside the niche sits a deity murti dressed with white flower garlands and red flower offerings, with brass oil lamps and brass vessels set in front. Green mango leaf festoons and tall palm fronds frame the shrine, and two striped cloth banners in red, green, blue and yellow with printed elephant and flower motifs hang on either side. Bare tree branches and a plastered wall are visible outside the pavilion.

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A priest performs puja at a golden-painted shrine decorated for Rathasaptami. He sits bare-chested with white sacred markings on his body, working over a brass tray and oil lamps in front of a deity murti adorned with white and red flower garlands. Green mango-leaf torana hangs above, and tall palm fronds and painted cloth pillars with elephant and floral designs flank the shrine. Carved golden columns and ornate cornices frame the scene, with trees visible behind.2023-01-28A priest with a shaved head and bare torso sits in a gilded shrine decorated with palm fronds, mango leaves and painted cloth banners showing elephants and flowers. He is making offerings before a deity murti draped in a red and white cloth, with a floral garland, while brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls of flowers and fruit, and a small bell lie on a patterned mat in front. A mobile phone is propped at the bottom edge of the frame. The setting appears to be a Rathasaptami puja at a temple shrine.2023-01-28Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-13Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14A photograph of a gilded temple shrine decorated for a festival, with palm fronds and a mango-leaf garland framing the opening. Inside, a deity murti wrapped in white and red garlands sits in a niche. A shirtless priest with a white-marked body and a red cloth around his waist kneels before it, handling brass ritual vessels and a plate of flowers. Brass bells and oil lamps sit on the floor, and colourful painted cloth hangings with elephant and lotus motifs flank the doorway. A phone is propped on a stand in the foreground.2023-01-28A decorated shrine niche inside a gold-painted temple hall, flanked by two tall banana plants with green leaves and sugarcane stalks tied with white flowers. Inside the niche, a dark stone deity murti is dressed in a red and gold sari-like cloth, with a silver crown, silver face ornaments, and garlands of yellow and white flowers. Red flowers rest on a dark pedestal in front, and a small red figure sits on a green cushion below. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the niche, and the floor is polished dark stone. No people are visible.2022-01-14Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for a festival. A deity murti, dark-faced with a white crown and garlanded with red and white flowers, sits in a gold-framed niche. Mango leaves hang across the top, and tall palm fronds frame the entrance. Two decorative cloth banners, painted in red, blue, green and yellow with an elephant on one and a cow-like motif on the other, flank the doorway. A priest in a white dhoti with bare upper body stands at the left, facing the deity and holding a small book. Brass oil lamps, a bell, plates of flowers and fruit sit on a yellow-cloth altar below, with a woven striped mat on the floor. Visible people: one priest.2023-01-28A photograph of a gilded temple doorway opening onto a dark shrine chamber. A black stone deity murti with a silver crown and a red garment, adorned with a marigold garland, sits in a gold-framed niche. Brass oil lamps flank a dark altar holding rose petals and flowers, with a small red figure and a purple-and-gold cloth in front. Painted cloth banners with blue, red, green and yellow floral and elephant motifs hang on either side of the doorway, with a red velvet curtain on the right. No people are visible.2022-11-21A photograph of a shrine doorway decorated for a festival. A dark stone deity murti stands in an arched gilded niche, wearing a golden crown, red garment, white flower garlands and a layered necklace, with its hands raised in a blessing gesture. Mango leaf festoons hang across the top of the doorway. Tall cloth-covered pillars on either side are painted with blue, green, red and yellow bands, flower motifs and white dove designs, with saffron fringes at their bases. The floor of the threshold is painted yellow and the marble floor is visible in front. No people are visible.Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14