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A 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.

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A figure in an orange-brown dhoti and sash with long dark hair and a red flower garland stands at left holding a ritual vessel and a small plate, performing puja before a decorated deity murti. Behind the figure, a pair of large bronze-coloured deity murtis of a male deity holding a trident and a female deity in a pink sari are draped in layered garlands of red, purple, yellow and white flowers. A small seated murti in orange and red garlands sits on a low altar in the foreground under a floral arch, with incense smoke rising. A green cloth backdrop and a banana leaf frame the scene, and a visible attendant's hand appears at the far left edge.2013-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands. A woman in an orange-brown sari with a red blouse stands at left, holding a lit flame on a plate toward the central deity figures, a standing male deity murti with a crown and ornaments and a female deity murti in pink and gold dress. In front, a small white figure with orange headwear and a red-and-white garland sits on a pedestal beneath a large floral arch of red, white, yellow and purple blooms. Brass oil lamps and a banana leaf are visible at right, and a partially seen man in orange robes holds a tray at far left.Temple ritual photo at a shrine with a large deity murti of Shiva and Parvati in the background, both decorated with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, beside a woman in an orange sari with red and white garlands, who together pour liquid over a central lingam wrapped in a white and red flower garland. A smaller seated figure in orange and red clothing with a garland sits in the lower foreground, and a green banana leaf and brass lamp stand at right. The ceremony appears to be an abhishekam.2013-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red rudraksha mala, wearing an ornate saffron-and-gold garment with a sash, standing beside a priest in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head who is making an offering at a small red-clad figure on the shrine. Behind them is a large deity murti of two figures with trident and gold ornaments, garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, and an arch of white and red blossoms frames the central figure. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a banana leaf and a pink-cloth-draped altar.January 01 20132013-01-01A flower-decorated shrine with a seated statue of a saffron-robed sage wearing a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, placed beneath a heavily garlanded arch of white petals and multicoloured blossoms. Behind it stand two large gilded deity murtis: one with a crown and trident, the other with a tall golden crown and pink lower garment. A woman in an orange sari with red flower garland stands at left holding a silver vessel and oil lamp, with brass lamps and incense in front. Marigold and mixed flower garlands frame the whole altar.2013-01-01January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01January 1st 2013January 1st 2013January 01 20132013-01-01A temple sanctum scene photographed in a stone-pillared hall. Golden deity murti figures seated on a throne are decorated with multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green, and a large floral arch frames them. A man in an orange-brown dhoti with a rust-coloured head wrap and bare chest holds a flower garland toward the central figures, while a kalasha-like golden object and an oil lamp stand in front. Golden attendant statues in saffron and brown clothing flank the scene with garlands. Several statues appear; no living audience is clearly visible.2016-12-23