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Outdoors at dusk, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti-style cloth and a garland of yellow and red flowers, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti. A second priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp near the murti. The murti is adorned with silver ornaments, a crown, and garlands of yellow and red marigolds, set on a golden-yellow draped palanquin-like platform with brass vessels in front. A red building and trees stand in the background. A third person in orange clothing is partly visible at left.

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October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Outdoors at dusk under a corrugated shelter, a bare-chested priest with a marigold garland and a white tripundra stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti. Behind him, a second priest in orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp and a brass vessel. The large deity figures wear heavy garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a golden draped platform with brass lamps sits in front. Trees and a red-roofed building frame the background.2016-10-03February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Night temple worship at a shrine with a green-gold stone linga-style base and a seated deity murti decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow and green. A man in a dark turban and brown-gold silk garment holds a lit lamp toward the deities, smiling. Beside him a second man in brown robes with a rudraksha mala presses palms together in prayer. At left a man in orange robes with a mala stands watching. Ornate gold ornaments and a marigold garland adorn the murti.2016-03-07November 26 20142014-11-26October 03 20162016-10-03December 02 20172017-12-02A temple ritual photograph in a covered open-air shrine area with red walls and a corrugated roof. A man with long dark hair, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure draped in orange and garlanded with yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, wearing a tall gold-trimmed headdress. Beside the shrine stands a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala, holding a brass tray. Behind the altar, a large orange-clad deity murti with a crown and gold jewelry sits on a purple cloth throne, also garlanded. Brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel stand in front. Two onlookers are visible in the background behind a railing. Scattered petals and fine light rain are visible.2010-12-27A temple ritual aarti before a pair of seated deity murtis draped in yellow garments and heavy marigold and rose garlands on a red-draped platform. A long-haired person in a saffron-yellow dress and multiple beaded necklaces stands centre, holding a lit lamp toward the figures. A second attendant in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands at left holding a silver tray with flowers. Brass oil lamps sit at the left edge, and a drummer in white is visible in the background beside a red-railed staircase. The setting is a stone-pillared temple corridor with a corrugated roof and a tree beyond.2010-12-23