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Inside a temple shrine, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at a stone ledge, offering a woven basket of flowers toward a black Shiva lingam wrapped in red, yellow and green flower garlands and a gold crown. A young woman in an orange sari and teal blouse bends forward to place her hands on the basket, with gold bangles on her wrists. Behind them stands a second garlanded deity murti with gold ornaments, brass bells and a brass oil lamp on the right, and an exit sign on the wall. The scene reads as a puja offering at a Hindu temple altar.

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October 16 20082008-10-16A temple shrine scene at night with deity murti decorated in a dense garland of multicoloured flowers, including red, yellow, purple and white blooms. Gold-coloured images stand in a golden arch behind a tall brass shivalinga-style vessel. Two priests in rust-red dhotis, one with a striped orange turban, stand at right holding a brass plate of offerings. Another priest in a red-orange garment with white ash marks on his arms and chest stands next to them. Brass oil lamps and a silver bowl sit on the white-draped table and stone floor, with a small flame-lit offering tray in the foreground.2013-11-17May 12 20082008-05-12October 22 20082008-10-22A figure in saffron-orange robes kneels at the left and reaches toward a richly decorated deity murti on a draped altar. The murti wears a tall golden crown, a large gold-and-jewelled chest ornament, and is draped with garlands of white, red, yellow and green flowers. A small framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure stands on the altar, with fruits, a brass oil lamp and a pink flower offering nearby. Golden lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a shiny silver oil lamp frame the scene against a red and gold backdrop. The setting resembles a temple or puja space with abhishekam-style floral decoration.2008-05-12A seated man in orange saffron robes and a matching orange head covering, with a sacred white mark on his forehead, sits with palms pressed together before a young woman in a lime-green and orange salwar kameez with sequined trim who stands with her back partly to the camera. Behind them is a brass oil lamp on a tall stand, a silver and brass ritual tray with a conch-shaped vessel and offerings, and a deity murti dressed in gold and jewelled adornments with a garland. Orange-robed attendants stand in the background, and a gold-canopied palanquin with red flower garlands is visible at left. The scene suggests a puja or darshan.A photograph inside a shrine where a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a matching shawl makes an offering, holding a pink flower near a large deity murti. The murti is dressed with a golden crown, a garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, a rudraksha-style mala, a silver breastplate and a rich orange cloth. Before it sit a silver bowl of fruit, a framed portrait, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on a red-draped altar. The man appears to be in worship, kneeling at the altar with his palms pressed together. A2008-05-12November 02 20132013-11-02June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA temple puja in progress before a central deity murti draped in green, yellow and red garlands, with a gold crown and gold-framed arch behind it. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head sits at the lower right, facing the deity with hands folded, beside an offering tray holding apples, a bowl and a small arrangement of red flowers. On the left, a man in orange clothing kneels with palms pressed together, and another devotee in orange sits beside him. Devotees sit in rows on the floor in the foreground, with red rope barriers between them and the shrine. Two brass bells hang at the upper right, and a large second deity murti in a pink, green and gold skirt with garlands stands at the right edge.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple shrine. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and matching head covering reaches up with both arms to offer red flowers to a gold-crowned deity murti, adorned with white, yellow and orange garlands and a white cloth draped at its base. Additional deity murtis stand to the right and left, one with a gold crown and garlands, another in green and pink garlands. Brass oil lamps (deepams), a brass vessel and offerings sit on the altar platform, with colourful painted pillars and a dark red curtain behind.2008-10-16A photograph inside a temple hall decorated for a consecration-style ritual. A person in an orange robe with a gold necklace sits on a low wooden seat at a tiled platform, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind and beside them stand large deity murti dressed with colourful garlands in red, yellow, green and white, and a gold-framed arch frames the central figure. Brass oil lamps (deepa) and brass pots and vessels sit on the platform, with a silver bowl at right. Another person in orange stands at the back right of the platform, and a seated figure in orange is at lower left. Stacked brass lamps stand at the far left edge. A round bird-like logo is at the upper left.