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A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold waist band, wearing a green turban and gold chain, stands at left performing puja. He holds a small object toward a decorated deity murti set in a gold arched niche with green drapery. The murti is adorned with garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers, and an orange cloth covers the altar below. Brass pots with yellow and white flower garlands and mango leaves sit on the orange-draped platform, with white and red striped steps behind.

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Night-time photo at an outdoor shrine. A young man in a plain white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, wearing a green head cloth, white sacred marks on arms and chest, and bangles, stands at left extending his hand over a lit lamp and offering toward a deity murti. The murti is framed by a gold arched niche with a green backdrop, dressed in yellow and orange cloth, and surrounded by marigold and rose garlands, brass pots, and banana leaves. Red and white striped steps and an orange cloth-covered altar sit in front. A partial figure appears at the far left edge.2013-09-13September 13 20132013-09-13A priest in a white dhoti with a light shawl and a blue-green headcloth performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar. The altar is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow and green foliage. Behind it, two standing deity figures in silver and gold ornaments stand within a garland-festooned shrine lit by warm light, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground; a partially visible figure at left edge is indistinct.2013-07-17December 24 20112011-12-24December 12 20112011-12-12November 07 20132013-11-07Night-time photograph of a puja at a deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, orange, red and pink flowers, set on a white silk draped altar. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth, with a white turban and beaded necklaces, leans over the altar holding a ritual implement and offering items. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a long braid sits and arranges plates of flowers and food, with brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and bell-metal vessels on the table. Speakers stand at the right.2011-12-12Night photo of a temple ritual at a gilded arched shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls stand before the shrine: the one on the left, bent forward with a bare upper body, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, while the priest on the right, in a cream turban and white garments, reaches toward the flame with his hands. A purple cloth and a brass vessel rest on the platform in front. The gold-framed deity murti is partly hidden behind the flowers. The image is a photo of an aarti-style lamp offering at a temple shrine.2012-05-02A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange and teal border and a yellow-green headcloth bends over an altar, reaching toward a flower-decorated object. The altar is wrapped in garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers and red blossoms, with fruits including bananas and grapes, a halved coconut, and brass oil lamps with lit flames. Behind it stands a gold-framed throne backed by orange fabric. Seated devotees in white clothing watch from the background.2017-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17January 09 20132013-01-09December 12 20112011-12-12