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A priest in a red-orange turban and red-orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, pouring or offering from a small oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, three deity murtis are garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers on a gold cloth-draped platform: a central deity wearing a tall crown and jewelled necklaces, flanked by two goddess figures in red and gold adornments. At right an attendant in white holds brass trays and an orange cloth hangs beside the frame. Brass vessels sit in front of the platform.

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A photograph of a shrine deity arrangement during a puja. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped platform framed by white and pink flower garlands; the central murti wears a tall pointed crown, layered necklaces and a white dhoti. A priest in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange dhoti, bare-backed and draped with a white flower garland, pours liquid from a small vessel toward the murtis with a lamp-like flame nearby. A second attendant in white dhoti and white head cloth, with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, holds a silver plate. Pink and red flower offerings sit at the base.2014-06-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. Two priests in saffron-red dhotis and red turbans stand at left; the central man wears a red-orange shawl, white and red garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a white cloth bundle, while a younger attendant in red and gold assists beside him. Behind them a golden-yellow altar cloth supports three deity murtis draped in white-pink-red flower garlands, with a silver crown and jewelled ornaments on the central image. A clear spatika-style lingam sits on a dark stone base with white and red flowers, and silver bowls of offerings are held at right. Wood-panelled walls form the backdrop.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple ritual before a deity murti adorned with white and pink flower garlands and a golden kalasha-style crown, seated between two smaller figures on a gold-draped altar. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a red turban and white flower garland stands at left, raising one arm toward the altar. At right, another figure holds a silver tray with metal bowls, possibly for aarti or abhishekam. A glass-covered spatika lingam sits in the foreground among flower offerings.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas and a long swept-back hairstyle performs abhishekam with a small vessel before a shrine. Behind him stand three deity murtis draped in garlands of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, the central figure wearing a white dhoti and a jewelled crown with a gold necklace. Yellow satin cloth covers the altar, with pink and white flower heaps and a clear crystal linga in front. A silver-plated plaque is on the left and a man with a shaved head and white forehead marks sits at the left edge holding a flower-filled brass bowl and a covered silver dish.2014-06-30June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copies