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A devotee stands with their back to the camera, viewed from behind, facing two large deity murtis draped in white cloth and red, pink and white flower garlands. The left murti is white-robed and holds a trident-like staff, with a crown and gold ornaments; beside it a second murti wears a red-and-green sari-style garment, a crown and a red-and-white garland. The devotee wears a red-orange cloth over the shoulder, a yellow and red-pink flower garland, gold armlets and a gold-bordered bangle, and gestures toward the murtis with one hand. A dark wooden staircase with flower garlands hangs behind them.

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June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of ritual worship before two gilded statues of deities decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red roses. The taller statue on the left wears a crown and white dhoti and holds a trident-like staff; the smaller statue beside it wears a tall conical crown and a brown and green sari and holds a staff. A person seen from behind, with hair in a bun, yellow and red flower garlands, a gold armlet and a maroon garment, reaches out to touch the smaller statue. A staircase with dark wooden railings and a cream wall are visible in the background. No a person candidate is visibly present.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest in a red-brown shawl with a yellow and red flower garland and gold armlets adorning a golden deity murti, garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, in a shrine. The standing murti wears a white dhoti and holds a trident-like staff; a smaller murti in a green and maroon sari and crown receives flower adornment as the priest's hand reaches toward it. Gold bangles and a tiled wall and staircase railing are visible behind.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28A person in a rust-red ochre dhoti and a bare upper body wears a long garland of white, pink and yellow flowers and gold armlets, bending forward with hands together over a metal platter or puja setup. Three bronze-coloured deity murtis stand on pedestals along a tiled wall: a central figure in white dhoti with a tall crown, holding a trident, drum and kalasha-like objects, and a figure on the right in orange and green sari with a crown and rudraksha-style beads. A smaller saint-like murti in ochre robes stands between them. Warm yellow walls and a red cushioned seat are visible in the background, with a few other people partly visible at the edges. This appears to be a puja or prana prathishta setting in an ashram room.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA person with a short-cropped head in a maroon dhoti-style garment with gold border and a wide gold armlet stands at left, smiling and extending a hand toward a set of gleaming bronze-toned deity murtis. The central figure is a standing deity murti wearing a white cloth with blue border, a crown, beaded garlands and holding a trident-like staff; to its left a seated devotional figure in orange-brown robes with a rudraksha mala, and to its right a murti with a tall crown and a green-and-gold garland. A pink and yellow flower garland drapes over the standing person's shoulder. Behind them, a white-clad figure's arm is raised at right, and other people in the room are partly visible in a warm yellow-lit interior.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a garland of yellow and pink-white flowers stands at left, her arms extended as she adorns or performs puja to statues. Three life-size bronze-finished deity murtis stand against a tiled wall. The central figure wears a white dhoti with blue border and a crown, holding a trident-like implement; the right figure wears an orange and green striped sari with gold jewellery and a rudraksha-style mala. A smaller murti in maroon sits lower beside them. Warm indoor lighting, cream walls.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies