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A temple ritual before a richly decorated deity murti pair seated under a gold arch. Both figures wear gold crowns and jewelry and are covered in long garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. A standing priest on the left, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with a gold border and a gold armband, holds a lit flame over a metal aarti lamp. Another attendant in a red turban stands behind a garlanded figure on the left, and a third figure stands on the right beside a tall brass lamp stand. Offerings and a decorated pedestal sit in the foreground. No visible a person candidate.

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A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold bangles performs aarti with a lit flame in a metal lamp before a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a throne. Multicoloured garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers drape the throne arch and the figures, with a pearl and bead necklace hanging from the murti. A gold kalasha-like stand and a brass lamp stand at right, and a man in a red turban stands at left.2015-01-04A temple shrine decorated with many garlands in red, yellow, white, purple and green. In the centre stand golden deity murtis of a crowned male and female figure with ornate jewellery, flanked by a golden figure on the right and a small golden figure at left. A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bangles and a tilak stands at left holding a brass oil lamp (deepa) toward the murtis, while a large brass lamp stand with lit flames sits in front. Garlands drape the arch behind the figures. The scene is a shrine puja with lamp offering.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A temple puja scene centred on a richly decorated deity murti (likely a Murugan/Shiva-type form) wrapped in long multicoloured garlands of yellow, pink, white and green flowers, with a silver crown-like ornament and gold jewellery. In the foreground a person in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment and gold-banded sash, with a red and white flower garland and gold armbands, holds a lamp or offering toward the murti. To the left a bald man in saffron-orange robes holds a tray. A second decorated murti stands at right, also garlanded.2014-12-05Photo of a temple puja before a golden deity murti pair seated within a dense arch of multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A standing priest in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body, wearing rudraksha beads and sacred ash, faces the altar on the left. A devotee in an orange-red garment with a yellow border stands at centre, hands raised to a brass oil-lamp stand holding five lit lamps. Strands of pearl and flower garlands hang over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Two attendant figures in red and orange headwear stand on the sides. Golden lamp stands and a green cloth lie in the foreground.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A temple shrine adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in pink, yellow, white and green. A devotee in a rust-red dhoti and head wrap stands at the left, facing the altar and holding an oil lamp on a tray. Behind them, golden deity murtis wear jewelled crowns and heavy ornamental necklaces, with a gold kalasha-style ornament placed before them.2014-12-05January 01 20132013-01-01A photograph of a temple worship scene with a person in saffron-orange robes from behind, long dark hair falling down the back, holding a silver lamp or aarti vessel with a flame toward a deity arrangement. Two golden deity murtis stand behind a flower-garlanded central figure, one with an orange-and-red striped turban and ornate necklaces, the other wearing a purple garment and a crown. Yellow, red and white flower garlands and a floral arch frame the murtis, with a bright yellow floral backdrop behind. The scene suggests aarti at a deity shrine, with garlands and a kalasha-like decoration in the foreground.2008-01-01December 05 20142014-12-05July 22 20132013-07-22