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A photograph of a temple ritual before a large gilded deity murti adorned with a jewelled necklace and draped in a red cloth, with flower garlands in red, yellow and purple framing it. A standing shivalinga-like stone form sits on a dark base in the centre, with a long white rod touching it. A person in a red-and-gold-bordered garment leans over the stone to make offerings or touch it. Other priests in saffron-and-red dress with turbans and bare upper bodies stand nearby, and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground. a person's presence is uncertain; no clear candidate is identifiable from visible cues.

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January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a temple ritual in bright, hazy light. Two priests in red-orange robes with gold borders stand before a large golden deity murti adorned with gold jewellery, blue and red stones, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers. The taller priest on the left wears a rudraksha mala and gestures with his hands. The priest in the centre has long dark hair and holds a thin rod near a dark stone shivalinga on a red draped platform, beside a plate of leaves and offerings. A blurred crowd of devotees, some with raised hands, and a camera on a tripod fill the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the figures are priests.2015-01-13February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesPhoto 11691969 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before a golden deity murti seated on a red draped throne-like base, with a dark stone shivalinga-style pillar in front. A person in a saffron-orange sari-style garment with gold borders leans forward, pouring or offering something from a coconut-like vessel onto the dark stone base, with green leaves and a striped cloth nearby. The deity figures are adorned with heavy gold necklaces, jewelled ornaments and a raised hand gesture; the background is densely decorated with garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Flanking figures wearing red and orange turbans and garlands stand at the sides, with a bearded figure on the right holding a hand up in blessing. The scene is an abhishekam-style offering at a temple shrine.2015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph inside a temple sanctum during a puja. In the foreground a figure seen from behind, with long matted dreadlocks, wears a saffron-orange garment and a white flower garland on the head, and is offering something at a central altar. Behind them, a row of ornately decorated deity statues stands under a multicoloured garland arch of marigolds and roses. Two larger deity murtis, one with a crown and the other with an ornate headdress, are dressed in jewelled garlands and gold ornaments. A brass oil lamp and flower-decorated offerings sit at the left, and a golden kalasha and floral decorations are on the altar. A standing statue on the right wears a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and layered garlands, holding a staff. Only the single figure from behind is a physical person; the other figures are statues.2017-07-09February 24 20172017-02-24February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies