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A priest with long dark braided hair, a maroon cloth wrapped around his head and a maroon shoulder cloth, stands with his back to the camera decorating a golden deity murti with a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Behind him, a golden couple murti, one with a crown and jewelled necklaces, the other in a crown and ornate golden sari, is framed by garlands in red, yellow, green and white. A photographer in an orange garment sits in the lower foreground beside silver lion-footed seats and flower garlands.

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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A priest in a brown dhoti and reddish-brown shawl, long dark hair hanging down his back, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward an ornate deity murti on a golden throne. The deity wears a gold crown, gold necklaces and jewelled adornments, and is framed by a large arch of white, yellow, red and purple flower garlands with blue and green flowers. A gold kalasha-style vessel and garland-draped pedestal sit below. To the left, a figure in a blue turban and red-and-gold embroidered garment stands beside another sculpted figure, with brass oil lamps in the foreground. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone pillars and decorated ceiling, as an aarti-style lamp offering is made.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02January 09 20182018-01-09December 14 20162016-12-14February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, orange and white flowers. In the centre stand golden deity murtis of a male deity with a crown and a female deity in a gold and magenta sari with elaborate jewellery, behind a golden arch. In front, a shrine lingam is adorned with a green and orange flower garland and gold ornaments. At left, a man in a maroon dhoti and a maroon headwrap with a white flower garland holds a lit lamp or fire vessel toward the shrine, performing an aarti-style puja. Additional garlanded murtis flank the scene, and a fire-lit lamp glows near the central figures.2016-12-14A photograph of a temple worship scene before a richly decorated shrine with a golden arch framed by multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. Two deity murtis stand on the altar: the central figure wears a crown and jewelled ornaments, and the figure to the right wears a jewelled headdress and a deep maroon sari with gold skirt. In the foreground a standing figure in a rust-red robe and rust-coloured turban with a long braided hair and a white flower garland at the back of the head holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. A linga with vibhuti lines and a garland sits on the platform below, with brass oil lamps at the right edge. Two figures are visible in the scene, one clearly a priest performing aarti or puja before the murtis.2017-07-09December 14 20162016-12-14