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Temple ritual photograph at a shrine with a stone canopy and golden arch behind a dressed deity murti pair with red and orange draping. Two priests in ritual dress perform worship at a golden-framed altar: the left priest in white dhoti with an orange cloth wrap offers flowers and garlands to an idol, while the right priest in saffron-orange robes and bare upper body, with a bracelet, holds up a plate and offering. Garlands of white and yellow flowers adorn the murti. Brass lamps stand on either side, a small fire burns in a pit in front with offerings, and trays of fruit, bananas and sweets sit on the floor mat.

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Photograph of a temple shrine in an outdoor-style pavilion with granite pillars and gold-framed deity figures. Two priests perform worship at a golden altar: one in a white dhoti with a shaved head bends forward, while the other in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours or offers toward a central deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A fire pit with burning offerings sits in the foreground, with brass oil lamps, bowls of fruit and food, and a small open book. Behind the deities are red and orange draperies and a standing red-robed figure in a niche.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01Photograph of a temple shrine with a fire pit of burning offerings in front. Two priests perform a puja at a gilded peetha holding a seated deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers, flanked by two smaller garlanded murtis. Behind, two figures in red and green stand near a large golden arch with orange drapery. The priest on the left wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth and holds an object over the deity. The younger priest on the right, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, extends his hand toward the offerings. Brass plates of fruit, flowers and sweets sit at the lower left, with purple mats on the floor and a microphone stand near the fire.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01June 06 20142014-06-06July 21 20102010-07-21Photo 11683230November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. Three men in saffron and orange dhotis and white upper cloths pour liquid from vessels over a golden-framed deity murti on a golden pedestal. The shrine behind has stone pillars, orange draped cloth and a pair of deity figures decked with red garlands, gold necklaces and crowns. A small brass lamp and offerings sit before the murti on a low golden table.2011-11-01A photograph of a shrine ritual at an open pavilion with grey stone pillars and orange drapes. A man in saffron robes stands at left holding a lit flame toward a deity murti with garlands and a yellow backdrop. On the altar are a brass pot, coconuts, flower-garlanded idols, fruit plates and a bundle of grass. At right, a person in an orange robe presses palms together in prayer beside an older woman in a green and gold sari with a beaded necklace, also in prayer. The stone walls are carved with floral motifs.2009-12-20