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A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shoulder cloth, with a long black braided hair piece and a red-white flower garland, raises a lit oil lamp in front of a decorated shrine. Behind a large central mound of marigolds and red flowers stands a deity murti with a crown, flanked by two figures in ornate dress. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a small deity figure in a wall niche wears a garland. A tall arch of yellow and red marigolds frames the altar.

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July 19 20162016-07-19 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph inside a temple shrine during a worship offering. A standing priest with long dark matted hair, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and a red-and-white garland, holds a brass lamp toward a central metal vessel. Behind it, deity murtis of two figures are dressed in saffron cloth and adorned with ornate silver and gold ornaments, framed by a tall arch of yellow, red, green and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the altar, and a small figure on a red cloth is placed in front at the right.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A temple ritual photograph showing a devotee in a dark red dhoti and matching upper cloth, with gold-bordered sash and red turban, standing before a large deity murti adorned with dense garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. The deity wears gold jewellery, a rudraksha and bead necklace, and a gold crown, seated on a gold throne. Beside the devotee, a second figure in a saffron-orange garment and red turban stands with a silver vessel, and an assistant in white holds a plate at left. The devotee holds a small offering vessel in cupped hands. Gold ornaments and a red drape frame the altar.2014-12-05A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and upper cloth with orange-gold borders stands at left, holding a silver lamp or aarti vessel toward a pair of golden deity murtis seated on a red throne. The murtis are garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and orange, and a shivalinga stands on a black pedestal below with flower offerings. Several saffron-robed attendants and a priest in red stand nearby, one with a rudraksha mala. Smoke rises in the temple interior with carved stone pillars behind.2015-01-13A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with floral garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. Centre stands a golden deity murti of a standing couple flanked by golden figures, with a golden kalasha-like ornament and a pair of small seated murtis on a gold-lion-supported stand in the foreground. A standing man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and brown turban, faces the shrine from behind, raising a hand with a ritual object toward the deity. Brass oil lamps with yellow flower garlands stand at the sides. A statue to the left wears a turquoise and gold outfit with a blue turban, and a statue to the right wears a brown robe and holds a rudraksha-style mala. No one else is visible.2016-12-23March 10 20132013-03-10A photo of an ornate temple ritual before a pair of gold-faced deity murtis richly decorated with garlands and jewelled ornaments. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, a long dark braid, a white flower garland and red-brown clothing with gold armlets. They hold a lit flame in a brass vessel, offering aarti toward a central shivalinga-like form decorated with green-and-gold leaf and flower garlands, with a brass kalasha and pink flowers at right. Rainbow-striped floral arches frame the shrine.2017-07-09February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies