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Photograph of a man seen from behind in a maroon-red turban and red-orange dhoti with a gold border, bare-backed, with long dark hair falling down his back and a white jasmine garland over his shoulders. He raises his right arm, adorned with gold bangles and rings, while flower-laden arches and garlands in red, white, yellow and purple frame a golden ornamental shrine or deity alcove behind him. Fine particles or grains fly through the air above, and a turquoise cloth is visible in the background. A figure to the right is draped in garlands.

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April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesClose view of a priest seen from behind, wearing a rust-brown and gold-striped turban, a white jasmine garland and a green rudraksha-style bead mala, adjusting the gold crown of a deity murti dressed in red and white floral garlands, a teal and gold silk cloth and a black-and-gold garment. Gold bangles mark the priest's wrists as they reach up to the figure's head. Purple flower garlands and a golden kalasha-like crown dominate the background. The priest's face is not visible.2018-04-27A priest with long dark dreadlocks, a rust-red headcloth and bare upper torso pours white powder from a round golden-rimmed vessel onto a conical mound of white powder at the base of a golden deity murti. The deity figures wear ornate red and gold silk garments, heavy jewelled necklaces and gold armlets. Red and white floral garlands frame the scene. A lit oil lamp glows at lower right beside a seated onlooker seen from behind. The priest's shaved-arm bracelets and red sacred thread are visible, and the scene suggests an abhishekam-style ritual, though the mound may be a powder offering. a person candidate: the priest's appearance is partly visible, with long dreadlocks and a distinctive rust-red wrap, but the face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2017-02-24February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09February 24 20172017-02-24A temple scene in which a priest in a rust-red turban and matching draped cloth stands at left, wearing a rose-and-white garland across his chest and gold bangles on his arm. He reaches toward a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds interwoven with red flowers and green leaves, draped over a golden deity murti with a bronze halo or prabhavali behind it. Gold ornaments and gemstone-studded decorations hang from the garland. Golden and floral decorations fill the background on the right.2016-12-14January 09 20182018-01-09October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA priest in a rust-orange turban and matching orange dhoti-style garment stands at left with his bare back to the camera, raising his right arm high and scattering red and pink petals. Beside him, a golden metal deity murti wearing a tall gold crown and ornate jewelled necklaces stands amid large garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red and green foliage. Two ceremonial staffs or tridents stand upright in front of the figure, and a second small gold-faced figure in a red turban appears at the lower left edge.2015-07-31February 24 20172017-02-24