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A bare-chested priest with short grey hair and glasses leans toward a microphone in front of a dark stone deity murti seated beneath a gold arch. The murti wears a silver crown, silver chest ornaments, red silk drapery and garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds, with a vertical tilak on its forehead. Brass oil lamps stand on either side under a yellow sparkling backdrop decorated with red hibiscus flowers and green leaves. A small brass shrine with a figure and a flower-decorated altar sits in the foreground, with pink flowers arranged along the base of the throne. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress at a temple shrine.

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Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-07A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred markings on his chest sits at a microphone in front of a deity murti, performing puja. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and glasses, and holds his hands together near a small brass plate of flowers. The black stone murti is dressed in red silk with a white silver crown, silver armour-like ornaments, and a garland of yellow and red flowers, set within a golden arch on a yellow sparkled backdrop. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with red flowers sits at the front.2022-02-07Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-07Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-07A seated priest with a bare upper body, white sacred markings on his chest and arms, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and orange dhoti sits before a microphone stand in front of a black deity murti. The murti is adorned with a silver crown, red and white garlands, yellow flowers and red silk. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a small brass puja set with offerings, a kalasha and a plate of red flowers rests on an orange cloth in the foreground. Gold-coloured backdrop with a yellow sparkling cloth.2022-02-07Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28A priest sits at the lower left in a bare-chested state with white tilak markings on his forehead and arms, wearing rudraksha malas and a red cloth wrap, with palms pressed together in prayer before a black stone deity murti. The murti is adorned with red and white flower garlands, red hibiscus blossoms, and a silver crown, seated under a gold-toned arch. In front, rows of yellow marigold-topped kalasha pots line a dark stone base, with red flowers and green leaves. Brass pots, a small brass Ganesha figure and a gold lamp stand sit on a green cloth in the foreground, and an open book rests beside the priest. The scene suggests a puja offering.2023-01-28Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-07Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28Photo of a ritual at a shrine: a black stone deity murti. Before it, on a green cloth, a brass tray holds a small image, red hibiscus flowers, yellow marigolds, a green-leaved stalk and metal bowls. Yellow flowers are arranged on the black plinth. At left, a white-haired man in saffron-orange clothing holds a microphone and reads from a printed booklet.2023-01-28Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-07