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Photograph inside a temple hall where a standing deity murti with a black face, white tilak and gold crown is decorated with garlands and a golden arch behind it. A young man in an orange turban and orange robe stands on the left with one hand raised gesturing toward the murti, smiling. Two bearded men in orange and saffron-red robes stand to the right beside a railing, one wearing a red-orange sleeveless vest and the other a light orange kurta with a shawl. Colourful decorated pillars, flower garlands and a black stone bull statue with a white cloth are nearby. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the floor at lower left.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with a golden arched frame behind a black-faced deity murti dressed with a garland, jewellery and a red turban-like headdress. Three men stand on a dark polished floor. On the left, a man in an orange robe and orange turban with a rudraksha mala speaks with his hands together. In the centre, a bald bearded man wears an orange silk vest and orange robe with a red shawl. On the right, a bearded man in cream robes with a red-and-gold shawl stands barefoot. Colourful patterned pillars, a black stone bull (Nandi) and brass oil lamps appear in the foreground. a person candidate is the orange-robed man on the left, shown with long swept-back hair, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala.A photograph of three men in orange and saffron sannyasi-style clothing standing before a decorated shrine in a temple interior. The central figure wears an orange turban and an orange robe with a gold necklace; he has long dark hair and raises his right hand, pointing toward the shrine. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe and an orange-and-gold shawl gestures with his hand. On the left, a man with a ponytail and beard wears a peach robe with a red-and-gold shawl and holds his palms together in respect. Behind them stands a deity murti dressed in pink and adorned with a silver crown and garlands of red, yellow and green flowers, with a golden arch framing it. A pink-clad goddess murti with a garland stands at the right, and a black stone animal figure sits in front of the shrine beside a brass bowl and a small golden tray.A photograph inside a temple hall with a white block wall and gold draping. Three men in orange and saffron robes stand at a decorated deity murti, which is adorned with garlands of yellow, green, red and white flowers and a gold crown. The man on the right, wearing an orange turban and a long dark hairstyle with bare upper back, holds a ceremonial object and faces the others. Two men on the left, one with a bun and beard in pale orange, one bald in deep orange with a red shawl, stand with their backs to the camera. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall above. A gold throne with red cushions and a gold canopy with red fringe sits at left, and a black figure with folded hands, garlanded in green and yellow, stands at right. A kalasha-like offering basket sits in the lower right.November 05 20132013-11-05Temple ritual at a stone-pillared pavilion before a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne, decorated with yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands. Two young men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a brass offering plate. A bare-chested older priest with a white beard and white dhoti with red-bordered cloth stands centre, holding a ritual item toward the deity. Brass pots, lamps and flower offerings sit on the floor in front, with a brass kalasha nearby. Figures are priests and attendants performing puja.2009-12-30A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap and a gold necklace standing before a large gilded deity murti of a standing Vishnu-form figure with a tall white and gold crown, a white urdhva-pundra-style face mark, rainbow-coloured floral garlands and a purple-and-gold brocade garment. The man, raising one hand in greeting, has long dark hair and a red bindi. An ornate gold arched frame, brass oil lamps and a white-draped table with brass vessels and flower offerings stand in front; a small golden figurine sits on the table. Under a white tent canopy. The man is a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, gold necklace, placed at the deity as a devotee-like figure.A temple interior with orange and saffron draped deity figures and marigold garlands. In the centre, a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow flower garland and a green garland sits on a tiled plinth beside a dark shivalinga-style stone and a brass bell. Three men in orange robes stand around it: on the left a smiling man in an orange turban and gold beaded necklace with hands folded; in the centre a bearded man in orange robes and a red-and-gold shawl extends his hand over the stone; on the right a bearded man in a light orange robe and red-and-gold shawl stands with hands together. White marble deity figures in red turbans line the back wall, and a person in white and pink clothing stands at the right edge.A standing man in an orange saffron robe and a gold necklace waves at the camera in front of a large gilded deity murti standing in a golden arched frame. The murti has a tall ornate crown with a green gem, a white and black face with a white U-shaped mark, multicoloured flower garlands, a gold waist belt and gold armlets, and a purple and pink draped cloth. Two brass oil lamps stand on either side of the arch, and a white-covered table below holds brass ritual vessels and flower petals. Gold peacock-like figures decorate the top corners of the frame. The setting is a white tent interior.May 10 20142014-05-10November LA 2007A man in a saffron-orange robe stands beside a large gilded deity murti with a tall conical crown, vertical white and orange Vaishnava-style forehead marking, and multicoloured flower garlands draped over the arch above. The standing man has long dark hair, a gold necklace, and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. The murti wears a purple and pink silk dhoti, gold armlets and a jewelled necklace, and holds a conch and mace-like objects. Before it sits a gilded peetha with flowers and small brass puja vessels, a kalasha and lamps on a white cloth. A brass lamp stand stands at right inside a white tent with gold ornate arch framing.A photograph inside a temple hall of a linga abhishekam. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange garment, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a dark stone shivalinga set in a black stone yoni pedestal, which sits in a shallow pool of yellowish liquid scattered with flower petals. Behind him on the left, a bearded man in orange robes holds a silver plate. Other orange-robed attendants stand in the background, and a white marble figure and a gilded standing figure sit at the left edge. On the right, a large golden deity murti in a red and gold silk sari-like garment is decorated with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, under a gold arch.2010-02-12