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Night-time temple festival scene with decorated deity murti and ceremonial figures. Two young men stand in the foreground, one in a green turban and one in an orange-saffron turban, both wearing white and red flower garlands, gold-toned necklaces, orange dhotis and white tripundra-style markings on their arms and faces. Behind them, a large ornate murti of a deity is adorned with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and banana leaves, under a gold-embellished arched canopy. To the left, a seated black stone figure wears a white dhoti and garlands beside a gold cobra-hooded throne, and to the right a dark murti in a white dhoti is garlanded. Brass oil lamps stand in rows along the foreground, and banana plants and a draped cloth ceiling frame the scene.

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Night temple ritual in front of a richly decorated deity murti on a golden peetha, draped in multicolour flower garlands with yellow and red blossoms and green leaves. To the right, a black stone statue of a standing sage is garlanded in white flowers. Several young priests stand in the foreground with bare upper bodies, white vibhuti or sandal markings on their skin, and saffron or orange dhotis; one holds a silver tray and another offers aarti with a lamp in a silver stand. Several brass oil lamps are lit along the front. A banana stalk decorates the right edge. Four people are visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Night temple worship before a richly garlanded deity murti decorated with red, white and yellow flower garlands and a crown. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings and an orange cloth around his waist holds a lit lamp toward the deity. A second priest in an orange waist cloth and a shoulder sacred thread stands with his back to the camera. Behind them a golden-framed shrine holds another decorated figure, and a black stone statue on the right wears a white dhoti and garland. Banana stalks, brass lamps and marigold garlands fill the frame.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Night-time temple puja before an ornately decorated deity murti on a golden peetha, the figure draped in thick garlands of yellow, red and white flowers with a crown and a tall decorated backdrop. Three priests in orange-saffron dhotis stand at left and centre: one bare-chested with white sacred markings and a gold-beaded mala, one holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with burning flames, and one with hands folded beside it. A fourth priest in an orange wrap stands with his back to the camera at right, and a dark stone deity figure with a garland stands further right. Banana leaves and a plantain-style garland frame the scene, with smoke rising from the lamp.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a temple shrine during worship. Two shirtless priests in orange dhotis, one wearing a green and gold turban, stand at the altar offering garlands. Their bodies have white sacred ash markings. They are adorning a deity murti with yellow and red garlands, banana bunches, and white flower strands. A black stone murti stands at right draped in white and red garlands, and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Gold ornaments and a crown-like headpiece crown the central deity figure. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2016-12-19A photograph of a temple ritual inside a tented hall. In the foreground, a young man with a tied-up topknot, bare chest, orange dhoti, a rudraksha-style orange bead necklace and a gold pendant holds a large brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with lit flames. Beside him, a priest in orange dhoti and a green-and-gold headpiece with white ash markings and a white flower garland holds his hands together in prayer. A third figure with an orange cloth on the head and bare back stands with a white flower garland. Behind them is an ornate golden and jewelled deity murti framed by garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, and banana leaves. Brass oil lamps with yellow marigold garlands stand on the red floor, and women in saris are visible in the background.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19