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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night showing three women in flower garlands offering an aarti lamp to deity murtis draped in marigold and yellow flower garlands. The central women wear a mustard-gold sari and a teal green kurta with a red-and-white patterned shawl. A priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, seen from behind. Behind the stone altar, deity murtis sit on red-draped seats beside a gold-framed shrine niche, with brass oil lamps and small offering vessels on the stone platform.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A young priest in white dhoti with a yellow border stands with his back to the camera at left, hands folded, facing a shrine decorated with yellow and red garlands. Behind the altar, a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands and a crown, flanked by lamps and brass vessels. Three women stand at right holding a plate with a lit flame toward the shrine: one in a yellow-orange sari, one in white with a garland, and one in a teal kurta with a red-and-patterned shawl, all wearing flower garlands. Incense smoke drifts through the shrine and a banana plant is visible at upper right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-11-06A temple puja scene where a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left with his back partly turned, facing a stone altar draped with marigold and flower garlands. Three women in garlands stand at the altar: one in a green-gold sari holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp, a woman in a white salwar kameez with glasses and a woman in a green kurta with a red-and-orange shawl extend their hands toward the flame. Behind the altar stands a brass lamp stand and a large deity murti decorated with flowers. Banana leaves and carved stone pillars appear at right.2011-11-06A temple priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border offers a lit oil lamp arati to three women. The women wear white and green flower garlands; the central woman wears an orange-and-gold sari, the next a white outfit, and the third a green kurta with a striped shawl. A child in green stands at right. Behind them is a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and a stone pillar with a banana plant. Cooking pots sit at right.2011-11-06Night temple ritual in a South Indian shrine. A young priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap, with garlands of white flowers, holds a lit camphor flame on a brass plate at left. Beside him a priest in white dhoti with a patterned black-and-gold cap and white garland holds a microphone stand. A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border offers a plate near two ornately decorated deity murti seated on red-and-green silk, adorned with garlands, jewellery and flower arches. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, and a yellow turmeric-marked square platform are in the foreground. Ornate golden temple pillars and a lit shrine frame the background.2012-05-02A woman in a green blouse and cream-and-beige sari kneels at a shrine, arranging a pair of bronze deity murtis draped in red-orange cloth and heaped with marigold and rose garlands. Behind her, a line of women in white and cream traditional attire stands holding brass plates and offerings. Brass oil lamps (deepas) and a large shrine carrying a red-clothed deity murti in a gilded niche fill the background, beside an orange-walled hall and garden. Rows of brass lamps stand on the altar platform, and a small orange-robed figure sits on the right near the altar.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A temple shrine with red curtains and ornate stone pillars shows a puja in progress. A woman in a cream sari with pink border kneels and offers a brass plate with a lit flame and flowers to the deity murti, which is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Another woman in a white sari with a pink border holds a tray beside her. A young man in white dhoti with a gold-coloured sacred thread stands behind, and a woman in a cream sari with yellow shawl stands at the right with hands folded. Incense smoke rises, and oil lamps and flowers sit on the altar. No identifiable a person is visible.2010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth stands at a brick fire pit, holding a lit flame or incense over the offerings on a low brass plate. Behind him, orange-clothed devotees in white saris with red borders stand with hands folded near a stone shrine with carved columns and a golden arch. The shrine holds a deity murti pair adorned with red and yellow garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a red cloth. Marigold petals and red flower petals scatter across an orange cloth in the foreground, with coconuts, bowls and fruit on a tray at left. A small red-and-white building and a wall sign stand behind. The scene reads as a fire ritual or homa at a temple shrine.2010-11-12A temple puja in a shrine decorated with marigold and red garlands. Two deity murtis stand in the centre: one with multiple arms and blue-painted skin, the other wearing red and gold garments with a crown, both draped in flower garlands. A tall brass lamp with a flame is lifted by a bare-chested priest with white hair and a white dhoti, while other priests in white dhotis and orange cloths sit or kneel nearby, one raising an arm. Brass lamps and offerings surround a flower-covered platform in front, with smoke rising. A statue in red and gold clothing with a garland stands at the right side. Several devotees sit in the foreground.2016-12-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders performs aarti before a decorated deity murti on a stone shrine. The priest holds a lit multi-flame lamp in his raised right hand. The deity figures are adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands, red cloth and gold ornaments, seated beneath a gilded arch. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and banana leaves frame the scene. Two or three devotees are partially visible at the bottom edge, one wearing a dark head covering.2011-11-06December 21 20102010-12-21November 06 20112011-11-06