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A shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala performs puja at a shrine, raising a conch-shaped vessel with his right arm toward three bronze deity figures on a gold-edged platform. The central standing bronze deity wears an orange shawl, crown and necklace, holding ritual objects, flanked by two smaller bronze figures in orange cloth with crowns. Behind them are stone carvings, red-painted railings and a green-robed figure on a side shrine. Abhishekam or puja setting in a temple interior.

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October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace performs aarti with a lit camphor lamp before bronze deity murti in orange cloth. The central murti, holding a veena-like instrument and a ritual object, stands on a pedestal with pink flowers, flanked by two smaller orange-clad bronze figures. Behind them are a stone temple pillar, a red railing, orange curtains and green foliage. The priest appears to be a sannyasi or priest rather than a confirmed identity.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A priest in orange robes stands at left, pouring a golden-brown substance from a silver bowl onto a small metal deity murti. The central murti is a standing figure holding a trident-like staff and a sword, draped in orange cloth, with a crown and a bronze finish, and the substance coats its base and the two flanking smaller figures in orange garments. Behind them, larger deity figures in yellow, orange and blue garments are adorned with white flower garlands, and a green-robed figure stands in a niche at right. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone and red and gold decorations. The image shows a ritual abhishekam being performed on the murti.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, performs aarti with a silver lamp before a metal utsava murti standing on a small red-based pedestal. Two smaller saffron-clad attendant figurines flank the murti on a gold-trimmed wooden stand. Behind is a shrine with a large deity murti draped in yellow and orange cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with a red curtain and stone carvings on the right. The man is standing barefoot on a wet stone floor. The deity figures are sculpted, not living people, so the count is one physical person.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07November 01 20112011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07November 01 20112011-11-01