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A photograph of a ritual at night in a plain courtyard. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a pink flower garland, lifts their arms toward two large silver-faced deity murtis on a white-draped platform. Each murti wears a silver crown, yellow flower garlands and rudraksha malas. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold brass kalasha pots overhead, some with green leaves tucked in. A brass pot sits on the ground with green leaves beside it. Overhead lights and a red-trimmed wall are visible in the background.

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A ritual scene with a man in orange robes and a pink garland, his back to the camera, pouring or raising a vessel over a silver deity murti with a tall crown, draped in a white cloth and adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands and a bead mala. Beside it stands a second silver-faced murti with similar garlands. Around them, several men in white dhotis and shirts hold brass kalasha pots aloft on their heads. A decorated red-and-green backdrop and a pillar with a lit lamp are visible behind.2009-01-12Night outdoor temple-procession scene with string lights overhead. A man with long dark hair and a vibhuti marking on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a pink flower garland and gold-toned necklaces, holds a brass-and-green-leaf kalasha-style pot at the centre. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis and saffron-scarved devotees crowd close, while a man in white at the right pours from a vessel. Marigold garlands hang on a white pillar at left, with green leaves and bowls on the ground.2009-01-12Temple scene with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in red and maroon cloth, garlanded with pink and red flowers, holding a golden figure. An elderly bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands at left, extending his hands toward the shrine. Beside the shrine, a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered wrap and gold garland raises his joined hands overhead in worship. Another man in saffron robes with a gold garland stands with folded hands. At far right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with long hair in orange clothing stand near the shrine, with more devotees in the background and a stone pillar at left.2012-06-05Outdoors at dusk, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white, red and yellow flowers stands centrally, a gold necklace across his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. A woman in a peach sari with red border holds a silver pot with a mango-leaf and flower on a tray, and a man in white dhoti with a white shirt holds a long wooden pole behind him. Another man with white dhoti and tripundra marks stands at left, and a person in saffron kneels at the bottom right. Appearance-based a person: the central figure wears saffron and a gold necklace with a garland. Nearby figures are priests and devotees in white and saffron.2010-12-16A temple interior scene where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside a decorated deity murti dressed in white and red flower garlands, with a gold crown and gold trim on a red-and-blue cloth. On the right, a figure in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long white flower garland stands facing the murti with white markings on his forearm and upper arm. Beside him, a man in an orange robe stands with hands folded, and a young man on the far right joins his palms in namaskar. A man in a light blue shirt holds the left side of the murti at the edge of the frame. Brass lamps and a framed picture are visible on a wooden cabinet in the background, with a red curtain at right and a bowl of white powder on the floor in the foreground. The scene appears to show a darshan or abhishekam moment before the murti.2010-07-21January 12 20092009-01-12A night procession photograph at a temple. In the foreground, a bare-backed figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and holds a red-and-pink cloth toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis carry or steady wooden poles and a decorated palanquin-style structure with a deity murti adorned with garlands and ornate golden arches. Lamplight and a dark background frame the scene.2006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 20 20062006-12-20A photograph of a temple ritual at a golden-framed basin beside a green-robed deity murti holding a staff and vessel. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, wearing a gold bead necklace, bends forward and pours water from a silver kalasha. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robe and a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant pours water from a silver vessel into the basin. A third person in white with a gold border stands behind, and marigold petals lie in the basin.2011-10-06June 05 20122012-06-05Night photograph of a procession. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti wrap and sandals, facing away toward a large ornate ceremonial structure with a fan-shaped canopy and a red, yellow and green arched backdrop studded with circular decorations, which holds a deity murti or figure. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him, some holding long white poles, and one bearded man in white grips his arm.2006-12-23