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A photograph inside a temple pavilion showing a man in red-orange sannyasi robes and a red sleeveless top draping an orange cloth over a shrine of two ornately dressed deity murtis, gold-faced and crowned, one in orange and one in blue, decorated with red, yellow and white garlands and gold jewellery. A white cloth with printed deity imagery is placed before them on a white-draped altar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a brass vessel sits at the right. In the lower left, another man in orange clothes is partly visible, seated close to the altar. Green foliage is visible through the open pillars.

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July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07A temple ritual photograph under a covered mandapa with a red curtain behind. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at left: a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with a white-clad attendant holding a tray in the background. Central focus is a large decorated deity murti seated on a blue-and-white draped platform, with a crowned figure in orange-red and gold garments, flanked by brass oil lamps (deepas), a kalasha-like vessel, and a dense garland of yellow, red and green flowers framing the image. A smaller murti in red-and-white clothing with a mala and necklace sits in front. Two people with shaved or tied hair in orange cloth sit at the lower left foreground.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07A temple shrine with two large deity murtis, one central figure in red and gold with a crown and another in orange and gold with a crown, both adorned with thick garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. A standing priest in orange robes with a wrapped waist cloth performs worship with an offering at the front, while another orange-robed devotee stands with folded hands at left. Brass lamp stands line the platform and a gold kalasha sits at the centre, with red cloth draped at the sides. The setting is a stone-pillared temple hall with greenery beyond, consistent with a puja or abhishekam at a sacred shrine.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden arch behind two large deity murti seated on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow, red and white flower garlands. The left figure wears a red crown and gold jewellery, the right one a crown and orange sari with blue lower cloth. In front, a small seated figure in orange and red garments is decorated with a garland. A standing person in an orange-red robe, with a bare upper body and shaved head, extends an arm toward the shrine; a second person in white stands at the left edge. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha and offerings surround the platform.2009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Photo of a temple shrine decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers wrapped around a pair of large deity murtis in gold and red. The central figure wears a red crown and red garment with ornate jewellery, while the figure beside it wears an orange and gold sari-like dress and a tall crown. In front, a golden kalasha and a smaller murti sit on a white-draped platform with flower offerings. On the left, a woman in an orange sari and white flower garland holds a plate, while two men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby, one with rudraksha mala. Brass lamps and ritual vessels frame the shrine, and green foliage shows outside the pillared pavilion.2009-07-07December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing man in orange on the left, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity. Behind him, two large gilded murtis sit on a raised seat draped with garlands in yellow, red and white, with one figure in an orange-and-red crown and the other in an orange sari with a silver crown. Brass lamp stands with lit flames line the frame, and a small pink flower arrangement sits at the lower left.2009-07-08