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Outdoor ritual at a shaded open-sided pavilion with a white cloth backdrop and trees behind. Two large deity murti statues sit on a raised platform, each with a golden face, orange and saffron cloth, and a dark-orange turban or crown; they are draped with thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers and green leaves. Garlands hang over a kalasha-like vessel and a ceremonial lingam-shaped form in front. In the foreground, a standing person in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and wrapped orange cloth faces the murtis with raised hands, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds offerings beside them. Orange tassel-fringed cloth decorates the platform, and tall ceremonial staffs with orange streamers flank the right side.

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Outdoor shrine under a stone colonnade with orange cloth drapes. In the centre, two metal murtis, one with an orange turban and rudraksha-like neck adornment, are draped in thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and green flowers, with a kalasha-like offering in front. A figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long curly hair and a gold headband stands at the left, facing the murtis with hands raised in worship. Another man in orange robes with a full beard stands at the left edge, and a bare-headed man in white is partly visible at the lower left. Tall bamboo poles with orange cloth are at the right. Visible people total three, with a single photo of the murtis.A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bows deeply with folded hands before a pair of large statues under an open stone-pillared pavilion. The central seated figure wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a trident-like staff and a drum, with a second figure in orange clothing and a tall brown headdress beside it. Both statues are garlanded with thick chains of white, purple, yellow and green flowers, and a shiva-linga-style base sits in front heaped with garlands and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes the back wall and columns, and a second person in orange stands at the left edge. +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor pavilion draped in orange cloth during a Brahmotsav Maheshwara puja. A man with long, swept-back hair and a gold headband, wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, stands at left reaching toward a sacred object. Behind him, two orange-robed figures with ornate headdresses and white dhotis flank a central deity murti or sculpted form on a platform, all garlanded with marigolds in orange, yellow, purple and white. Orange drapes frame the pavilion. A seated devotee in orange turban and white clothes sits in the foreground below, with brass lamps and offerings nearby.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left, holding a tray or cloth near a shrine adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and white. Behind the garlands sit two large golden-brown statues in orange garments: a central figure wearing an orange turban-like crown and a standing or seated figure beside it with an orange robe and long garland. Orange and maroon cloth draping and bamboo poles decorate the open pavilion. In the front, an orange-draped altar holds a linga-like form with horizontal tripundra markings and a garland. The scene is a puja with abhishekam-style offerings at an outdoor shrine; the statues are depictions, not living people. +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during ritual worship. Two standing deity murtis with gold faces and painted eyes are decorated with thick garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with long curly hair and an orange headband reaches toward the shrine with his hands. To the left, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl and orange headband holds an offering. A blue cloth with silver embroidery and a small kalasha-like object sit before the murtis. Stone pillars and an orange-and-white draped backdrop frame the scene, with a partly visible flower garland at the lower right.2007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA priest in saffron-orange robes with long, curly hair and a gold headband stands with his back to the camera, raising a silver lamp with flame and smoke toward a dark stone shivalinga-like form draped in garlands of yellow, purple, white and red flowers. Behind it stand two bronze or metal murtis: a figure in orange with a red-orange turban and a second in orange with a tall crown-like headdress and rudraksha beads, holding a ceremonial staff. Orange and maroon cloth hangs from a pillared canopy, and a man in orange sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at an outdoor shrine. +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with a long-haired man in orange robes and an orange headband, standing close to two golden deity murtis draped in garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. He reaches toward the central deity, and an attendant in white with an orange sash holds a silver plate at left. Brass lamps and a dark embroidered cloth sit at the base of the shrine, with a smaller garlanded deity at lower right. Orange and red fabric hangs behind the shrine, and trees and sunlight appear outside the open pavilion.2007-12-25Photograph of a ritual at a covered temple shrine. A figure in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair stands at center, holding a small brass plate and making an offering toward two large gold-faced deity murti with garlands and jewelled ornaments; one wears a red turban and the other a crown, and a purple cloth drapes the second. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand at left, one holding a round brass tray. Garlands of marigolds and red flowers hang around the murti, a decorated pot with painted green and red patterns sits at lower right, and green leaves hang from the ceiling at left.2007-12-26A photograph of a ceremonial scene under an orange-draped canopy. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair and an orange turban sits with his back to the camera, wearing an orange-and-red cloth. Beside and above him, a golden deity murti with a crown-like headdress is adorned with dense garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers. A man in white clothing on the left holds a white and gold cloth or umbrella over the scene. Orange drapes, a golden kalasha-style vessel and wooden rods frame the setting. Watermarked archive photo from a Brahmotsav Day-6 puja.2007-12-27December 26 20072007-12-26