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A priestess in an orange-red sari with a gold border stands at left with her back to the camera, holding a ritual item toward a shrine. Behind a kalasha and a tiered arrangement, two gilded deity murtis stand under a sculpted arch wrapped in multicolour garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. A small pale figure stands to the right under a garland, and a gold-and-white decorative garland hangs below. Gold jewellery and a red and gold crown adorn the central murtis. Lamps and offerings surround the sanctum.

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A temple shrine decorated with many garlands in red, yellow, white, purple and green. In the centre stand golden deity murtis of a crowned male and female figure with ornate jewellery, flanked by a golden figure on the right and a small golden figure at left. A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders, bangles and a tilak stands at left holding a brass oil lamp (deepa) toward the murtis, while a large brass lamp stand with lit flames sits in front. Garlands drape the arch behind the figures. The scene is a shrine puja with lamp offering.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Photo of a temple puja before a golden deity murti pair seated within a dense arch of multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A standing priest in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body, wearing rudraksha beads and sacred ash, faces the altar on the left. A devotee in an orange-red garment with a yellow border stands at centre, hands raised to a brass oil-lamp stand holding five lit lamps. Strands of pearl and flower garlands hang over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Two attendant figures in red and orange headwear stand on the sides. Golden lamp stands and a green cloth lie in the foreground.2015-01-04A photograph inside a temple shrine where a figure in a maroon-red sleeveless top and a gold-bordered maroon dhoti stands at left, holding a flame toward a tall silver and gold lamp stand with multiple lit wicks. Behind it, a large deity murti decorated with a silver and gold ornament-laden frame, flanked by colourful garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers draped on tall standing figures. A small figure wearing a maroon turban and a crescent-marked headdress stands at left, and another standing figure in a dark robe and turban is at right. Brass lamps and an offering plate sit at the base, with a floral garland and a golden seat on the right. This appears to be an aarti offering with oil lamps before the deity murti.2014-12-05A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold bangles performs aarti with a lit flame in a metal lamp before a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a throne. Multicoloured garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers drape the throne arch and the figures, with a pearl and bead necklace hanging from the murti. A gold kalasha-like stand and a brass lamp stand at right, and a man in a red turban stands at left.2015-01-04July 08 20092009-07-08A temple puja scene where a priest in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with gold bangles, raises a lit camphor flame in a brass arati lamp with one hand while ringing a handheld brass bell with the other. Behind the flame, a large deity murti with a gold crown and gold jewellery is adorned with thick garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Adjacent to it, a second statue wears a red and gold shawl and a rose-coloured garland. Fresh flower garlands drape the central golden metal sanctum object, and a gold deity figure with its hands in anjali sits on a gilded throne-like seat. The setting is a pillared stone hall with wooden lattice windows.2015-01-04A temple shrine decorated with dense multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, orange, purple and white, framing gold-toned deity murti and a central golden kalasha-style vessel draped in garlands. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands at the centre, raising a hand toward the murti while two attendant priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one shaved-headed and bare-chested with white sacred markings, hold a silver bowl, a plate and a vessel. Brass oil lamps stand at the left and right edges. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja in progress.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A temple shrine decorated with dense multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, white, purple and green, forming arches around the central deity murti. Two gilded deity figures sit on a red-draped seat, one wearing a tall gold crown and the other a gold headdress with heavy necklaces. Before them stands a tall gold kalasha or lingam-style vessel draped with pearl strands and a flower garland. At right, a gilded standing figure with a garland, hand raised in blessing. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border stands at left, holding a flower garland and hands folded in devotion. Oil lamps and a camera are visible at lower right.2015-01-04December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copies