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A photo of a temple shrine interior with gold-plated ornate fixtures and a gold lattice screen behind. A single person seen from behind, with hair tied in a high topknot, wears an orange saffron cloth draped over the bare shoulders and white ash horizontal markings on the upper arm and back, and holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward the shrine. Two large red and yellow embroidered canopies flank the central gold altar, which holds a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth. Small gold elephant figures sit at the base of the left altar, and brass lamps and offering vessels stand before the altar. Smoke drifts through the warm golden light.

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A temple sanctum photograph of a ritual in progress. A bearded man with long hair coiled on his head and bare upper body wears an orange saffron dhoti and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holding a lamp or aarti vessel toward a richly decorated deity murti. The deity is draped with red, white and yellow flower garlands and a golden kalasha-shaped crown, with a vertical sacred mark on the decorated form. Brass oil lamps, flower-filled brass vessels, and plates of offerings sit in the foreground, and gold relief carvings and a lion figure fill the background.2021-06-20A photograph of a golden temple shrine. In the foreground, a man seen from behind with long hair gathered up, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha-style necklace, holds a golden bell in one hand and stands before a lit oil lamp. White sacred markings are visible on his upper arm. The shrine is decorated with golden lattice, red and yellow ceremonial banners with bird motifs, golden elephant figurines, and a golden canopy above an image draped in red and pink cloth. Golden oil lamps stand on the altar.2021-03-02June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20Photograph inside an ornate gold-leaf shrine with carved floral and scrolled panels and a cut-out lattice window. A kalasha-like pot draped in red and gold cloth with white lace and green leaves sits in a niche on the left. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in orange saffron cloth and white underwear raises his cupped hands toward the niche, with a rudraksha-style necklace and an elaborately knotted hair bun decorated with gold ornaments. A tall orange, yellow and green striped banner stands behind him.2021-06-20MAy 19 20212021-05-19June 20 20212021-06-20A photograph of a golden shrine with a deity murti dressed in a red and blue embroidered garment and a red shawl, garlanded with green leaves, set before a gilded lattice screen with cut-out cross patterns. Two decorative red and gold fabric panels with floral embroidery and bird emblems flank the murti. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest with long hair and an orange-red sacred cord holds a tray with a lit lamp toward the deity, with smoke or incense hanging in the air. The setting is a stone temple hall with carved pillars.2021-03-05Photo 99235022021-03-05 +2 copiesA priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back partly turned, facing a shrine and performing a ritual with a lit oil lamp over a black-and-white decorated stone linga. He wears white sacred markings on his bare chest and arms. Behind him stand large golden deity murtis in gold crowns and garlands, one with a cobra hood over a linga, the central figure holding a trident-like staff. Flanking statues wear garlands of white flowers in yellow, red and orange, with a red-and-gold attire on the right figure. Gold arched frames inlaid with blue and colourful stones surround the shrine. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at the altar. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2021-06-20A priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands with his back to the camera, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and shoulders, holding a lit oil lamp aloft before a deity murti. The murti stands in a gilded arched shrine with a red backdrop, wearing an ornate golden crown, decorated garments and red flower garlands at its base. Beside the shrine, a tall decorated pillar with yellow flowers and red, green and blue panels rises, and a golden lion statue and brass vessel sit at the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti being performed at the shrine.2021-03-08December 28 20182018-12-28