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A man in a purple dhoti and purple shawl with a red and gold border stands before two golden deity murti in a temple shrine, performing a pada-puja. He holds a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, and wears a long golden-beaded necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. The deity figures wear orange and purple silk, ornate crowns, gold jewellery and garlands, and a dense arrangement of marigold and multicoloured flowers frames the golden arch behind them. Brass pada-puja plates with flowers sit in front of the shrine.

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December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A temple photograph of a pada puja at a Shiva temple. A man in a purple dhoti and matching shawl, with gold bangles and a gold necklace, holds a silver plate and pours or offers from it toward the image. Beside him, a priest in an orange ochre cloth stands with his arm extended over the lingam-shaped base. Behind them, two gold-coloured deity murtis are dressed in purple and orange garments, with crowns and gold ornaments, framed by a golden arch and a large arrangement of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. The scene is lit by warm temple lighting.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green, with a gold arched niche behind. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak mark, a multi-strand beaded necklace and a violet dhoti-style wrap stands on the left, holding a gold ritual implement over a shivalinga draped with orange and yellow flowers. Beside him, two gold-faced deity murtis are dressed in orange, purple and red garments, one with a red and orange turban-like crown and the other with a jewelled crown, all adorned with garlands. The scene is a pada-puja-style worship with a shivalinga offering.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in red, yellow, purple and white. A person in purple robes with a long wrap and a rudraksha-style mala performs padapuja, bending forward with hands raised over a metal tray of flowers in front of two gilded deity murti. The central murti wears an orange-red turban-style crown and an ornate necklace, and the second murti wears a jeweled crown, a purple sari and heavy gold jewelry. Gold arched framing surrounds the shrine.2011-12-14A priest in a purple silk dhoti and purple upper cloth, with gold armlets and bangles, stands before a deity murti and pours or offers from a gold vessel during a pada puja. The deity figures wear jewelled crowns, gold necklaces and purple garments, and are decorated with white jasmine and multicoloured marigold garlands. A second attendant in an orange cloth reaches from the lower left toward the offerings laid on a tray of flowers and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes behind the shrine, framed by a gold arch.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shows a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair performing a ritual offering, holding a silver lamp or plate with smoke rising above it toward a golden deity pair seated on a throne. The golden figures wear crowns, jewelled necklaces and red skirts, and the throne is framed by a rainbow of garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Below them stands a black shiva-linga style stone decorated with a yellow garland and green leaves. Two gilded attendant figures flank the throne, one wearing a black head covering and a leopard-print garment, and another attendant in orange robes stands at the left edge.2015-01-13December 15 20112011-12-15