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A photograph of a devotional offering scene inside a hall. In the foreground, rows of polished brass bowls hold grains, nuts, flowers and sweets as naivedyam. Behind them, a deity murti in a red garment is decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers and white strands, and wears gold jewellery. Gold-coloured lion pillars frame the shrine. On the left, a standing priest in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala performs the offering, holding a small vessel near the bowls. Plain walls and framed plaques decorate the room.

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December 31 20182018-12-31A photograph of a temple shrine room where a deity murti is seated on a red cloth-draped throne between two gold-painted pillars carved with lions. The murti is dressed in red and white with a long floral garland of marigolds and white flowers, and gold ornaments. In front, a large number of brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, sweets, fruits and other food offerings are arranged in dense rows on the floor and a striped cloth. No people are visible. Stage lighting, a microphone stand, cables and a potted plant sit at the right edge.2018-12-31A photograph of a large naivedyam offering arranged on the floor in front of a golden shrine. Dozens of brass bowls, stacked and spread across the floor, hold grains, pulses, nuts, fruits and sweets. Near the centre, a sadhu in orange clothing with bare upper body and hair tied up stands on the left, holding a small object up to the bowls, which may be a ritual implement. Beyond him stands a red-clad deity murti adorned with a large garland of yellow, orange and white flowers, flanked by ornate golden pillars. A striped pink and blue cloth covers the floor before the altar, with a small plant and a camera light stand at the right edge.2018-12-31 +1 copiesA large display of brass bowls filled with grains, pulses, sweets, nuts, spices and other food offerings is arranged in tiers on the floor in front of a deity murti. The murti stands on a red cloth within a golden shrine frame flanked by carved golden lion figures, adorned with a garland of flowers in red, white and yellow and a crown. A striped pink, green and blue cloth is spread on the floor before the offerings, with a small brass lamp in front. A studio light stand and cables are visible at right, and a potted plant sits near the murti. No people are visible in the scene.2018-12-31January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tiger-striped tunic, rudraksha beads and a silver necklace, holds a lit flame on a brass lamp during an aarti. His forehead and arms bear white sacred ash marks, and his long hair is tied up. Behind him, two adorned deity murti are dressed in flower garlands with yellow, white and red strands; the one on the right wears a leopard-print garment. Rows of small brass bowls with offerings sit on the floor, and gold-painted pillars frame the stage. A wooden peetha sits beside them.2019-01-08A photograph of a temple puja in progress on a red-carpeted floor. A standing man in a red dhoti and red shawl, wearing a long gold-beaded garland and gold armlets, holds a ritual implement and faces a richly decorated golden throne-like seat (peetha) on which a deity murti is placed, dressed in orange and blue garments and a crown-like head ornament. Small brass bowls of offerings and rose petals sit on a red cloth before the murti, and brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) stand on either side. In the background, a man and women in white and cream attire with folded hands join in worship, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a red cloth before the altar.2016-05-24November 28 20112011-11-28A temple shrine interior with golden arches and a gilded pillar. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a rust-red dhoti, leans forward to offer something at a shrine. Before him stands a deity murti dressed in a green silk cloth and adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and a crown. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot, bowls and a small oil lamp sit on the altar, and a trident stands at right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands in the background, and another person is partly visible behind the pillar. A red and yellow ceremonial banner hangs on the wall. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference only in part, with long hair and a bare upper body but no crown, saffron-ornate clothing or rudraksha, so he is recorded as uncertain.2017-11-11A priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold chain and bangle, sits cross-legged before a homa fire on a red cloth, performing a ritual at a shrine. Behind him, three deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers; the central figure holds a trident. Above them, a seated figure in saffron robes with a turban sits on a gold throne, and a golden kalasha stands at the top. Brass oil lamps, bowls of grains, flowers, fruit and a red-and-gold bundle surround the offering area on the floor.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12May 23rd 20162016-05-23