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Temple ritual photograph of a standing priest in a blue dhoti and blue shawl with an orange border, holding a gold plate of flowers and taking petals from it to offer. He wears red-and-black bead bracelets and a red tilak. Beside him a large deity murti sits seated, dressed in blue and purple silk, with a gold crown, gold arm ornaments, a white flower garland and a red-and-white jewelled necklace. Its shoulder is decorated with long garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A second attendant in an orange cloth on the left holds a gold tray of flowers, and the gilded arch of the shrine frames the scene.

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A man in a teal-green silk dhoti with gold border and a matching green shawl performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a large deity murti. He wears a red-beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and a vertical tilak on his forehead. The murti, plated in gold with a jewelled crown, wears a green sari with gold border, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and jewelled necklaces; it is adorned with floral garlands of red, purple and yellow. Behind is an ornate gold-leaf shrine backdrop. The man's appearance does not clearly match a specific candidate, so he is described by role as a priest performing puja.2011-12-13A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A woman in a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a dark red-and-gold garment, pours water from a vessel over the murti, which is dressed with a red cloth. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha beads holds a silver vessel beside her, and a second shaved-headed man in white stands at the left edge. Water streams down onto the stone base as the flower-draped deity glows in warm lamplight.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA priest in a blue dhoti and blue upper cloth with an orange-bordered sash stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated golden deity murti on a procession palanquin. The murti wears a blue garment, a tall golden crown with jewelled band, and a white flower garland, and sits beneath an ornate gold arch. Its seat and sides are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. The priest has long dark hair and wears a rudraksha-style bracelet and necklace. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with a plastered ceiling and a pale doorway at left.2011-12-17December 26 20102010-12-26A young man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth, adorns a deity murti with gold necklaces, while a tall figure in a white-beaded crown and gold garland stands at the centre of a gilded arch. Yellow, red and orange marigold and rose garlands drape the murti and the arch, and a tray of red flowers and offerings is held at the left. The setting suggests a temple ritual decoration (alankaram) with a decorated smaller murti in blue and green silk and jewelled ornaments.2015-01-09December 17 20112011-12-17December 26 20102010-12-26December 31 20092009-12-31Photograph of a temple ritual at an altar framed by a gilded arch and multicolour flower garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple. A woman in a blue sari with bangles stands at center, reaching toward a deity murti and offering a gold plate. In front, a man in an orange dhoti-style cloth with white sandal markings on his arm holds the tray. The metal deity figures wear crowns, blue silk garments, gold ornaments and flower garlands; a second figure in orange sits beside them. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel are visible at the lower right.2011-12-17A temple sanctum scene during worship at a Shiva lingam decorated with marigold and rose garlands. A man with long dreadlocks, a rust-red turban, a rose garland over his shoulder and gold bangles stands at center, placing his hand on the golden lingam. Two younger men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him, one with long hair. Behind the lingam is a gilded deity murti in a red-and-gold garment with a crown, and floral garlands in yellow, red and white fill the frame. Brass and silver kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground. The pillared stone ceiling and warm lamplight complete the setting.2016-12-14December 26 20102010-12-26December 31 20092009-12-31