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Collage of three temple scenes from the July 2010 Photos of the Day feature. Top left: a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl ties or hangs offerings with garlands on the trunk of a large banyan tree. Top right: a man in white with a yellow shawl pours or offers water over a black stone linga with garlands and red kumkum powder at the base. Bottom: a man in white with a yellow shawl sits seated, performing puja beside brass oil lamps, a brass tray and vessels, in front of a decorated deity murti pair on a golden palanquin with orange and yellow silk and red-and-yellow garlands under an ornate golden arch.

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A four-panel collage of temple worship under a large banyan tree. Top-left panel shows two women in orange saris offering a plate before a golden deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop, garlanded with marigolds and a green-and-red silk cloth. Top-right panel shows a tall banyan tree with aerial roots and a white platform wrapped in marigold garlands. Bottom-left panel shows a person in orange robes with hands folded before a golden deity murti draped in marigolds on a red pedestal, with offerings on a plate. Bottom-right panel shows a person in orange robes standing beside the banyan tree's trunk, which has a garland and small offering plates at its base. The collage is a graphic of photographs, so the people count reflects the collage's own panels, not a single scene.2010-02-12December 01 20102010-12-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a seated priest in white dhoti and a yellow shawl with rudraksha mala, reciting from a book and holding a small offering before a golden palanquin. Behind him a small seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the palanquin base. On the palanquin stand two ornately dressed deity murtis with gold crowns, jewelled necklaces, orange and yellow silk garments, and red-and-yellow flower garlands draped along the carrying poles. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and offering plates stand in front, with a red curtain and green trees in the background.2010-07-08April 25 20122012-04-25A temple shrine scene where a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a flower garland stands before an ornate golden deity murti seated on a throne with a red canopy and purple drapery. The murti wears a golden crown and is garlanded with marigolds and flower strands. In front of the deity, a tall brass oil lamp with a flame burns on a stand, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is decorated with garlands. To the left, another saffron-clad devotee with folded hands stands near brass lamps, and a figure in white is partly visible at the edge. Carved stone pillars and greenery frame the shrine.A temple shrine scene where a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti kneels at left, holding an oil lamp and facing a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a standing priest in orange robes and a tall ornate crown performs puja, lifting an object over a cluster of deity murtis draped in red, orange and white flower garlands and sitting on a red-and-orange cloth. Behind them stands a golden peetha with a seated figure in orange and gold, flanked by larger deity murtis in red and gold, with brass oil lamps on the ground and smoke rising from incense. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon border stands at left, holding a lit aarti lamp toward an ornate shrine. Behind him a gilded arched canopy frames a deity murti dressed in red cloth, with garlands and a golden crown. In front, a gold and red ornate throne-like seat holds a framed portrait of a man in saffron-toned clothing with garlands on the frame. A small brass kalasha and a fire of oil lamps or aarti flame sit on the floor, with a red box of offerings at lower right. The walls and pillars are carved grey stone, lit for evening puja.2010-10-04July 22 20112011-07-22A photograph of a temple shrine pavilion with red-and-white pillars and orange curtains. In the centre, a deity murti decorated with a large garland of flowers sits on a cushioned platform beneath a golden ornate arch. Two men sit on a red carpet in front of the shrine: the one on the left, in white dhoti and garlands, holds a microphone and a sheet of paper, while the one beside him wears orange robes and rudraksha beads and sits behind brass puja vessels, a bowl of offerings and a plate. To the right stands an empty golden throne with red cushions, and a framed portrait of a saint in orange robes sits on its seat. A red umbrella canopy and potted plants frame the scene. A photo-caption printed copyright line appears in the lower right of the frame.2010-11-05A photograph inside a temple shrine of a standing priest in saffron-orange robes who holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame toward a large golden deity murti. The murti shows a goddess in a magenta and gold sari with a crown, garlanded with red and yellow flowers, beside a seated figure draped with a white dhoti-like cloth and garlands. Tall ornate brass lamp stands and a golden arched canopy frame the shrine, and a small figure is visible at the right edge. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti offering.2010-07-21A three-panel collage of photographs from a temple setting, with a deity murti shrine of gold-framed figures adorned with garlands at the back. In the top-left panel, a bald man in white kneels before a seated person in orange robes and a shawl while placing a hand on their head. In the top-right panel, a man in a light shirt and an orange-robed person sit in orange-cushioned chairs as a man in white and a man in yellow stand nearby. In the bottom panel, a person in orange robes sits with hands pressed together in namaste before the shrine, wearing orange footwear.2010-07-072011 - Photo Album