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A devotee in a white dhoti with an orange and green border stands bare-chested at left, hands pressed together in namaskar, holding a brass plate. He wears an orange and pink headband and a rudraksha-style mala. Before him is a richly decorated deity murti dressed in a large arch of garlands in purple, yellow, red and green, with a gold-framed backdrop. A table in front is heaped with red, yellow and green flower garlands, coconuts, fruits and offerings, with a lit oil lamp. Sheets of white and striped cloth drape the table.

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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a pink-and-gold headcloth performs a puja at a shrine decorated with thick garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. He holds a small oil lamp on a brass tray toward a central object. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit at the base, with a carved bearded figure at lower right and a bright yellow cloth backdrop with floral embroidered panels.2015-07-18A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, bowing with his palms pressed together in front of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and pink blossoms, with a gold-bordered cloth beneath it and a silver lamp at its base. A silver vessel with a shiv-linga emblem stands on the floor in the foreground. Behind them, a standing statue in white and gold dress stands on a pedestal, with a red-carpeted floor. A watermarked copyright notice appears in the corner of the image. a person: the bowing man has long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and an ochre dhoti, cues consistent with the page's attribution, but the face is not clear enough to confirm.2018-05-30A photograph of a temple ritual at a deity murti decorated with abundant garlands of red, orange, yellow and green flowers and a striped garland draped over a large carved arch. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-and-green waistband stands at left, raising one arm toward the altar, and wears a dark headband. Behind him a second figure in white stands near a dark statue. The altar is covered in a white cloth with blue edging and holds a brass lamp, a small bell-like vessel and offerings. The setting is dimly lit.2013-07-04September 13 20132013-09-13Night temple ritual photograph in a courtyard before an elaborately decorated deity murti on a flower-covered platform. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange and red-and-green garlands drape the figure and altar, and several white-blue cloths are tied on the platform. A shirtless priest in an orange-and-green waist cloth stands at left, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a small vessel and performs the ritual. Another white-clad man stands further left. Brass pots and offering vessels sit on the floor and altar, and a pink-lit wall and bright lamp form the backdrop.2013-07-04April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25 +2 copiesInside a temple hall with stone pillars and colourful hanging banners, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a brown-red robe, a white and pink flower garland and a gold-coloured ornamental necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a richly decorated altar. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala also joins hands in prayer. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti holds a ritual plate, with other attendants in saffron and white nearby. The altar is heaped with marigold, rose and multicoloured flower garlands and a green umbrella canopy hangs above. Ritual vessels rest on a red patterned mat. The scene shows a puja or abhishekam offering, with the decorated altar as its focus.2018-04-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual worship scene before a richly decorated deity murti of a seated god with a crown, garlanded in layered red, orange, yellow, purple and green flower strands, on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat with a gold arch behind. A man on the left, with a bare upper body draped in a leopard-print wrap and orange dhoti, wears a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak, and holds a lit oil lamp or aarti tray. Another figure in orange robes stands behind him. A smaller garlanded deity murti sits at right. Brass bowls and offerings sit on a white cloth below the altar.2013-03-10December 22 20182018-12-22July 04 20132013-07-04April 27 20182018-04-27