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Photograph of a temple ritual before a golden deity murti adorned with gold crown, jewelry and a yellow silk garment. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border raises a gold and maroon cloth over the murti, while a man in a light cream kurta and green turban with a white tilak and garland holds the other end of the cloth. A kneeling devotee in white with a rudraksha mala bows at lower right. Flower garlands in yellow, red and orange line the frame, with a pink backdrop and gilded arch behind.

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July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph of a temple ritual in front of a gilded deity murti with a golden face, ornate crown and yellow-and-gold garments, decorated with heavy garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-coloured turban and bare upper body with a white dhoti and pink-trimmed cloth works at the murti, placing a garland. Beside him a man in a cream-coloured kurta, cream turban-style head covering and white dhoti holds a garland and makes an offering. An elderly woman with grey hair and white marks on her forehead and arms stands in the foreground, and another man in white stands at the right edge. Gold temple pillars and a red backdrop frame the scene.2013-07-18A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a gold-crowned deity murti richly decorated with jewelled necklaces, gold garments and a yellow silk cloth, surrounded by garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Two priests stand either side: the left priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti, lifts a thread toward the murti, while the right priest in a white dhoti and a green-tinged headdress, with a tilak on his forehead, holds a garland and a thread. Flower-decorated figures and a pink backdrop frame the scene, with another deity figure visible at the right.2013-07-18Two priests in a temple shrine draw back a white cloth from two golden deity murtis adorned with flower garlands in red, yellow, orange and purple. The priest on the left has a bare back, a pink shawl draped over his shoulder, a red-and-orange hat and a red waist cloth. The priest on the right wears a grey-green hat, a light grey shawl and a white sacred thread, with tilak on his forehead. Behind them a pink backdrop and gold decorative panels frame the shrine. The deity murtis have gold crowns, ornate gold jewellery and large necklaces.2013-07-18Two priests in a temple sanctum decorate a golden deity murti with garlands. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a heavy gold necklace with red and white stones, and a yellow silk garment. Garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine drape over it. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a pink shoulder cloth and a red-and-gold turban extends his arm to adjust the garland. On the right, a man in a grey-beige shawl, a wide-brimmed gold-embroidered hat and a gold-bordered brown dhoti reaches toward the crown. Behind them, a pink curtain frames the altar, with gold arches and carved gold panels.2013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a richly decorated deity murti. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a pink and gold sash, wearing a copper-coloured turban, stands at left and reaches up to place a garland. Beside him a second priest in a grey-green shawl, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his forehead and a green cap, lifts a flower garland. A woman in a pink sari with a white shawl stands in the lower left foreground. Behind them are gold-and-silver metal panels, a pink curtain and a gilded alcove with carved birds. The scene reads as abhishekam or garland decoration of a deity murti. No person here is identifiable as a person.2013-07-18