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A photograph of a deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink and red flowers, seated on a gold cloth-covered platform in a shrine niche. A woman in a red-orange silk sari with a gold border and a red head wrap stands at left, placing her hands on the deity. A man in a white dhoti and white head cloth, with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a silver plate and a lit flame at right. Flower-decorated offerings sit below the platform in a puja setting.

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June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine deity arrangement during a puja. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped platform framed by white and pink flower garlands; the central murti wears a tall pointed crown, layered necklaces and a white dhoti. A priest in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange dhoti, bare-backed and draped with a white flower garland, pours liquid from a small vessel toward the murtis with a lamp-like flame nearby. A second attendant in white dhoti and white head cloth, with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, holds a silver plate. Pink and red flower offerings sit at the base.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA priest in a red-orange turban and red-orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, pouring or offering from a small oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, three deity murtis are garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers on a gold cloth-draped platform: a central deity wearing a tall crown and jewelled necklaces, flanked by two goddess figures in red and gold adornments. At right an attendant in white holds brass trays and an orange cloth hangs beside the frame. Brass vessels sit in front of the platform.2014-06-29 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine with a warm glowing arch of lights, an elderly bald man with a white-and-orange rudraksha mala wears an orange dhoti with gold borders and a gold bangle, pouring liquid from a ladle over a deity murti decorated with garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers. A younger man beside him wears an orange cloth, a gold beaded necklace and a gold headband, with hands folded. To the right, a priest in white holds a silver bell, and a silver kalasha and brass oil lamps sit on the altar. The scene resembles an abhishekam ritual.2012-06-05Photograph of a temple ritual before a deity murti adorned with white and pink flower garlands and a golden kalasha-style crown, seated between two smaller figures on a gold-draped altar. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a red turban and white flower garland stands at left, raising one arm toward the altar. At right, another figure holds a silver tray with metal bowls, possibly for aarti or abhishekam. A glass-covered spatika lingam sits in the foreground among flower offerings.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 04 20152015-06-04June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesThree shirtless priests perform an aarti before a richly decorated deity murti with a gold crown and flower garlands in red, yellow and white. The standing priest on the left holds a silver aarti plate with a lit flame, wearing a pink and white dhoti, a brown woven hat and a red-and-green garland. The priest on the right, in a cream shawl and tan hat, extends his hand toward the flame. In front, a seated priest with a tied-back head and white body markings scatters petals or flowers. A silver lamp stand with a metal microphone stand sits at left against gold temple ornamentation.2013-07-18Inside a shrine, a priest in a rust-red dhoti and matching red turban leans over a black stone shivalinga draped with white and pink garlands and a clear glass cover, handling a garland. Behind him, a golden-yellow cloth and flower-decorated deity murti figures stand on a golden altar. A second attendant in white dhoti and white head cloth holds a metal plate at right. Pink and white flower garlands frame the shrine.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copies