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Night-time photograph of a decorated deity shrine dressed with garlands of yellow, white and red flowers and a gold-toned ornate frame. Two bare-chested men with long hair face the shrine from behind; the nearer one wears a rudraksha mala and a white-striped sacred marking on his back, while the taller man in the centre, wearing a pink flower garland and a saffron cloth over his shoulder, raises both arms to adjust or fasten a gold crown on a standing deity murti dressed in blue and gold. A gold kalasha-style finial and a brass oil lamp stand at the right edge, and a metal scaffold is visible behind. The scene suggests a temple-style ritual adornment.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a night-time puja before a shrine of several deity murtis decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and white flower strands. Two bare-backed priests with white body markings and hair knotted up stand in front; the nearer priest, in a green-and-gold headwear, faces the shrine, while the other, with a rudraksha-style beaded cord across his back, raises a gold kalasha-like vessel with a tassel toward the central figure. Behind them, a blue-skinned deity murti wears layered blue jewellery, a golden Ganesha murti sits on a blue-and-silver cushioned seat, and a golden bull figure stands to the left. Gold metal panels frame the altar.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Night photograph of a decorated shrine with a golden Ganesha murti at the centre, draped in a blue and silver cloth and garlanded with yellow-green and red flower garlands. Two smaller figures of deities flank it, each in blue with jewelled necklaces, crowns and red and yellow garlands. In the foreground, two people seen from behind face the shrine: one bare-backed with hair tied up in a topknot and white marks on the shoulder, and another with long dreadlocked hair decorated with a purple and pink hair band. Ornate gold-toned metalwork frames the scene against a black background.2016-12-19A photograph of a temple deity murti dressed in white cloth and heavy silver and gold ornaments, wearing a gold crown and a tilak-marked face, surrounded by dense garlands of red, white, yellow and green flowers. In the foreground, a long-haired priest in orange-brown cloth with a pink floral garland stands at the left, reaching toward the murti and adjusting its ornaments, while another attendant in a green embroidered cap and white garland stands at the right. Brass lamps and ornate gilded arches frame the shrine in an evening puja setting.2016-12-19Night temple scene before a gold-and-silver shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Two bare-backed men with shaved-looking heads and white body markings stand in the foreground; the man on the right raises his arm to pour or offer something over a blue-clad deity murti, while the man on the left wears a green embroidered headwrap and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Behind them stand a golden bull, a golden Ganesha figure with a blue and gold cloth, and a golden kalasha-topped vessel on the altar. The setting suggests an abhishekam or puja. Photographed from behind, so no faces are visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a golden-framed shrine holding a deity murti dressed in a red skirt and draped with long garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and deep purple blossoms, with a red-and-gold crown. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with a striped border stands at left, raising green leaves and garland toward the murti. At right a seated man with a bare chest wears a deep red and cream rudraksha-style bead garland over a brown shawl and holds his hands together in a devotional gesture, his hair decorated with flowers. A red-and-gold canopy with tassels hangs at the upper right. Two people are visible, and a fragment of a third figure appears at the far left edge.2016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19