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A photograph inside an open temple pavilion showing a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a flower garland performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp (deepa) before a deity murti. A second person in orange robes and a garland stands behind to the left. The shrine is decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and yellow-and-orange marigold strands draped over a large dark-faced deity figure with a gold crown, and a female deity figure in red-orange dress with gold jewellery sits in a gilded arch behind. A white statue of a child-form figure in orange cloth with a red garland sits at the lower front of the shrine. Brass lamps and a kalasha stand on the platform.

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December 31 20082008-12-31A temple shrine with a large golden arched frame holds deity murti of a Shiva-Parvati pair adorned with multicolour garlands and a red and gold necklace. In the foreground a figure in orange robes bends over a silver-and-gold abhishekam vessel, pouring or offering on the linga-shaped base, while another orange-clad priest stands at left holding an oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the marble platform beside silver bowls, a kalasha and flower-filled trays of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. Open colonnaded stone architecture and trees are visible behind.2008-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor-facing temple shrine during a ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland stands at center, raising a tall brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti of a Shiva-family form with a bull (Nandi) beside it, both adorned with marigold and rose garlands in yellow, orange and purple. Two seated men in orange robes and rudraksha beads sit at left beside a brass tray of flowers. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, plates of petals and a palanquin-like frame with flowers fill the foreground under a gilded arch.2008-12-31December 25 20082008-12-25December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a ritual at a shrine where a standing devotee in orange robes and a garland of red and white flowers holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti seated on a white bull (Nandi). The murti, adorned with gold jewellery, a red turban-style crown, a blue and gold sari-like dress and a full yellow, orange and purple marigold garland, is framed by a gilded arch. Brass vessels, a kalasha and offerings sit on a tray in front. To the left, two seated devotees in saffron clothing hold their hands joined in prayer. The setting is an open-sided pillared hall with stone columns and red curtains. Ritual aarti or puja is shown.2009-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27A standing woman in an orange saffron sari with a flower garland holds a brass oil lamp (aarti) before a decorated deity murti of a male and female figure seated on a bull-like vahana, adorned with garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers. Two saffron-clad attendants kneel nearby with offering plates, brass pots and kalasha vessels on a low table. A gold-framed arch and a blue curtain frame the shrine under a stone temple canopy. Visible garlands and a small red-clad figurine complete the puja scene.2008-12-31