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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A man in a sky-blue silk dhoti and matching wrap, with long dark hair and bangles, stands at left, looking downward. Beside him a younger attendant in an orange garment and tilak holds a brass tray. Behind them, deity murtis are heavily garlanded with rainbow-coloured flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. A seated figure in blue and gold ornaments and a gold crown is at right, with a blue-dressed murti in the foreground draped in a blue shawl and flower garland. A brass lamp stand stands at the right edge.

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December 17 20112011-12-17March 03 20112011-03-03A smiling man in a light blue dhoti and blue shawl with an orange border stands before a temple shrine, making a hand gesture with one hand and wearing beaded bracelets. Behind him, large golden deity murtis with crowns and trident-like attributes are framed by an arch of multicoloured marigold and garland festoons in purple, green, yellow and red. A smaller blue-draped figure sits in front of the arch, also garlanded, and brass oil lamps stand at the sides in a stone-pillared temple hall. The man's appearance, with his shoulder-length hair, bracelets and light blue clothing, is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm an identity, so he is described only by role.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a temple pada-puja ritual before a richly garlanded deity shrine. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one holding a brass plate. A central man in a purple dhoti and purple shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, bows toward a seated white-and-lavender statue wearing a purple turban and a mala. Behind them, a large shrine figure with gold ornaments and marigold, yellow and red garlands, plus a purple-clad deity murti, fill the backdrop. A third robed attendant is partly visible at the far left edge.2011-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesDecember 18 20112011-12-18December 27 20092009-12-27A temple worship scene at a shrine decorated with thick garlands in yellow, red, purple, green and white. A priest in a purple dhoti and wrap, with a bracelet on his upper arm, stands at left holding a small vessel and attending a pada puja. Behind him, golden deity murtis wearing red and purple garments and ornate necklaces are framed by the garlanded arch. In the foreground, a shivalinga-style form draped in garlands, with a white and purple cloth figure near its base, receives the offering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2011-12-14December 15 20112011-12-15Two men in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. The taller man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a saffron wrap holds a ceremonial item near the central figure, while the bald man on the left in orange dhoti and shawl steadies a brass tray. Behind them a gold-clad deity figure with raised hand stands among flower garlands, and a small seated figure in orange with a white mask-like face and garland sits at the lower base. Brass and silver ornaments decorate the altar.2011-12-11