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A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with a red iron railing and tall brass oil lamps. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and white sacred ash markings on his arms, sits and holds green leaves in his hands, facing a deity murti. The deity, adorned with a gold crown, is draped in a garland of red and yellow flowers and layered gold and silver necklaces on a dark velvet cloth. A white marble figure in orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth stands nearby with its hand raised. An older man with a white beard sits partially visible at the left edge. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja offerings at the shrine.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple abhishekam to a deity murti in a shrine. On the left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, rudraksha-style beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while seated beside an older bearded man in orange and red clothing. Behind them stands a young man in an orange robe. Before the shrine, a white-clad priest in an orange cloth sits, and a bare-chested priest in orange with a green sash faces the deity from the foreground. The deity, covered in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, wears a green and red headdress and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, brass bowls, fruit and scattered flower petals surround the ritual area, and a gilded platform sits at right beside a magenta silk drape.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. In the left foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes, a gold-beaded necklace and white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arm sits cross-legged, tending brass vessels and offerings. Behind him an older bearded man in orange robes sits in attendance. To the right stands a white marble deity murti draped in an orange garment with a pearl necklace and orange turban, beside a dark velvet backdrop hung with ornate silver jewellery. Marigold and red garlands decorate the murti, and bowls of yellow flowers, green leaves, fruit and brass lamps surround the scene.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine before a large deity murti draped in a magenta and green silk sari and decorated with red and yellow garlands and gold ornaments. A man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair sits on a mat, gesturing toward the deity with an outstretched arm. Beside him, a bearded man with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala sits in attendance. A small white statue in orange robes sits in front of the deity. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and plates hold yellow marigolds, bananas, apples and coconut as offerings. A golden palanquin-like structure and a red curtain frame the scene.2010-07-21A temple ritual inside a shrine with gold and red architecture. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and sleeveless orange garment reaches toward a tall brass oil lamp (deepam) placed before a richly adorned deity murti. The deity is draped in a magenta and gold silk garment, layered gold and pearl necklaces, and garlands of red and yellow flowers. An older bearded man in orange sits at left. Offerings of bananas, pomegranates, coconuts, and flower-decorated plates lie on the floor, with a white-clad figure in orange drapery seated near the altar. A gold palanquin-like stand holds yellow marigold garlands in the foreground.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21