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A devotee in orange saffron clothes and a bare upper body, with white and red sacred markings and a rudraksha mala, bends forward to offer flowers at a tall, multi-tiered deity or vahana-style sculpture painted in green, red and gold. The structure is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and gold ornaments, rests on carved lions and a coiled cobra base, and sits on a turquoise plinth with banana-leaf and flower offerings below. Behind it stand a white stepped platform with red stripes, green trees and a distant signboard. A red cloth and white lace drape frame the right edge.

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A photograph of a priest in a red dhoti and red shawl performing aarti with a lit lamp on a metal plate before a decorated altar. The priest has white sacred markings on his bare upper body and arms, and his hair is tied in a topknot. The altar holds three shaped metal or stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigolds and hung with red and gold beaded necklaces, flanked by lion sculptures and a naga-headed pedestal. Pink flowers lie on the lower shelf, a lamp burns at the right edge, and a green and gold cloth hangs behind the altar. The image is a photo of a ritual, with no visible a person candidate; the priest's appearance does not match the qualifying cues.2015-09-19August 29 20142014-08-29A photograph of a ritual at a richly decorated peetha-style altar with a golden crown-shaped top and carved lion figures at its base. A man in a rust-orange turban and rust-orange dhoti with a gold border stands at left, his back partly to the camera, wearing a beaded necklace and touching the lower tier with his hand. The altar is draped in red and pink flower garlands, with leaves, a small kalasha-like urn and seated figures on the sides. Saffron and orange ceremonial flags frame the scene, and oil lamps stand at the left edge.2015-10-12A temple priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing an ornate silver-and-gold crown, bends forward to adorn a pair of deity murti with garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. The murti are richly dressed in orange and gold silk, with a silver face and crown on the smaller figure. The offering stands on a red cloth draped over a stone platform, scattered with petals. Behind him, a seated figure in an orange robe with a shaved head sits near a golden kalasha on a stone ledge, and a brass oil lamp rests in the foreground. A white-clad person sits to the left beside a microphone on a stand. The setting is an open temple pavilion with orange and red pillars and a gold-railed gate behind.2010-11-12February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl bends forward at the base of an ornate deity murti on a teal wooden pedestal. The murti is decorated with layered gold necklaces, orange and yellow marigold garlands, and a crown-like top, with two lions at its base and a coiled serpent carving below. Behind them, a second man in white ritual cloth stands on steps lined with red-and-white bands, with trees and a red cloth draped on the right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting, and the orange-clad man appears to be offering or adjusting flowers at the murti's base.2014-09-26February 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing woman in an orange sari-style outfit and orange shawl, seen from behind, holding an open book or tray toward the shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti dressed in red cloth, garlanded with yellow, white and multicoloured flowers, with a kalasha-style vessel and brass oil lamps in front. A small statue in orange cloth sits on the altar among flower arrangements, brass pots and fern leaves. Orange and red drapes hang from the pillars, and green garlands decorate the columns of the open pavilion.2010-10-18 +2 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland stands at left with hands joined at his face in prayer, eyes lowered, in an open-sided canopy with a corrugated roof. Beside him is a deity murti seated on a gold-and-white throne, adorned with heavy gold necklaces, red and yellow marigold garlands, a gold crown and a mint-green silk cloth draped at its base. Potted banana plants and greenery fill the background.2015-02-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a decorated deity murti dressed in red and white garments and heavy floral garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, set on a green-draped altar with flanking golden lion figures and small kalasha-like pots. A priest seen from behind, his upper body bare and marked with white tilak, wears a red cloth over his shoulder and raises a silver plate of offerings toward the deity. Gilded arches frame the shrine and a second figure stands in the background.2015-09-19