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A photograph of a shrine-side puja with a person seen from behind, shown in a long-haired, braided-hair view wearing a reddish-brown turban and a dark maroon dhoti with gold border. The figure bends forward, placing offerings before a decorated altar. Behind them stand two large gilded deity murtis draped in yellow, white, pink and green flower garlands, one wearing a crown and the other a jeweled headdress. In front, a pink-garlanded figure with a large jeweled necklace, a conch-shaped offering, brass lamps and marigold and pink flowers complete the altar. A small golden throne-like peetha and a blue-robed murti stand at right.

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January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesTemple scene before a deity shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a rust-coloured dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing a large decorated deity murti adorned with a green and gold necklace and a mala. Behind him, several large statues stand in the shrine, including a figure with a crown and a female figure in a purple sari. On the right, a statue with a bearded face and a leopard-print shawl holds a raised hand. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on both sides, and a floral-decorated peetha sits in the lower right.2017-12-31A temple shrine decorated with garlands in yellow, red, white and green. A figure with long dreadlocks, bare-backed and wearing a rust-coloured cloth, stands in front of the altar holding a ritual item near a large brass oil lamp with a flame. Behind him are a golden deity murti with a crown and a deity with a trident-like emblem, decorated with flower garlands and jewellery. Shiva-linga style stone with a white tripundra marking, garlanded in red and yellow, sits at the centre of the altar. Statues to the sides include a figure in a rust-coloured dhoti with a beaded necklace and a bearded figure in a patterned shawl. A man in orange clothing holds a plate near the lamp at the left edge.2017-12-31 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20182018-01-09A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a golden deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, red, white and green flowers, green stone pendants and a jewelled necklace. In the foreground a person with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a maroon turban and wearing a maroon cloth draped over the shoulders stands with hands joined in devotion, bangles on the arms, facing the deity. Another figure in a rose-coloured garment and gold-bordered cloth is visible at right beside an ornate golden crown and peacock-feather headpiece. Flower-strung backdrops of multicoloured blossoms frame the scene.2016-12-14A temple shrine photo centred on a Shiva lingam draped in pink and white garlands with a silver-and-jewel decorated face, before which a standing priest in a rust-red dhoti and rust turban faces the deities with his hands raised holding a brass ritual vessel. Behind the lingam, two gilded deity murtis stand under floral arches, a crowned figure at left and a figure in a blue-purple garment at centre-right. Two standing statues in maroon and saffron robes with rudraksha and beaded necklaces, one holding a staff, flank the scene, with brass oil lamps in the foreground. The image is a photo of a shrine with statues and one standing priest, all persons being statues or the priest from behind.2018-01-09July 09 20172017-07-09