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Photo of a temple-style ritual hall with a red-draped platform holding three gold-and-silver deity murtis (metal icons) adorned with thick yellow and orange marigold garlands and jeweled necklaces. Behind a blue-covered table with gold jewelry, a priest in an orange-red turban and white dhoti works at offerings. Two seated attendants in orange-gold shawls sit in the foreground, one with hair in a bun. Brass oil lamps, a decorated kalasha on a tiered stand, and ceremonial umbrellas and banners surround the setting. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people shown are priests and attendants.

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July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a temple-style ritual setting under a tented canopy. On the right, a golden ornate throne holds two gold-decorated deity murtis draped in heavy yellow and orange marigold garlands, set on a red cloth-covered platform. On the left, a priest in a red turban and bare-chested with a sacred thread and mala stands beside a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti, holding a ceremonial fan-like object. A blue-draped offering table with gold items, brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and a microphone are in front. Several seated devotees appear at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting.2015-07-17July 13 20152015-07-13A temple-style ritual hall with gold-framed shrine arches and red and white draping. On the right, two deity murti are seated on a raised platform, garlanded with marigolds and adorned with silver and gold ornaments. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and a richly embroidered gold-and-red shawl sits with hands folded, wearing a decorated golden headdress and marigold garlands. Beside him, a bespectacled man in white dhoti, also garlanded, sits with hands joined. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and orange cloth stands bending over a brass vessel, and ceremonial brass and gold offering stands are decorated with yellow flowers. Ritual items fill the scene.2015-07-13July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a temple-style festival setting under a tent-like canopy. Two deity murtis are seated on a red-draped platform, adorned with heavy gold ornaments, crowns and thick garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. Beside them stands a tall ornate kalasha-style pedestal decorated with flower garlands and a small deity figure. On the left, a man in white dhoti and saffron-coloured head covering bends forward over a table laden with flowers and offerings. A few other people are seated in the background, and a golden ceremonial umbrella hangs above.2015-07-17July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a temple puja inside a decorated shrine. Two large deity murtis. In the foreground a priest with a red turban and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, holds a lit multi-tiered lamp (aarti) toward the deities. Beside him a standing man in white dhoti with a green shawl and marigold garland stands near another seated attendant in striped cloth with a rudraksha mala. A brass oil lamp stands at right, a red-draped offering table sits in front, and fruit and flower offerings are arranged on mats. No one present is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20162016-02-02