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A photograph of a temple shrine with an arched golden frame housing a deity murti dressed in orange and red with a tall orange crown, garlanded with multicolored flower strands and red flower necklaces. Seated beside it is a figure in white and gold, also garlanded. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at left holding a lit lamp toward the murti, performing aarti. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style pot, brass plates of flowers, and a small brass vessel surround the shrine platform. Another person in orange sits at the far left edge. Visible greenery and red curtains frame the open pavilion.

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December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25A photograph of a standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a cream turban and a shaved-looking head, performing an aarti with a lit flame before a shrine. Behind him, a deity murti with a red-and-gold turban and a red headdress sits beside a female murti in red and gold clothing and jewellery. Both are draped in yellow, orange and pink garlands. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, a white bull statue is at left, and an ornate golden arch frames the shrine. Offerings of marigold and flower garlands surround the altar.2008-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor shrine-style altar decorated with flower garlands in yellow, orange and magenta. Seated on a raised throne-like dais are two richly dressed deity murti, one with a red turban and gold ornaments and one in red sari with jewellery, with a black lingam-like form and a white nandi-style bull in the background. In front stands a standing figure in an orange robe with a long hairstyle and a white crown-like headband, pouring or offering at the altar. Two seated attendants in orange robes sit to the left beside brass lamps and kalasha vessels. Brass oil lamps, bells, plates of offerings and a fire vessel line the platform, with rudraksha-bead garlands draped on the orange cloth edging. Pillars with carved stone and potted flowers frame the scene.2008-12-27A photograph of an outdoor shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and a red-and-white cloth. Brass lamps and offering plates surround the shrine, and floral arrangements hang on the maroon cloth-draped pillars. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe bends forward toward the altar with hands near the offerings, while another orange-robed figure sits at the lower left edge. The scene suggests a puja or darshan at a temple shrine.2008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA priest in orange ochre robes stands at the left, holding a lit lamp toward a shrine. Behind him stand two painted deity murti figures under a gilded arch, one with a red and gold turban and one in red garments with a crown-like headpiece. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the murtis and a pillar, and a rudraksha bead garland hangs from the ceiling beside the priest. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops, silver kalasha and vessels, and a flower arrangement sit on the platform, which is decorated with rudraksha strands and marigold petals over an orange cloth. Red curtains enclose the pavilion. Only the standing priest and a seated figure at the far left edge are visible, and the seated figure is partly cut off.2008-12-27A temple shrine with a large golden arched frame holds deity murti of a Shiva-Parvati pair adorned with multicolour garlands and a red and gold necklace. In the foreground a figure in orange robes bends over a silver-and-gold abhishekam vessel, pouring or offering on the linga-shaped base, while another orange-clad priest stands at left holding an oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand on the marble platform beside silver bowls, a kalasha and flower-filled trays of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. Open colonnaded stone architecture and trees are visible behind.2008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31