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A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow border and gold armlets, stands at left with his hands together in a respectful pose, a multicoloured flower garland draped around his neck. Beside him, a person in white ritual clothes is partly visible at the edge. In front of him stands a large deity murti adorned with dense garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with a gold crown and a gilded kalasha-like pedestal. Gilded figures and a golden arch frame the shrine, and flower garlands hang over the seated images. Mounted on the wall at top left is a small purple emblem. The scene appears to be a temple or ashram shrine during puja.

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January 04 20152015-01-04A person in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a red-and-blue garland stands at the left with palms joined in anjali, smiling, with a white-and-red tilak on the forehead and gold bangles on the wrist. Before them a large deity murti and a golden shivalinga-like form are heavily adorned with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with gold ornaments and a gold kalasha-style base. Behind the garlanded figures, seated deities with crowns and gold jewellery occupy a golden shrine. The setting is a temple mandapa with a gold-painted arch. Two people partly visible at the left edge wear saffron and white. The person in front is identified only by appearance cues: an orange robe, a shaved-looking head with a tilak, and gold bracelets, which do not establish identity; treat as a devotee performing darshan and puja.2015-01-04 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene with a deity murti and consort figure heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white, green and purple. A man in a rust-orange robe with a saffron-coloured cloth stands at left, wearing a red and blue flower garland, gold bangles and white tilak on his forehead, his hands joined in front of the central figure. Gold-crowned metal figures sit on a gold throne-like arch in the background, with a silver-ornamented metal deity figure in front. The scene is a temple abhishekam or puja setting with flower garlands and brass-gold decorations.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in an orange-red dhoti and matching upper cloth, with a yellow sash and gold armband, stands at left holding flowers and a garland. Behind him, a seated deity murti with a golden crown and ornate gold jewellery sits on a throne covered in layered garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Another figure stands beside it in a red-brown garment with a garland. Offerings and a gold kalasha-like vessel are in front. Setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam in a temple hall with large windows.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04A temple shrine scene with a priest in orange robes performing abhishekam on a Shiva linga draped in red and pink flower garlands. Behind it sits a golden deity murti pair, one with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, the other with a black crown and white garland, flanked by a gold arch and a green backdrop. A young girl in a red dress stands at left. At right, a painted figure in a blue niche wears a red headdress and green garland.2013-10-19A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden-framed arch behind a seated pair of deity murtis draped in orange and red cloth with garlands of marigolds and green leaves. The figures on the throne wear crowns and jewelled necklaces. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver tray. Beside the deities stands a figure in orange robe and rudraksha mala with long hair and forehead marks, holding a garland; he is a sannyasi-style devotee and his appearance is not clearly identifiable, so no identification is made. The shrine is roofed with stone and red curtains hang at the side.2010-12-28January 04 20152015-01-04July 31 20152015-07-31January 04 20152015-01-04A priest in a rust-red robe and matching turban holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a richly decorated shrine during an aarti. He wears a red and white rudraksha-style mala and a bracelet. Behind him stand two attendants in white dhotis and ceremonial headwear, one in a patterned conical cap and one in a white turban, one holding a tray. The shrine is decorated with garlands of yellow, pink, red and white flowers, and gilded deity figures and a golden throne stand in the background, with a gold crescent-marked figure in the centre. The setting is an interior temple sanctum with stone walls and wooden doors.2014-12-05