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Photograph of a temple abhishekam ritual before a large deity murti of a goddess, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, a golden crown and a golden kalasha-style pot in front. A seated priest in orange robes and a bare upper body with white sacred ash markings holds a lamp of several flames toward the deity, while another man in a red shirt and white beard stands beside him. Golden lamps and brass vessels with flower petals sit in the foreground, and a small white statue of a seated figure in orange robes with an orange head cloth and a rudraksha-style mala is placed at the base of the deity. Gold lamps stand on the left.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Temple ritual scene with a standing man in orange saffron robes and a long gold-bead garland holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) with a brass plate. A bare-chested devotee in the foreground, with a red thread on his wrist, also reaches toward the lamp. Behind them, a large deity murti is adorned with red and yellow marigold garlands, a gold crown and a golden kalasha-like pedestal. A white marble statue in orange robes and a pearl mala sits at the lower right, and a gold-and-pink fabric backdrop frames the shrine.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A seated priest in orange ochre robes, bare-shouldered with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead, makes an offering with his hands beside a large decorated deity murti. The murti is dark-faced, wearing a gold crown, a red and gold garment, and is adorned with long garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds. In front, a small white and orange-robed figurine sits with a rudraksha mala, and brass vessels, a gold lamp stand and a basket of flowers are arranged on a white cloth. A pink and gold drape hangs behind the deity.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph inside a golden temple shrine during a ritual. A priest in an orange-saffron robe with a bare upper body holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp aarti toward a deity. Behind him, golden murtis of a deity and a goddess stand draped with yellow, red and white flower garlands; the goddess wears a magenta and green sari. In front, a white-clad figure in orange garments sits on a low altar, and a garlanded golden palanquin or throne sits to the right, heaped with red, yellow and white flowers. Brass vessels, a flower-filled plate and bowls of fruit lie on the stone platform. Several more people in orange appear at the edges.2010-07-21A temple shrine scene with a large deity murti of a goddess seated on a throne, adorned with gold jewelry, a crown and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Below, a white marble figure of a seated sage in orange robes sits before the shrine. A man in orange clothing with white ash markings on his arms sits cross-legged at left beside a basket of flowers. At right, a gold palanquin-style stand is piled with red and white flowers while an attendant's arm reaches in. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and brass vessels fill the shrine platform, consistent with abhishekam and puja.2010-07-21