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A priest in a maroon dhoti and matching shawl, a flower garland over his shoulder, extends his hand to scatter pink petals over three decorated murtis on a draped blue altar. Behind him a second priest in maroon holds a brass plate of flowers. The central murti wears a silver crown, gold and silver jewelled necklaces and white garments, and the murti on the right wears a purple garment with jewelled ornaments. Garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine frame the figures, and a brass kalasha and offerings sit in the foreground during a puja.

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Photograph of a shrine during a puja at an ashram. On the left, a woman in a dark red sari with a yellow flower garland and red-and-white floral necklace holds flower petals near the shrine. Behind her, a man in a reddish-brown robe holds a lit lamp aloft. Three decorated deity murtis stand on a purple-draped platform garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers: a central silver-adorned figure wearing a tall crown and a smaller figure in a red-brown garment and turban, with a dark murti in a purple robe and crown at right. Pink and white flowers and brass vessels lie in front.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +3 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28A woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a flower garland stands at left, holding a silver aarti tray with lit oil lamps toward a shrine. Behind her, a bald man in maroon robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp as well, while a photographer in an orange shirt takes pictures. The shrine has three figures: a seated devotional statue in a maroon robe and red-brown beaded necklace with a maroon turban, and two standing deity murtis with crowns, silver-and-gold jeweled garments and garlands of yellow and red marigolds. Pink and white flowers, a kalasha-like vessel and a purple cloth fill the foreground.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in an ashram room. A man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and wrap, with a multi-coloured garland around his neck and arm bands, stands with palms joined in namaskar facing three decorated statues. Behind him another man in a dark wrap stands near a gilded chair. Three deity figures stand on a dark purple cloth-covered platform framed by garlands of yellow and red marigolds and white jasmine. The central figure wears a tall crown and heavy silver-toned jewellery; the figure on the left wears a red turban and a red-brown robe; the figure on the right wears a crown and a purple and gold garment. Offerings of flowers, leaves, a brass vessel and plates sit in front of the platform. The wall behind is tiled in gold-beige.2014-06-28Photograph of a temple shrine during a consecration ceremony. Three deity murtis stand on a purple-draped platform, garlanded with yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine, and adorned with ornate jewellery. In the centre a silver-and-gold murti wears a crown and holds a hand raised in blessing. A brown-skinned man in a dark red dhoti with a red-and-white flower garland folds his hands in pranam before the shrine. Behind him, a man in orange-brown robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a gilded chair. Flower arrangements, banana leaves and offering trays with lamps sit in the foreground.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 30 20142014-06-30