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A photograph of a temple ritual in front of a large deity murti of a goddess draped in a magenta and gold sari, with a golden crown-like headdress and garlands of yellow and red flowers. A man with a shaved head and orange robes sits cross-legged at left, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick toward the deity. In front of the goddess, a smaller white statue seated in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and orange head covering is decorated with a green garland and flower offerings. Marigolds, rose petals, fruits and a brass vessel lie on the white cloth in front. Gold ornamental pillars frame the scene.

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July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph 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.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph of a temple abhishekam scene. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style neck beads and white forehead markings holds red flower petals in his hands, offering them. Beside him sits a shaved-headed attendant in a bare chest and an orange cloth. In front of a large deity murti draped in yellow and magenta silk garments, with a bronze-coloured crown and garlands of red and yellow flowers. Before them stands a white marble figure of a seated sage in orange robes with a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala, flanked by brass lamps, a bowl of fruits and flowers, and a gold-decorated offering table.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A 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.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple ritual before a golden shrine with two large deity statues: the left figure has a red and gold crown and raised hand, the right a dark crown and magenta-and-green sari. Garlands of yellow and red flowers drape both figures. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white body markings, sits at the lower left holding a flame toward a white statue of a seated saint in orange robes. A golden palanquin-like stand heaped with red and white flowers and garlands sits at the right, with brass oil lamps, bowls of fruit and marigold petals on the ground.2010-07-21July 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.2010-07-21