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Night-time photo of a ritual worship scene. A deity murti seated under a golden multi-headed naga hood is heavily adorned with white jasmine, red and yellow marigold garlands, and a gold-and-orange sash, with a crown and ornate jewellery. A priest with long braided hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti, stands in the foreground placing or adjusting a garland on the murti. At left, another attendant holds a silver tray of offerings with yellow flowers. A silver lamp stand and other garlanded murtis are visible at right.

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December 19 20162016-12-19Night photograph of a temple worship scene before a large golden hooded serpent canopy (naga-like). A bare-backed man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a purple and blue flower garland, stands in the foreground with his hands near the decorated deity murti. The murti wears a silver crown, ornate gold jewellery, an orange and gold drape, and is surrounded by white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigold garlands. A silver oil lamp stands beside the deity, and a dark stone figure with a white garland stands at right. Physical people visible: one.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A figure with long dark dreadlocks and a bare upper body, wearing a purple and pink flower garland, reaches toward a small deity murti adorned with a jewelled crown and silver ornaments. The murti stands before a large golden hooded serpent canopy decorated with garlands of red roses, white jasmine and yellow marigolds. A silver oil lamp stands on a pedestal in front of the murti. On the right, a dark stone statue wears a white flower garland and a striped cloth, and the scene is set against a dark night background.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a temple worship scene. A man with long dark matted hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-orange cloth, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, a purple flower garland around his neck. In the centre a deity murti, a metal figure with a crown, is seated under a large golden multi-hooded serpent canopy (naga) and adorned with white, red and yellow flower garlands and an orange shawl. A brass oil lamp stands before it, with fans and floral offerings at the edges.2016-12-19A temple photograph of a priest with long dark hair worn loose and braided at the back, bare-backed, reaching up to touch a golden kalasha-shaped vessel on a deity murti. The deity to the left has a gold crown with a black-and-white tilaka-like marking, a gold face and gold-and-red garments. The shrine is draped with long garlands of white jasmine, red roses, yellow and orange flowers and green leaves, and a second figure in a green gilded headdress with a white flower garland stands at the right edge. Gold-embroidered panels frame the shrine.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest with long dark braided hair and a bare back, adorning a deity murti with flower garlands. Two golden-crowned deity figures stand in the frame: a larger figure on the left with a silver face, Shiva-style forehead markings and a crescent emblem, and a smaller gold-crowned figure in the centre being decorated. Garlands of white jasmine and red roses hang across the arch, and a deep rose-pink and violet flower garland is wrapped around the priest's arm. On the right, a second attendant in a green and gold headdress is seen from behind, with a grey-blue bird figure above. The setting is a golden-framed shrine.2016-12-19May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph inside a temple sanctum during a puja. A man in a maroon-red robe and an orange-red turban bends forward, both hands on a large garland of yellow, red, and green flowers draped over a deity murti. Gold ornaments and a coiled serpent hood sit on the murti behind him, with a richly decorated golden-and-red deity figure at right. A second robed assistant with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a plate. Brass oil lamps with lit flames sit in the foreground. Marigold garlands surround the scene.2016-12-14