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Photograph inside a temple sanctum decorated with garlands and a central deity murti seated on a raised platform. A standing man in white dhoti and a bare upper body with an orange shawl over his shoulder raises a white cloth or vessel toward the deities. In front of the platform, a black stone Nandi-like bull figure is decorated with a yellow flower garland. Seated devotees in orange and maroon robes watch at the left and lower right, and a small brass donation container sits in the foreground. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted cloth frame the scene, with brass oil lamps on stands beside the altar.

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November 13 20072007-11-13November LA 2007Indoor temple scene with a gilded arch framing a deity murti draped in marigold garlands, flanked by a second garlanded murti and a black stone Shiva lingam on a tiled platform. Two people in orange robes stand at left with their backs to the camera, while a woman in an orange wrap over a red top holds a lit oil lamp in front of the central deity. A brass donation pot sits near the lingam, and a red-and-yellow garland hangs over another shrine figure at right.November 09 20072007-11-09A temple-style ritual hall shows a richly decorated ceremony. In the foreground, several priests sit on striped mats before brass trays, a small fire and offering plates. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands at right, pouring or offering something toward a large deity murti seated on a red throne draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Golden and red decorations, a gold lotus-like canopy and a cobra-hooded backdrop frame the scene. Brass oil lamps and silver vessels sit on the floor, and additional garlanded figures stand in the background.2016-02-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a large ornate deity murti of Shiva with Parvati seated together on a pedestal, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands forming arches around them. A standing figure in a dark turban and a maroon-red sari with gold border pours or offers water over the murti, holding an oil lamp light in front. To the left, a man in orange-saffron robes stands with palms joined in prayer, and another figure in brown dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. Small brass figures and a brass kalasha-like vessel sit at the base of the shabby stone abhishekam platform, and a decorated murti of a seated figure with a garland sits to the right.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine with a black stone lingam on a dark pedestal base at centre-right. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears a plain saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white ash markings on his upper arm and shoulder, and places his right hand on the lingam. Behind him stand gold metal deity murtis, one with a crown and a red beaded necklace, adorned with white and red flower garlands. A kneeling young person in orange robes with a gold chain sits at left, eyes closed, beside a golden statue of a figure with hands folded in prayer. Tall pillars at both sides are decorated with painted elephant, floral and bird motifs and wrapped in garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. The man resembles the a person appearance cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ash markings), so this is an appearance-based probable identification. a person performs abhishekam on the lingam.2007-11-09A temple puja at a raised tiled platform inside a hall. A standing priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with bare shoulders and short hair, holds a brass lamp or ritual vessel toward a black stone shivalinga-like pedestal with a gilded deity murti behind it, decorated with white and green garlands. Multicolored painted pillars with tassels frame the altar, with brass oil lamps, a small brass table and flower offerings in the foreground. Several devotee heads are visible at the bottom edge.2007-11-09A temple shrine scene during a puja: a woman in a rust-red and orange sari with a long dark braided hairstyle holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) before a pair of gold-decorated deity murti seated on a dark pedestal, adorned with multicoloured flower garlands arranged in arches. Several people stand at left, including a man with palms joined in namaste and another in orange robes, and a figure in a red turban. A seated figure in dark clothing with garlands appears at right. A small golden figure and a red-clad statuette sit on the floor near the base. The walls are grey stone with gold trim.2016-03-07November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. Three figures stand at left wearing saffron and orange garments: one bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti holding a ritual vessel, and a long-haired figure in an orange silk garment with a white-and-red garland, who appears to be a probable Swamiji by visible cues of long hair and orange ceremonial clothing, not by face. Behind them stands a large deity murti with gold crown and a deity figure with garlands in red, pink, white and green, draped in a flower-festooned arch with gold trim. A brass lamp stands at right and small flowers lie on the floor. A probable Swamiji is physically present.2011-11-29A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair, arms bent and bangled, pours or tends to the central black abhishekam stone on a raised platform. To the left, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread kneels and holds a ritual item near a brass oil lamp. Behind them stand gold-framed deity murtis draped in garlands of orange and white flowers, one with a multi-armed dancing form and a crown, another in an orange cloth. A brass lamp, brass kalasha-type vessel and flower offerings sit on the platform. A child is partially visible at the lower right edge.2009-10-17