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A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers around an arched frame. Two deity murtis stand within the shrine, one with a crown and gold ornaments. In the foreground, a priest in a rust-red dhoti and long dreadlocked hair, bare-backed with a red garland and gold armlets, faces the shrine and holds a brass lamp or kalasha-like vessel on a pedestal. To the left, a person in an orange garment with long braided hair stands near brass oil lamps (deepams). Green banana leaves frame the scene, and a small framed picture of a figure appears at lower right. The setting suggests puja or aarti. Three to four people are visible.

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July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19December 02 20172017-12-02July 19 20162016-07-19A man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and matching turban with an orange feather plume performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp before a decorated shrine. He wears a white flower garland, bangles and an armlet, and has long dark hair falling down his back. Behind him, multicoloured flower garlands frame golden deity murti figures, one wearing a crown and jewelled necklaces, with a silver-and-gold kalasha-style arrangement and a small Shiva linga-like form decorated with flowers in front. The setting is an ornate temple sanctum with gold-leaf arches.2017-07-09December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and roses in yellow, orange, red and white, forming a floral arch. At center, a golden-hued deity murti seated on a throne, with a smaller golden figure beside it. Three people stand in the foreground: a figure with long dreadlocked hair and bare upper body wearing orange cloth at the waist, a figure with long hair and an orange-brown wrap, and a figure in a saffron-orange cloth with a brown turban-like wrap, all facing the shrine as if performing worship. A brass oil lamp with smoke rises at right near a standing statue wearing a maroon garment and rudraksha mala, with a folded-hand gesture. Bright floral garlands also wrap the statue and lion-shaped brass ornaments sit in front.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02July 19 20162016-07-19A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and gold-bordered orange dhoti stands at left, holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti seated on a throne. The two seated murtis wear gold crowns, gold necklaces and red-and-gold garments, and are framed by a tall arch of yellow, orange, white and magenta marigold and flower garlands. Floral garlands also lie at the base of the altar and a small gold kalasha sits in front. A man in white clothes stands at far left holding a brass bowl, and another devotee in orange sits at the lower left. A dark circular object and a flat stone floor are visible in front, and trees appear beyond the open pavilion.2007-01-01