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Temple ritual scene before a richly decorated golden shrine with a large deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers and colourful silk backdrops of red, green, blue and purple. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl kneels at the front right, holding a silver vessel, while a line of attendants stands at left and right. Several men are bare-chested with white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas; some hold trishula tridents and peacock-feather fans. Brass and silver lamps, flower offerings, bananas and a golden peetha/kalasha-style arrangement sit on the altar. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at a temple.

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June 20 20212021-06-20A temple sanctum photograph during a consecration ritual. At the centre, a deity murti stands on a golden pedestal, draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands and decorated with a gold crown. Before it, rows of brass kalasha pots with yellow flowers and a fire pit with offerings sit on a white stone platform. Around the deity, gold-painted carved panels and colourful hanging cloths frame the space. Eight people in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, several with rudraksha malas and white body markings; some wear dark turbans or have long hair. A figure in the centre-left wears a leopard-print cloth. The scene appears to show a kumbhabhishekam with a homa. No clear a person candidate can be distinguished by appearance.2021-06-20Ritual scene before a richly decorated golden shrine draped with red, green, blue and purple silk. A deity murti, adorned with garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, sits at the centre on a golden peetha. Eight people stand before it in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, hands folded in anjali. One figure in white dhoti kneels at lower right near brass vessels and oil lamps, and a bearded man in an orange headcloth tends the offerings. Floral arrangements and lit lamps line the base of the shrine. No central figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance alone.2021-06-20A ritual homa in a richly decorated temple hall with red drapes and gold-trimmed thrones. In the centre stands a large deity murti adorned with garlands, flanked by a gold-framed altar. Three priests in orange and saffron clothes wear rudraksha malas. The central priest in orange holds a plate with a flame and offerings, while the priest on the right raises a lit lamp. A young attendant in orange stands at the left edge. Fire offerings and wood logs lie in front, surrounded by colourful flower decorations and brass oil lamps on gold lion-shaped bases. Gold lion sculptures and a seated deity image appear on the flanks.2021-01-16April 24 20122012-04-24May 07 20172017-05-07May 05 20172017-05-05May 07 20172017-05-07Inside a gold-decorated temple hall, a group of young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stands with palms joined in namaste before a central deity murti. The murti is draped in colourful flower garlands in red, yellow and white and stands on a golden peetha with a kalasha-like crown above. Behind it hang red, green, blue and purple silk drapes with gold motifs, and gilded carved panels flank the shrine. Fruit offerings, brass plates and flower-filled vessels sit in front, and a tiger-skin is visible at the lower right.2021-06-20May 05 20172017-05-05May 07 20172017-05-07May 07 20172017-05-07