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Two priests in saffron-orange cloth hold up a long, multi-coloured flower garland of white, red and yellow blossoms strung with green leaves during a temple ritual. The left priest wears an orange turban and rudraksha-style beads on his wrist and smiles broadly; the right priest has long hair, an orange wrap and sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind them stand a golden shrine structure and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, with smoke or incense haze drifting through the warm golden-lit hall. Hindu temple ritual, garland offering, aarti-style setting.

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A temple scene in which a priest in a rust-red turban and matching draped cloth stands at left, wearing a rose-and-white garland across his chest and gold bangles on his arm. He reaches toward a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds interwoven with red flowers and green leaves, draped over a golden deity murti with a bronze halo or prabhavali behind it. Gold ornaments and gemstone-studded decorations hang from the garland. Golden and floral decorations fill the background on the right.2016-12-14Night-time temple ritual photograph. Two priests stand before a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded shrine with a kalasha-like altar and a lion-mount figure. The priest in front, bare-chested with an orange-saffron dhoti and a pink-edged cloth, raises a long garland of red roses and yellow flowers with both hands while smoke or incense drifts across the frame. A second priest in a white dhoti with a pink-striped cloth and a garland stands beside him, shirtless with a sacred thread. Brass oil lamps burn in the foreground, with coconut and offerings near the base of the shrine. Appears to be an abhishekam or aarti-type puja. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-02-16 +1 copiesJune 20 20212021-06-20December 25 20132013-12-25December 25 20132013-12-25December 25 20132013-12-25January 02 20162016-01-02MAy 27 20212021-05-27April 27 20122012-04-27June 20 20212021-06-20Photograph of a temple ritual at night. Two men in orange ritual cloth stand before a deity murti heavily decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers and green leaves. The man in the foreground is bare-chested with long matted hair tied up, carrying a brass tray with small lamps and offerings toward the deity. A second attendant beside him wears an orange wrap and a leopard-print lower garment, holding the tray steady. Behind them, gold ornaments and maroon fabric decorate the altar area. The scene is a priestly puja or aarti with floral decoration.2021-07-23May 07 20172017-05-07