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A temple interior photograph showing a priest seen from behind with long black hair, wearing a rust-orange turban and a saffron-orange cloth, with pink flower garlands on his hair and gold armlets on his arm. Beside him stands a gold-coloured deity murti wearing a crown, layered gold necklaces, a purple garment and a rainbow-coloured flower garland, holding a long staff. To the right a large deity murti with a shivalinga-like face is heavily decorated with yellow, red, white and green garlands, and a brass oil lamp burns in the foreground. Other attendants in orange cloths stand at the left edge.

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November 11 20172017-11-11A photograph of a temple sanctum with a man in a rust-red dhoti and a rust-red turban with a small jewelled brooch, long dark hair falling down his back, a pink and white flower garland and gold armband, standing with hands folded in respectful worship before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a jewelled gold crown and gold ornaments, a long gold staff, and is surrounded by layered garlands of yellow, green, red, white and purple flowers. A second deity with a black Shiva lingam-like form draped in red cloth and white flowers sits beside it, and a brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands in the foreground. A priest in white dhoti with white sacred markings is partly visible at left, and a figure in a blue and purple sari stands at the right edge. Smoke or incense haze fills the air.2017-11-11December 23 20162016-12-23January 09 20182018-01-09A bearded man in an orange-brown saffron garment and matching turban stands before an elaborately decorated shrine, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing. He wears a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces and a pale garland of pink and white flowers. Behind him, large golden deity murti figures seated on a throne are draped with layered garlands of yellow, red, orange and white flowers, with a gold arch and garlands framing the scene. Two standing attendant figures with gold-painted faces, in ornate jewelled garlands, flank the shrine. A brass oil lamp stands at left and a camera operator with a video camera is at lower right. a person is the central figure, identified by long hair framing a bearded face, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments, and is standing in front of the shrine in the role of celebrant.2016-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 23 20162016-12-23April 19 20182018-04-19November 05 20132013-11-05December 14 20162016-12-14 +1 copiesA woman in a red-orange sari with a gold waist sash and gold jewellery stands at left, smiling, with white-and-red tilak on her forehead, holding a silver plate or tray. Behind her a large garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers hangs over gilded deity murti. Two gold metal figures sit on a dais: one wears an orange turban and jewellery, the other a gold crown and ornate gold necklaces, with a pink cushion behind them. A gold arched frame decorates the background, and an arm extends from the left edge to receive the offering. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum during a puja or darshan.2015-01-13December 02 20172017-12-02