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Inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit in front of a dark-faced deity murti adorned with gold crown, jewellery and green silk, and a purple-clad deity murti beside a gold-topped palanquin. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass plate of flowers and a brass lamp at right. Seated devotees in colourful saris and salwars, including a woman in blue with a long braid, watch in the foreground during a puja.

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Priests perform a puja before a gilded shrine in a temple hall. A central deity murti in an arched golden shrine is draped in blue and orange cloth and heavily garlanded with multicoloured flowers, with a red garland at its base. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands in front, with another priest in white dhoti beside him and a devotee in a green-and-maroon shawl kneeling at right. Smaller garlanded deity figures stand on pedestals behind, and a decorative umbrella with floral embroidery is at left.March 27 20162016-03-27A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with floral garlands in red, orange and green. A large gilded deity murti with a tall crown and jewelled necklaces stands within an ornate golden arch, flanked by a smaller golden murti with folded hands and a second deity figure at the right. Several devotees sit in front of the shrine; one at the left holds a microphone and another seated figure in a red top lights a small flame. A brass oil lamp stands on the altar at right, and a woman in a pink dress and a seated figure in red sit near it. The shrine is lit warmly against a dark background.2008-10-23October 22 20082008-10-22March 27 20162016-03-27Indoor temple puja at Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple in Los Angeles. Two shrines hung with thick garlands of orange, yellow and green flowers frame deity murtis, with a bright magenta and gold cloth beneath the right shrine. A priest in a saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged before a low blue-covered seat, facing the shrine beside a young man in white ritual dhoti. Seated devotees in saris and kurtas, including a girl in red and green, watch from the floor. Brass oil lamps, bells and a lamp stand are at the front, and a small silver altar stands on the right.2008-10-22October 23 20082008-10-23Photo of a temple shrine lit at night with many deity murtis draped in marigold and flower garlands, a gold kalasha-style canopy in the centre and a black stone murti on the right. A figure in an orange-saffron robe stands at the altar making an offering, and a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the left beside a peacock-feather fan. Several seated devotees in the foreground, including a woman in a red sari and a woman in green, kneel on the carpet facing the altar. Fruit offerings and oil lamps sit on the altar table.2008-05-04October 22 20082008-10-22Photo 82906942022-10-02 +1 copiesMarch 27 20162016-03-27 +1 copiesOctober 22 20082008-10-22