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A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border stands at a shrine, reaching out to scatter pink flower petals over a white statue seated on a red-and-orange flower-decorated seat. The statue wears a red turban, white and pink flower garlands and a red shawl. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a backdrop shows a painted temple arch and forest scene. On the left, a hand holds a plate of petals, and in the lower left a person in orange clothing sits beside a tray of fruit, a brass lota and flowers. The statue is a deity murti in a puja setting, and the scene reads as an offering of flower petals.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesIndoor puja before a decorated altar with three statues: a central white deity murti with raised hands and crown, flanked by two statues in garlands. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sari holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. A young priest in saffron robe and white tilak carries a silver plate, and a man in white dhoti with bare torso and rudraksha mala holds a tray. Purple cloth covers the altar, with flower garlands and offerings below. Mostly consistent with a temple ritual; no identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-06-28A puja inside a plain room with a cream wall, a white wall-mounted air conditioner and red curtains. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and angavastram, wearing a white flower garland, has a sandalwood mark on his forehead and his palms pressed together in reverence. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala kneels on a red patterned rug, holding a silver bowl over a deity murti dressed in a red cloth and decorated with a multicoloured flower garland. The deity sits on a gold-framed throne draped with a multicoloured floral garland. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, one flame burning on a tray, and a woman in white kneels at the lower right edge of the frame.2015-06-03A photograph inside a decorated room where a priest in a saffron-and-gold wrap with a flower-garlanded neck holds a lit flame over a brass lamp before three bronze deity murtis on a purple-draped altar. The central figure is a bronze standing deity wearing a white dhoti-like cloth, a crown and a trident-like staff, garlanded with white and red flowers, while the murti on the right wears a red and green sari with a crown and white garlands. Another assistant in a brown-and-gold garment stands to the left. Offerings of white flowers, kalasha-style vessels and leaves surround the altar in the foreground. The priest's ornate gold bangles and pink-and-orange garland are visible. Decorative ceiling lights and a wall tiled in beige form the background.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photo of a temple shrine scene. A man with long dark hair worn in loose locks and a saffron-brown robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a white flower garland and gold armband, raises his right arm above a silver-framed altar and sprinkles white petals over a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a blue, orange and silver-embroidered garment with gold ornaments and a flower garland, seated on a green-striped cloth. Behind it a red cloth covers a shrine, and a younger man in orange robes and gold necklace stands at the left. A brass oil lamp sits at the right edge.2016-05-22Indoor ritual scene with a fire pit made of brick, flames rising, beside a low altar draped in purple cloth. A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a red headwrap, holds a lamp toward three statues: a white-clad deity murti with a crown and necklace, a figure in red and gold, and a female-form murti in a green and orange sari. The altar is decorated with white and red flower garlands and marigold strands, with brass plates, bowls, coconuts, banana leaves and flower petals scattered on the floor. Beside the altar stands a woman in a white sari with red border, hands folded in namaskar, next to a black staircase with flower garlands. A gold and crimson throne stands at left. Photo of an abhishekam-style puja with homa fire.2014-06-28 +1 copies