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A woman in a violet silk sari with gold-bordered edge stands at a gilded arched shrine, reaching up with both hands to adorn two bronze deity murtis. The murtis are decorated with heavy gold jewellery, garlands of red, yellow, green and purple flowers, and a green-and-white ribbon. Ornate gold carvings frame the shrine, with a small oil lamp and a stone relief of an elephant-headed deity at left. The scene reflects a pada-puja style worship at the temple.

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A standing man in a purple dhoti and purple shawl with a red-gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace places a flower garland on a pair of metal deity murtis beneath an ornate gold arch. The deities wear gold crowns, ornate necklaces and bangles, with a red cloth draped at their base and layered garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A second man in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a brass tray of offerings, and a stone carving sits in the background. The scene shows a pada-puja, a ritual of honouring the feet of deities with flowers.2011-12-14A photograph of a temple puja at a shrine. A person with long dark wavy hair, wearing a purple dhoti and a purple-and-orange shawl, stands at left performing padapuja, holding a small lamp or offering toward two gilded metal deity murtis. The murtis stand on a red cloth beneath a gold arched canopy, draped with garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and green flowers. Behind them, another decorated figure wears purple and a garland, and a brass oil lamp stands in the background.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A temple pada-puja at a shrine where two ornately dressed deity murtis stand under a gilded arched backdrop, both heavily garlanded with red, purple, yellow and green flower strands. A man in a purple dhoti with a red-gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace stands bare-chested, touching the feet of the murtis with his hand. At left, a man in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers. Carved stone pillars and brass lamps frame the scene.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a temple pada-puja at a shrine with two decorated deity murti standing on a red cloth under a gilded arch. The murtis wear jewelled gold ornaments and are heavily garlanded with yellow, red, purple and white flowers. A woman in a purple sari with a red-and-gold border raises her hand toward the murtis. To the left, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a tray of offerings beside a brass lamp stand. Orange curtains and a banana leaf frame the scene, and another garlanded deity sits to the right.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14