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A photograph of a temple ritual in progress before a gilded deity murti seated on a throne draped with blue cloth and decorated with long garlands of yellow, purple, white, red and orange flowers. A woman in a red and gold-bordered sari with a black head covering holds a lit oil lamp aarti in front of the deity, while a second attendant in a red sari holds a lamp on a tray beside her. Another figure in saffron with a red head cloth stands behind a garland-draped shrine, and a gilded offering box sits in the foreground. Ornate brass lamps stand at the left edge of the frame. The setting is a stone temple hall with carved columns.

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January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03A woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and long black hair stands at left, offering or pouring from a small vessel at a decorated shrine. Behind her, golden deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati-like forms stand under a golden arch framed with garlands of yellow marigolds, red, white and purple flowers. A central Shivalinga is adorned with yellow and multicolored flower garlands, and brass oil lamps flank the altar. At right, a bearded figure stands beside a flower-garlanded murti in a leopard-print garment. Brass lamps and a decorated altar complete the temple scene.2016-01-03 +1 copiesA woman with long dark braids, wearing a rust-red blouse and a red sari with gold border, stands at left reaching up to drape a garland of yellow marigolds and purple and white flowers over a large gilded deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears gold ornaments and a crown, and sits before a blue draped backdrop. Beside her, a man in a red dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha-style necklace stands holding a plate, and a brass vessel and oil lamps sit on the altar. Long garlands in yellow, orange, red, white and purple hang across the murti. The setting is a temple pillared hall.2016-01-03A temple shrine scene where a woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and long dark braid stands at left, applying an offering to a central Shiva lingam wrapped in a garland of yellow, purple, red and white flowers. Behind the lingam sit golden deity murti figures with crowns and jewelled necklaces, framed by a multicoloured flower arch. A standing figure at right wears a leopard-print garment and a red and purple garland, and a brass oil lamp stands at each side. Priest-like figures in dhoti at left hold brass implements, and the shrine is decorated with yellow marigold garlands.2016-01-03December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14July 19 20162016-07-19December 23 20092009-12-23