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A photograph of a night ritual at a temple-style shrine framed by gilded arches. A figure in an orange-red garment and an ornate silver-and-jewelled crown bends forward with outstretched arms, making an offering before a deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and jewelled ornaments. Fruits and coconut sit on a tray in front, and a green cloth drapes the altar. To the right, a man in white dhoti and a striped headcloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits with hands together. Only partial visibility of a standing attendant appears at the far left. Printed copyright text appears on the image.

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November 19 20152015-11-19November 19 20152015-11-19Night ritual photograph in a dark hall before a green silk backdrop with a silver arch. Three deity murtis stand dressed with flower garlands in red, white and yellow, ornate gold jewellery and necklaces, and a crown. In front, a man in a saffron-orange garment and a large ornate headdress lifts a ritual implement toward the figures in an abhishekam-style offering. A green cloth covers the platform, with bananas, mangoes, coconuts and betel leaves arranged below. At the right, a young man in a white turban, white dhoti and a grey-and-white shawl with a beaded necklace sits watching. A small lectern stands at the lower left.2015-11-19A night-time puja before an ornately decorated deity display draped with white and yellow flower garlands and red blossoms on a green-draped altar. Under a golden arch, a priest in saffron-orange cloth points toward the central murti, while a young man in a white dhoti and white turban with a gold-bordered shawl sits at right with folded hands, wearing a rudraksha-style mala necklace. Fruits, coconuts and a small bowl sit on the altar in front. Two figures are visible.2015-11-19A night-time ritual before a richly decorated deity murti seated in a golden arched shrine with a red backdrop. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti and bare chest with white tilak and body markings, leans in to offer or adorn the figure. Garlands of red and yellow flowers drape the murti and the adjacent decorated figure at right. A golden kalasha-like vessel and fruit offerings sit on a tray in front, with a silver bowl at lower left and a small oil lamp at lower right amid smoke and a lit flame. A second priest in white with rudraksha mala and tilak stands at the far left edge.2016-11-06A dimly lit shrine scene with a deity murti behind a wall of marigold and rose garlands and gold ornaments, flanked by ornate tassels and gold pillars. A seated man in a black embroidered cap and saffron-orange robe, wearing a dark beaded mala and a heavy gold necklace, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward an offering tray. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and a dark mala sits on a green cloth. A dark embroidered cloth covers the platform, with a brass vessel and fruit offerings in front of the garlanded altar.2015-11-16A temple shrine heavily decorated with garlands of red, pink, orange, yellow and white flowers surrounds two standing deity murti with ornate jewelled necklaces. Bright light flares from the upper left. In the foreground a seated priest in a black cylindrical headdress and dark robe bends over an offering tray holding fruit and flowers, with a dark embroidered cloth draped over the altar. At the right edge a person in white clothes sits beside a green silk cloth and rows of colourful tassels hang on the pillars. Two or three people are visible.2015-11-16Night-time photograph of a decorated deity murti on a tiered peetha, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and white flower strings, adorned with a jewelled necklace and a silver crown, with brass oil lamps burning on both sides. Two priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, one wearing an orange-red cloth, hold lit lamps and perform aarti before the deity. Devotees' heads are visible in the foreground, and a lit backdrop with a painted image is behind the shrine.2014-08-29Night-time puja at a garlanded deity murti draped in marigold and rose garlands with a gold silver-trimmed backdrop. A man in white robes and a rudraksha mala sits at right on a white cloth-covered platform, his hands raised over offerings. In the foreground at left, a man with his back to the camera wears an orange dhoti and shawl and an ornate silver-embroidered cap, seated before the platform. The table holds brass plates of fruit, pineapple, bananas, coconut, flowers, a kalasha, incense sticks and a brass lamp with a small oil lamp.2011-12-12October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18Night-time ritual at a temple shrine, shot from a low angle. A deity murti stands on a raised platform dressed in a green garment with an orange sash, draped in thick garlands of red, yellow, green and purple flowers. A woman in an orange sari stands beside the murti, reaching toward it with a lamp. On the left, a man with a shaved head, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha mala, holds a brass tray. A brass lamp stand and a seated figure in a yellow turban appear in the foreground. Ornate stone pillars and a gilded arch frame the scene.2011-11-29