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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a pink-and-gold headcloth performs a puja at a shrine decorated with thick garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. He holds a small oil lamp on a brass tray toward a central object. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit at the base, with a carved bearded figure at lower right and a bright yellow cloth backdrop with floral embroidered panels.

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July 18 20152015-07-18A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a pink-and-gold turban performs a ritual before a garlanded deity murti in a shrine. He holds a ritual implement over the altar while smoke drifts through the scene. The deity is decorated with white, yellow, red and purple flower garlands. Golden ceremonial plaques flank the shrine, and small painted figures stand in front of it. Smoke and offerings suggest a homa or puja.2015-07-18 +1 copiesA temple sanctum scene during worship at a Shiva lingam decorated with marigold and rose garlands. A man with long dreadlocks, a rust-red turban, a rose garland over his shoulder and gold bangles stands at center, placing his hand on the golden lingam. Two younger men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him, one with long hair. Behind the lingam is a gilded deity murti in a red-and-gold garment with a crown, and floral garlands in yellow, red and white fill the frame. Brass and silver kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground. The pillared stone ceiling and warm lamplight complete the setting.2016-12-14April 27 20182018-04-27October 04 20162016-10-04May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine decorated with yellow and orange cloth. Two shirtless priests in white dhotis with yellow borders stand before a deity murti garlanded with alternating red, white, yellow and purple flower strands. The priest in front, wearing a pink and red turban, raises his arm to adjust or offer at the garland. The second priest, bearded and with a yellow cloth over his shoulder, stands beside him. Two small guardian figures with lion bases flank the shrine, a brass lamp stand and oil lamp are at the left, and ornate brass panels decorate the background.2015-07-18A man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl stands before a dark stone lingam wrapped in a white and multicoloured flower garland. He pours liquid from a small white vessel over the lingam, as a wall of marigold, rose and white flower garlands and a golden deity hand fills the background. He wears a rudraksha mala and a silver bracelet and a red thread on his wrist, and a red head cloth is visible. The scene suggests abhishekam.2014-11-28December 31 20182018-12-31 +2 copiesMay 30 20182018-05-30December 11 20112011-12-11A young man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth, adorns a deity murti with gold necklaces, while a tall figure in a white-beaded crown and gold garland stands at the centre of a gilded arch. Yellow, red and orange marigold and rose garlands drape the murti and the arch, and a tray of red flowers and offerings is held at the left. The setting suggests a temple ritual decoration (alankaram) with a decorated smaller murti in blue and green silk and jewelled ornaments.2015-01-09