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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a worshipper in a purple dhoti and purple garment with a red-and-gold border, wearing a beaded red-and-gold bangle and necklace, reaching forward to anoint the head of a richly adorned murti. The murti wears an ornate jewelled gold crown with red and green stones, gold necklaces and a purple garment, and is garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flowers. Behind it stands a second decorated murti in orange cloth with a silver-and-gold crown. A brass plate holding offerings is held at the lower left. The background is a gold-carved arch with orange drapery. This is a pada-puja, a ritual foot-worship.

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Photograph of a temple ritual before golden deity murti adorned with flower garlands and orange drapery. A woman with long dark hair in a bright blue sari holds a gold plate toward the murtis while a shaved-headed man in an orange garment assists with his hands. The murti on the left wears a red-orange turban and gold ornaments, and the one on the right wears a jeweled crown, blue robes and a long white and green flower garland. Marigolds, red roses and purple flowers frame the altar.2011-12-17July 18 20132013-07-18Photograph of a ceremonial scene in a temple-like hall. In the foreground, the back of a figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a rust-red turban and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing gold armlets and holding a gold ritual object with golden finials. Facing them is a golden-faced murti dressed in a purple and teal silk sari with jeweled ornaments, a tall jeweled crown, a crescent-moon ornament and a long braid decorated with white flowers, seated before a gold arched backdrop framed with orange, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A lit brass oil lamp appears at the right edge. The figure in front appears to be a ritual attendant or devotee; no identifiable a person candidate is visible, and the scene is a deity murti setting.2017-11-11 +1 copiesA photo of a temple ritual before two gilded deity murtis seated on a throne-like peetha beneath an ornate golden arch. The murti on the left wears a red and gold headdress with a jewelled ornament and red garment, while the one on the right wears a gold crown and gold armour-like garments with heavy jewellery. A figure in orange robes with a white flower garland stands at the left, one hand touching the head of the red-turbaned murti. Garlands in yellow, red, purple and green frame the arch, and a silver vessel and a small golden kalasha-like object sit in the foreground.2009-12-30A photograph of a ritual before two gilded metal deity murti with gold crowns and jewellery, set against an orange cloth backdrop and a large ornate gold arch. Flower garlands in red, yellow and white decorate the figures. A man in an orange-saffron garment with a white-and-red forehead mark, a pink and white flower garland, gold armlets and a leopard-print cloth stands at left, holding a silver plate of offerings near the figures while another person's hand supports the plate below. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm a person identity, so this is a priest or devotee performing a puja-style offering.2013-03-10July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesMarch 22 20082008-03-22A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown sleeveless garment with an orange-beaded rudraksha mala at his neck and a gold bangle on his upper arm, reaching out with his right hand toward two golden metal deity murtis decorated with flower garlands and red roses. The murti on the right wears an ornate gold crown, large earrings, a nose ring and a white jasmine garland over a red and gold garment. The murti on the left wears a gold crown and a red-and-gold garment. Behind them are red roses, green foliage and a green cloth backdrop with a gold-framed canopy. The man is a physical person; the golden figures are statues and are not counted. The orange cues and mala suggest a person, so the in-person value is set to unsure given the uncertain appearance.2013-04-14December 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesA standing man in orange saffron robes and a red-and-white flower garland performs worship before golden deity murti seated on a throne. The central figure wears an orange-red turban and ornate gold jewellery, while the companion figure holds a golden trident and wears a gold crown. Both murti are decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. The man holds a silver plate in front of the shrine, and a gold kalasha-like vessel sits in the foreground. The setting is a stone temple with carved gold-framed arch.2009-12-30A photograph of a devotee performing worship before a gold-adorned deity pair seated on a throne-like altar. The central figures are gilded murtis of a male deity holding a trident and a female deity in a red and pink sari with a gold crown, adorned with heavy gold necklaces and garlands. A priest with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-brown dhoti extends his hand toward the shivalingam on the altar, which is decorated with flowers. The altar is surrounded by long garlands of red, yellow, orange and purple flowers arranged in an arch. Another person in white stands at the left edge, partly visible.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 18 20152015-11-18