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A photograph of a temple puja before gilded deity murtis draped in garlands. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a white sacred thread stands at left, arm raised toward the deities, with white sandal marks on his body. Two large metal deity figures are dressed in yellow and orange silk, with gold crowns, jewelled necklaces and marigold and red flower garlands. Petals fall through the air and smoke rises at the base. Ornate gold arches and a pink cloth frame the altar, and a silver lamp stand with garlands sits at right. Several attendants in yellow and white stand near the murtis, one wearing a green cap at right.

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A temple puja before a deity murti decorated with garlands in red, yellow and white, and a golden crown. The central figure wears a gold crown and a yellow-gold garment with a white shawl draped over the shoulders. Beside the central deity stands a second murti in a yellow and orange garment and gold jewelry. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow dhoti pours or offers something from a small vessel at a ritual altar. Brass lamps, flower-strewn plates, kumkum-marked trays and a tall silver kalasha with a garland are visible. Smoke rises from the offerings. Another priest in white, and a man in white with a shaved head, sit at the sides. The scene reads as abhishekam or puja.2013-07-18February 02 20162016-02-02A temple puja at a deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Two gilded deity murtis with crowns and jewelled necklaces sit on a yellow-and-blue dais under a pink curtain. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and white upper cloth holds a lit lamp aloft toward the deities. To the right, a devotee with folded hands and a man in white dhoti stand near the offerings, which include brass bowls, fruit, a coconut, a kalasha and banana-leaf trays of flower petals. Brick-like stone platforms hold the offering arrangement.2013-07-18March 27 20162016-03-27November 18 20152015-11-18May 07 20172017-05-07July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesA temple ritual on a raised stage before a red curtain. Several priests in white dhotis, some bare-chested with gold-yellow shawls and green headwear, stand before a large deity murti draped in green and gold silk and decorated with garlands and necklaces. A small fire burns on an altar of flowers and offering vessels, with brass lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel nearby. A seated figure in an orange-red garment sits at the right edge, and a golden throne-like seat with garlands holds another murti. Coloured umbrellas hang above.2016-03-27A priest in a saffron-red dhoti and shawl with bare chest and a holy ash mark on his arm performs aarti with a silver lamp of burning oil wicks before two ornately adorned deity murtis seated on a gilded throne. The murtis are draped in white and yellow-green garlands, with a crown and jewelled ornaments; the figure on the right wears a purple silk sari-style dress. Smoke rises through the warm-lit shrine, with gold canopy and drapes behind.2015-04-30May 07 20172017-05-07Photo 11728714 +2 copiesTemple puja scene before ornately decorated deity murtis dressed in gold and white garments and heavy garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a yellow dhoti with a patterned border, raises a ritual object toward the deities. To the right, a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti stands beside a tall silver lamp stand draped with flower garlands. A man in a green turban and white clothes, garlanded, sits at right near brass vessels, fruit and flower offerings on the floor. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels and petals are arranged before the altar, with a red-draped shrine behind.2013-07-18