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A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands before a deity murti adorned with yellow marigold garlands, red flower garlands and gold ornaments. He holds a small gold kalasha-style pouring vessel raised in one hand, pouring liquid over the murti as in abhishekam, and holds an open book or text in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold chain and bangles. A blurred banner behind shows a portrait and a partially visible printed caption. Warm lamp lights glow in the background.

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A priest in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange dress pours water from a brass kalasha-style vessel with a long spout over a garlanded deity murti. The murti is draped in yellow and white marigold and red flower garlands, with gold jewellery and a jewelled crown. Lit oil lamps glow in the background, and a backdrop with a green and red band is partly visible. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and gold chain and holds an open book in his other hand. The scene looks like abhishekam or puja.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, a silver crown and a gold cloth backdrop. The man wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, gold bangles and spectacles, with white sacred ash marks on his arm. Flickering lamp light and a gold-embossed pillar fill the background.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A temple scene in which a priest in a rust-red turban and matching draped cloth stands at left, wearing a rose-and-white garland across his chest and gold bangles on his arm. He reaches toward a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds interwoven with red flowers and green leaves, draped over a golden deity murti with a bronze halo or prabhavali behind it. Gold ornaments and gemstone-studded decorations hang from the garland. Golden and floral decorations fill the background on the right.2016-12-14August 21 20142014-08-21February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph in front of a golden-framed shrine with a gold-threaded curtain. A deity murti, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, white flower strands and green leaves, wears a gold crown and gold jewellery, with a silver ceremonial staff and a sword-like implement behind it. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-red turban and orange-and-yellow dhoti places his hand on the garlands, with white sacred marks on his upper arm and red-orange bangles on his wrist. A second attendant in white and gold cloth stands at the left edge holding a small offering plate of flowers. The scene appears to be a flower-decoration or abhishekam-related puja. The priest's appearance is distinctive with a turban and bare upper body, but no clear identity cues are sufficient to name him, so he is described by role only.2015-11-18April 28 20152015-04-28 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies