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A temple shrine with a gilded deity murti wearing a tall crown and garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers. A man in an orange-red dhoti-style cloth with a gold garland and white forehead band stands at right, holding a steel plate of pink and white flower petals. Behind him, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads holds a brass plate, and a boy in orange holds an open book. Colourful garlands and a drape frame the shrine, with a framed portrait in the background, and a sign-less interior with stone slabs.

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A temple puja scene in a decorated shrine. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a white horizontal forehead band, wears a heavy gold-coloured bead garland and holds a silver tray of offerings with vermilion and turmeric, near a tray of mixed pink and orange flowers. Behind him, two priests in white dhotis and orange-red cloths, one with a white forehead band and beads, one holding an open book and a brass plate. To the left stands a golden deity murti with a crown, garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Colourful pink, green and yellow garlands hang from the shrine canopy.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a ritual inside a decorated shrine room. A man with white tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange dhoti and a long gold-bead garland, and holds his hand over a golden deity murti with a tall crown, seemingly offering blessings. Beside him a second man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and tilak holds a plate with a sprig of greenery, while a third person in red sits reading from an open book. The golden murti has flower garlands in yellow, white and red. A steel plate of petals is held in the foreground. Behind them hang multicoloured garlands and a framed print of a seated figure in orange.2014-10-02June 05 20122012-06-05October 02 20142014-10-02June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple-style hall with marble walls and a white carved doorway. An elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white tilak markings and rudraksha malas stands at left, lighting an oil lamp over a silver plate of flowers and offerings draped in a green-gold cloth. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold ceremonial necklace, a red headband and a red tilak. A younger man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. In the background a deity murti is decorated with garlands in orange, pink and white. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the table.2012-06-05A ritual scene in a temple hall during a puja. A man in an orange-red robe with a gold waist cloth and a long gold-and-white flower garland stands at right, holding a hand over a steel bowl of flower petals. A white-clad young priest with bare torso and rudraksha mala holds a tray with flowers, while an orange-robed young assistant reads from an open book. A golden deity murti decorated with flower garlands stands at left. Oil lamps and a brass kalasha sit on a table, with an orange cloth, and a black-and-silver machine behind them.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual inside a marble-walled shrine. An elderly shaven-headed priest with sacred ash on his forehead, bare-chested with an orange cloth, rudraksha mala and gold ornament, holds a brass lamp and ritual vessel above a green-draped table set with a silver plate of white cloth, jasmine-like white flowers and red petals. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with a heavy gold necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead stands with hands joined. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind them. Through the doorway a deity murti is decorated with a garland and lit oil lamps. Oil lamps and a brass lamp stand on the table. A seated figure in orange with a crown-like headband, bare arms and gold necklace is visible at left.2012-06-05October 02 20142014-10-02