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Photo of a temple shrine decorated with yellow, white and orange flower garlands and red anthurium blooms overhead. A priest in orange robes and an orange turban stands at the left, holding a silver vessel and tending the altar, while a second attendant in orange cloth stands beside him. Two deity murtis are seated under a gilded arch: a figure with a red crown and a second with a tall crown and gold jewellery, wrapped in garlands. Brass oil lamps, silver pots and a rudraksha bead garland hang in front. Orange cloth covers the altar base, scattered with rudraksha beads and flower petals.

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A photograph of a shrine inside an open pavilion with a stone arch and gilded frame. Two large deity murtis, one golden-faced with a red turban and one red-clad with a tall crown, are draped in marigold and yellow flower garlands. A priest in orange robes stands at left, touching the image with his hands. Brass oil lamps stand on the right beside a red curtain, and a silver kalasha, offerings and rudraksha garlands sit on an orange-draped altar. The figures visible are statues, not living persons.2008-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, performing a ritual before a deity murti. Behind the figure stand golden and red-clad murtis of deities, one adorned with a crown and a gold necklace. A large seated figure wrapped in orange cloth and a gold crown is garlanded with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands, while a brass lamp, silver vessels, brass bowls, and a rudraksha bead garland hang or lie on the orange-draped platform. Red curtains and brass lamps frame the scene.2008-12-27A priest in orange ochre robes stands at the left, holding a lit lamp toward a shrine. Behind him stand two painted deity murti figures under a gilded arch, one with a red and gold turban and one in red garments with a crown-like headpiece. Yellow and white marigold garlands drape the murtis and a pillar, and a rudraksha bead garland hangs from the ceiling beside the priest. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops, silver kalasha and vessels, and a flower arrangement sit on the platform, which is decorated with rudraksha strands and marigold petals over an orange cloth. Red curtains enclose the pavilion. Only the standing priest and a seated figure at the far left edge are visible, and the seated figure is partly cut off.2008-12-27A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27December 28 20082008-12-28December 25 20082008-12-25March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA figure in orange saffron robes bends forward at a shrine, extending cupped hands toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. The deity is seated and wears gold ornaments and a crown, set in an arched golden niche. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, offering bowls and a small orange-clad figure stand on the stone ledge in front, with red curtains framing the open-air shrine and green trees behind.2008-12-28A photograph of an outdoor shrine decorated for worship. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes with long hair holds a lit oil lamp toward a golden deity murti adorned with marigold and flower garlands, a crown and red cloth. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, plates of offerings and rudraksha beads line the stone platform, with red and orange drapes behind. A second person in orange sits at the left edge, and a third figure is partly visible behind the drapery. The stone pillars are carved and garlanded.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Outdoor temple shrine during a ritual. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of white and orange flowers and a yellow headband holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before an arched gold shrine. Inside, a pair of deity murtis in pink and purple garments sit on a raised dais with yellow and red flower garlands. A seated devotee in orange cloth sits to the left, and brass lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings stand on the platform. Blue and silver tinsel decorates the pillars. The figure's long hair and orange robes with garland are cues, but the face is not used; identity is uncertain.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27