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A temple shrine interior during a ritual with a large deity murti of Shiva seated on a throne, decorated with a tall arch of multicoloured garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. The seated murti wears a yellow and red garment, a tall crown and jewelled ornaments. In front, a smaller deity murti in purple cloth and garlands sits on an ornate silver stand. To the left, several people in saffron-orange cloths and turbans attend, including a figure in a long dark-red robe with long dark hair and gold bangles who holds a plate and stands facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps and offerings of flowers fill the foreground. The description is a visual record of puja.

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December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A temple shrine scene with a standing man in a long rust-red robe and red-orange turban, hands folded in prayer before large deity murti decorated with multicolour flower garlands. Behind him stand two young boys and another man in saffron-orange cloth, one holding a small silver vessel and one holding a lit oil lamp. Tall brass oil lamps stand at the left and right edges, and small marigold-type flowers are scattered on the floor. The seated deity figures wear golden crowns and yellow and red garments before a golden arch, with a small purple-clad figure on a silver stand in front.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Photo of a temple ritual inside a shrine. In the left foreground a man with a long beard and a red-and-gold turban, wearing a red dhoti and shawl with a multicolour flower garland, steadies a woman in an orange sari who holds a woven basket. Behind them, another figure in an orange cloth stands with a folded red-and-orange garment. On the right, a deity murti seated on a throne is heavily decorated with yellow, red and orange marigold garlands, a crown and a crescent ornament. A brass lamp and small oil lamps sit on a silver tray with flowers in the foreground. Some people are partially visible, and no clearly distinguishable figure is identified as a person.2017-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a richly decorated deity murti of Shiva-Parvati form at centre, with a crescent moon on the crown, draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers and a gold arch behind. A bearded figure in a light-coloured dhoti stands at left beside a priest in saffron-orange cloth and a black-and-white figure in orange headwear, while a large oil lamp (deepam) stands at right beside a standing gold-clad statue. Two seated bodies of the murti are wrapped in flower garlands and gold jewellery, with kumkum and vibhuti marks.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02November 11 20172017-11-11December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02