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A decorated shrine with a deity murti on a raised altar, framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands and blue velvet drapes with hanging banana bunches. Rows of stepped brass or steel plates holding offerings line both foreground sides. A person in a cream-white garment stands at the altar making an offering while a second group of people in white and red traditional clothing stands at the left edge, one holding a drum. Flowers and oil lamps surround the central image.

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A figure with long, unbound dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth over the shoulder, stands with back to the camera before a decorated shrine. The shrine holds a murti of a seated deity pair adorned with a crown, garlands of orange and white flowers and a golden yellow backdrop. Marigold and yellow flower garlands drape across the platform, and tiered steel trays hold many brass and steel bowls of offerings on both sides. Tall blue draped cloths, banana plants and a flower-covered canopy frame the scene, with a few people in colourful saris visible at the left edge. This appears to be a puja and abhishekam setting with 1008 offerings.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor temple shrine decorated for a puja with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana stalks and blue cloth hangings. Several priests in orange and saffron robes stand at a raised altar, one in white dhoti offering a lamp before a deity murti with a crown. Dozens of silver plates stacked in tiers hold offerings of sweets and fruit in the foreground, with bundles of flowers and a brass lamp stand nearby. A shaved-headed priest in white is visible at the altar. a person: no clear appearance-based candidate is identifiable from this image.2009-01-01Outdoor temple shrine decorated with banana trees, blue drapes, yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower arrangements. Two men in saffron-orange robes and a figure in white dhoti and shawl stand before a deity murti and altar, performing a puja with lamps and offerings. Rows of stacked silver plates and bowls with food offerings cover tiered platforms in the foreground, with a brass lamp stand at lower right. A partially visible person's head is at lower left.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for a festival. A deity murti pair stands in an arched niche framed with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a white cloth-draped altar and brass lamps and vessels in front. Rows of stainless steel bowls filled with offerings are arranged on maroon-draped tables in the foreground. A woman in a white sari stands at the shrine's side, and a person in orange robes stands on the left beside a figure in white ceremonial clothes. Banana plants and blue drapes frame the scene, with flower arrangements and a banana bunch hanging at the right.2009-01-01A photograph inside a decorated temple-style shrine with a dark stone arch. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a ceremonial gold necklace, a red and white flower garland and a white dhoti stands centre with palms joined in namaskar before the altar. Behind him is a deity murti with a crown, flanked by yellow and orange marigold garlands and blue draped cloth. Rows of brass lamps are stacked on red-draped tiers on both sides of the platform, and banana stalks and flower decorations frame the entrance. A man in a white shirt on the right also stands with palms joined, and a few people in saffron and sari colours are at the left edge.2009-01-01A photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine decorated with marigold garlands, blue draped cloth and banana stalks. A long-haired figure in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a red beaded garland around the neck, walks past tiered stacks of silver-toned plates and bowls of offerings draped in maroon cloth. Brass lamps stand before the shrine, which holds a deity murti adorned with flowers. Devotees in saffron and orange saris and dhotis stand in the background, and a drummer in white appears at left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, red rudraksha-style garland, ceremonial cream-and-gold attire) walking among the 1008 naivedyam offerings, with the page noting a 1 January Jayanti celebration.2009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, blue draped cloth and banana plants. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti of a seated and standing divine couple. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style red and white garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms joined in namaskar before tiered rows of silver plates heaped with offerings. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with hands folded. A brass lamp stands at lower right.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine during an offering ritual. A man with long dark hair, wearing a cream and gold dhoti-style garment, a red garland and a heavy gold necklace, stands before the shrine. Tiers of silver-toned bowls filled with food offerings rest on red-draped platforms on both sides, with more bowls on the floor, and brass lamps stand at the right. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and flower arrangements, with blue cloth draped on the walls and bananas hanging above. Other people in traditional white and pink attire are visible at the left and right edges, and a drummer stands at the left. a person appears as the central figure, identified by long hair and a gold necklace and garland.2009-01-01A decorated shrine with a deity murti at its centre, framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands, banana stalks and blue draped cloth. Two people stand before the altar performing worship: one in an orange robe and one in a white sari, both holding ritual items toward the murti. Rows of metal bowls on red-draped tiers flank the shrine. Brass lamps and flower arrangements decorate the stone platform.2009-01-01