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Temple puja before a decorated shrine of deity murti seated on a golden peetha, with a tall shiva-style figure and a consort wearing jewelled necklaces and flower garlands. Red and white garlands and yellow marigold chains drape the image and the altar. Several bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand in front, one holding a lit oil lamp aarti plate with flames while another holds a kalasha-like vessel. Smoke rises from incense near the front. A standing figure with a long white beard and rudraksha-like necklace, in a red garland, stands at the right side of the altar. Devotees in the foreground watch the ritual.

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A temple ritual photograph in front of a shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and roses. Two large deity figures stand behind, one with a trident and one in ornate gold jewellery, flanked by a standing figure in a rust-red dhoti holding a garland. At the centre, a flower-garlanded altar holds a kalasha and oil lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a shaved-headed attendant hold up a lit oil lamp for aarti while others sit with joined hands. Smoke drifts across the scene and devotees watch from below. Gold-coloured curtains frame the scene.2016-12-07A photograph of a temple ritual before a garlanded deity shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-white dhoti stands at center, extending his arm toward a brass tray of fruit and flowers placed on a covered altar. Behind him, a seated white-bearded man with folded hands and a bare-chested man in white dhoti look on. 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Several seated devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge, and a sacred fire lamp burns on a tray in front of the murti.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Inside a temple shrine, several devotees in saffron-orange robes stand before a large decorated deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a yellow and red sari, a crown and gold jewellery, and is draped in garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers. In front, a central figure with long black hair and a red-brown cloth holds a kalasha and an offering, while another devotee in a saffron wrap and turban stands beside him. Brass oil lamps with lit flames sit on the stone floor, along with small purple-clad figurines on a silver stand and a plate of flowers and leaves. A crescent moon ornament appears on the murti's crown. This is a puja scene.2017-12-02A photograph of a temple shrine where a priestess in a dark maroon sari with gold borders holds a lit flame toward a pair of deity murtis seated on a black pedestal shivalinga-style platform, a Shiva-Parvati image adorned with silver garlands, jewelry and a crown. Behind them is a rainbow-colored arch of flower garlands in yellow, white, red and purple. To the left, several devotees in saffron and orange robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a red turban stands among them. A standing deity figure in a dark robe and a garlanded murti stand at the right. Gold and brass puja vessels sit on the floor in front of the pedestal.2016-03-07