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A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. Two deity murtis stand on a decorated platform framed by a gold arch, adorned with long garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. One figure wears a crown and red-orange garment with blue draped below; the other wears a crown and orange garment. Before the platform stands a priest in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, hands together near the offerings. A man in white with an orange shawl and a woven fan or whisk waits at left. Brass oil lamps and flower arrangements surround the shrine, with trees visible beyond the open pavilion.

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July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with a golden arch and a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. Two divine figures with crowns and ornate jewellery, one in orange and one in blue, sit above a smaller seated figure draped in orange and white. A man in an orange robe stands on the left holding a brass lamp, while a second man in white stands beside him holding a brass lamp stand. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground, with pink flowers and a silver vessel nearby. Red curtains frame the scene and greenery is visible outside. The scene suggests an aarti or puja in progress.2009-07-08A temple ritual photograph under a covered mandapa with a red curtain behind. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at left: a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with a white-clad attendant holding a tray in the background. Central focus is a large decorated deity murti seated on a blue-and-white draped platform, with a crowned figure in orange-red and gold garments, flanked by brass oil lamps (deepas), a kalasha-like vessel, and a dense garland of yellow, red and green flowers framing the image. A smaller murti in red-and-white clothing with a mala and necklace sits in front. Two people with shaved or tied hair in orange cloth sit at the lower left foreground.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08Photo of a temple shrine decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers wrapped around a pair of large deity murtis in gold and red. The central figure wears a red crown and red garment with ornate jewellery, while the figure beside it wears an orange and gold sari-like dress and a tall crown. In front, a golden kalasha and a smaller murti sit on a white-draped platform with flower offerings. On the left, a woman in an orange sari and white flower garland holds a plate, while two men in saffron-orange robes stand nearby, one with rudraksha mala. Brass lamps and ritual vessels frame the shrine, and green foliage shows outside the pillared pavilion.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing man in orange on the left, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity. Behind him, two large gilded murtis sit on a raised seat draped with garlands in yellow, red and white, with one figure in an orange-and-red crown and the other in an orange sari with a silver crown. Brass lamp stands with lit flames line the frame, and a small pink flower arrangement sits at the lower left.2009-07-08A photograph inside a temple pavilion showing a man in red-orange sannyasi robes and a red sleeveless top draping an orange cloth over a shrine of two ornately dressed deity murtis, gold-faced and crowned, one in orange and one in blue, decorated with red, yellow and white garlands and gold jewellery. A white cloth with printed deity imagery is placed before them on a white-draped altar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a brass vessel sits at the right. In the lower left, another man in orange clothes is partly visible, seated close to the altar. Green foliage is visible through the open pillars.2009-07-08