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A photograph inside a temple hall of a golden deity murti seated on a throne draped with yellow and purple cloth, adorned with multicolored flower garlands and a gold crown. In front, two men stand facing the deity: one bare-chested in an orange-brown dhoti with gold borders and a shawl, the other with a long white beard wearing an orange robe and a white-and-orange garland, with hands raised in worship. A glass wall opens onto an unfinished construction site with bare earth and a red boundary wall. A shaved-headed attendant in white is partly visible at the left edge.

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November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured garland strands in yellow, pink, red and purple. Gold-framed deity murtis stand behind the central altar, with a silver-and-gold figure in the foreground. A man in a saffron-orange robe bends forward at the altar, touching a silver ritual vessel and offering. To the left, a man in an orange-brown dhoti and an attendant in a brown-orange sari with gold border stand beside brass pots and a kalasha-like container with flowers. Garlands hang around the entrance pillars. The scene looks like a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2013-11-05Temple scene with a long-haired man in a maroon-red robe with gold border and a rudraksha-style necklace standing with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a black stone shivalinga. Behind him a gilded deity murti seated on a red-draped throne is adorned with garlands of yellow, red, purple and orange flowers. Other robed attendants in maroon and gold stand at left, and a garlanded figure stands at right near the sanctum.2015-01-13December 30 20092009-12-30November 05 20132013-11-05A temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in purple, red, yellow and green. Two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before the central deity murti and a tall silver-and-gold shivalinga, one pouring liquid from a vessel. A devotee in orange robe stands at left, and a small deity statue dressed in a garland stands at right. Brass pots, fruit and flower offerings sit on the floor, typical of abhishekam worship.2013-11-05Photo of a temple shrine decorated with garlands in yellow, pink, purple and green. Two standing figures in the central shrine are dressed in vivid colours and gold jewellery, flanked by a golden canopy and tiered floral arrangements. In front, a man in an orange robe stands beside a woman in a brown-orange sari, who offers a lit lamp or ritual item at the altar. Brass vessels, a small oil lamp and flower offerings sit on the stone platform, with carved stone pillars framing the scene. Two figures appear in the sanctum and one more devotee at left, so the scene shows a few people at an abhishekam or puja.2013-11-05A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland stands at left, holding up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a deity pair. Behind the lamp, a seated golden deity murti in a red garment and crown, with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, is framed by a large floral arch. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like gold object sit on the altar in front. A second saffron-clad seated figure with a garland is at lower left, and a man in white stands at the far left edge. The scene reads as aarti during puja, with the people visible partly and the figures identifiable only by clothing and role.2009-12-30A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti seated on a golden throne, adorned with yellow, orange, purple and green flower garlands and a gold crown. A man in orange robes with a white garland stands at the left, arm extended over a silver tray and a kalasha or lamp-like object in front of the deities. Another orange-robed attendant stands at far left holding a silver plate. Brass oil lamps stand beside the shrine and a red cloth hangs behind. A figure in orange with a garland sits in front of the altar, appearing to be a smaller murti or portrait. The setting appears to be an ashram temple.2009-12-30