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A temple abhishekam at night in front of a richly decorated deity murti, with a large silver-and-gold Shiva lingam or murti adorned with flower garlands on a pink pedestal. Several priests stand at a raised offering table covered in a striped cloth, piled with fruit, flower garlands and brass vessels. A bearded priest in a yellow shawl and dhoti pours liquid from a vessel; a younger priest in white dhoti and a red-bordered cloth holds a brass pot, and another priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left. Lamps and banana-leaf-like offerings surround the altar, with multicoloured garlands draped above and devotees seated at the bottom edge.

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December 15 20162016-12-15April 14 20182018-04-14December 12 20162016-12-12Night-time temple ritual under an open roofed pavilion strung with coloured lights and hanging tassel decorations. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by red and gold arches, flanked by garlanded figures. A priest in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and bare chest holds a flowered offering while another in white chants into a microphone. A fire flame and the offering plate with bananas, fruit and marigold flowers sit on a striped mat. Seated devotees in colourful saris watch from the right.2016-12-15A homa fire is burning in a sunken fire pit on a red floor inside a decorated temple hall, with a flower-tiered offering platform and coconuts and fruits to the right. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand at the fire; the central priest in a maroon turban pours from a brass vessel with a flower garland, while others hold offerings. Umbrellas with ornate canopies and marigold garlands decorate the hall, and a few onlookers in orange and white sit at the edges. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so this is a ritual scene with priests and devotees.2018-04-14Photograph of a temple ritual in a large tented hall with a golden backdrop and garlanded deity murti at right. A man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands at left holding a long multicoloured ceremonial umbrella over the altar. Center, a figure in saffron-red clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits with hands joined in prayer before a golden throne-like seat. A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread faces the altar, with brass pots, flower garlands and offering trays in front. Incense smoke drifts across the scene while a seated audience in white and colourful saris watches.2016-12-07April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual before richly decorated deity murtis draped in dense garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. Two priests stand at centre-left holding a long white cloth stretched across the image: the left priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and red-and-gold waist cloth, wears an orange-gold turban and a white thread, while the right priest wears a light cream shawl, a green turban and a white garland, holding the cloth taut. A brass pot and a flame burn in the foreground with flower offerings, and a bare-chested attendant sits at the right edge. Gold filigree and a pink backdrop frame the shrine.2013-07-18December 19 20162016-12-19July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesDecember 15 20162016-12-15