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A photograph of a Shiva lingam heavily adorned with garlands of white jasmine, red and pink flowers, and yellow and red marigold strings, with purple flower bunches and a trident leaning against it. Behind, a man with a white tilak on his forehead and hands joined in namaskar stands among other devotees, one holding a silver staff, in a temple setting with banana leaves. A brass oil lamp sits at lower left among rose petals. This appears to be a flower-decorated puja at a Shiva temple.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a ceremonial procession or ritual display at a temple event. Centre frame is a large garland of white jasmine flowers draped over a decorated object with two ornate silver-and-pink ceremonial staffs or tridents rising on either side. Flanking it are arrangements of yellow and red roses, purple flowers, and pink and white lotus-like blooms with green leaves. Behind the offerings, a crowd of people stands watching; a man in white at left and a woman with glasses at left-centre are visible, and at right a person with yellow-orange tilak on the forehead appears. Several other people are partially visible in the background, making the total visible count roughly six to twenty.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14July 03 20162016-07-03A priest with a purple head cloth and a bare arm reaches into a flower-decorated shrine, placing pink and red blossoms beside a golden kalasha-like finial. The shrine is framed by concentric garlands of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds set on green leaves, with a glimpse of silver ornaments and a white garment with a gold border visible within. Appears to be a deity murti being decorated with flowers during a puja.2018-04-14October 18 20152015-10-18April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09A richly decorated deity murti. Golden ornaments, a gold face-shield or mukha with a green silk cloth draped beneath, and gold jewellery with green stones hang from the figure. A golden kalasha-like vessel and a silver trident stand before it on a white-draped table, with a green and gold cloth at the right. Pillars carved in grey stone frame the shrine. No people are visible.2013-01-02Photo of a ritual arrangement of decorated kalasha pots and shivalinga-style forms draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white jasmine and purple flowers, with rudraksha-style beaded strands and a saffron-and-red cloth. A partly visible man at the left wears a pink and orange turban and gold-toned beaded necklaces. Behind the arrangement hang orange and gold draped cloths. The scene suggests a satsang homa setting with offerings prepared around the central pots; no person's identity is established.2015-07-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial offering arrangement in a temple hall. A decorated tray or palanquin-like frame is heaped with yellow marigold garlands, red roses, and white flower petals, with jeweled ornamental strands and a green-bordered cloth beneath. A coconut, bananas, and a small kalasha-like vessel sit nearby on a red cloth. In the background, several men with bare upper bodies wear white dhotis with gold borders, seated with their backs to the camera. Striped and colourful garlands hang from the ceiling above.2018-04-14 +3 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21