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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a deity murti with a large red face is framed by dense garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shawl bows low over a tray, holding a flame-lit aarti lamp before the idol. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer on the left and right, one with a shaved head and one with longer hair. A blue cloth backdrop and a smaller framed picture sit at the base of the shrine. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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A temple shrine interior with a richly garlanded deity murti, its face framed by marigold and white flower garlands in orange and white, with a blue backdrop behind. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red border, bends forward at the shrine base, placing his hand on a red-painted stone base near a framed picture, while fruit, flowers and brass vessels are set on a tray in front. Four men stand around him in saffron and orange robes; one at the left has his hands folded in anjali, and two at the right with folded hands wear saffron clothing. Setting suggests a puja or padapuja at a temple.2010-08-09A photograph inside a shrine where a red-faced goddess murti is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and white flower strands against a blue cloth backdrop. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl bends low to offer fruit and bananas on a plate. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand with hands joined in prayer, including a bald man on the right in light saffron and a figure in orange with long dark hair at left-centre. A brass lamp and vessels sit near the offerings.2010-08-09A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway. A devotee in orange robes stands at left, one hand raised toward the shrine frame. Another person in a peach-coloured shawl stands in the centre-right with his back to the camera, and a partly visible figure in orange stands behind him. The shrine holds a red-faced deity murti garlanded with white and orange marigold flowers and a red-and-white decorated arch, set before a blue curtain. Brass lamps, a coconut, fruit and a red-and-white offering plate lie at the bottom right.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09A night aarti at a temple shrine lit by many brass oil lamps. On the left, a deity murti is dressed in orange and red cloth, with a silver crown, a red and orange garland and a large yellow and white flower garland. In the centre, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with white tripundra marks holds a large brass plate of flame near the murti, while another bare-chested priest in orange wraps and rudraksha mala beside him holds a plate with a bowl of oil. A third priest in a maroon shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a bowl of yellow liquid, and a younger attendant in white stands at the far right. A woman in a white sari kneels at lower left, bent forward at the kalasha-like bowls of yellow turmeric paste arranged on a mat, with decorated brass lamps and garlands framing the scene.2017-12-02August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Inside a temple shrine, a priest in a white dhoti and red cloth stands before a deity murti draped with marigold and jasmine garlands and a gold crown. Two orange-robed people with long hair stand at left and centre-left, and an older bald man in white and orange clothing faces the shrine at right, while an older white-haired man in orange robes stands at far right. Oil lamps burn on the altar and the iron gate is ornate. No individual is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone, so roles are given and identity is left unsure.2010-02-02March 03 20112011-03-03June 05 20122012-06-05A temple ritual in a stone hall: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity image decorated with red and pink garlands, seated on a golden palanquin beneath a red and white canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms joined or hands raised in reverence, including a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headband and ornate gold necklaces who is offering a gesture to the deity. Devotees in white stand behind them. Ornate gold and maroon fabric panels line the background.2012-06-05 +1 copies