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A photograph inside a temple shrine during worship. Central golden deity murti stands garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands, with a second golden figure beside it and a robed sage statue on the right. Three bronze lamps wrapped in yellow marigold garlands stand in the foreground. Two people in orange and saffron clothing face the shrine, one with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a saffron cloth and a bare-chested man in a sacred thread. A kalasha and offerings sit before the deity, with gold lion-shaped stands holding red garlands. Another figure in white dhoti holds a tray on the left.

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Photo inside a temple sanctum decorated with thick garlands of marigolds and white flowers in red, yellow and purple. Several devotees and priests stand before a gold-clad deity murti seated on a throne at the centre, with a raised hand. In front, a row of brass oil lamps and small silver-and-gold utsava murtis rest on lion-motif stands with red and white flower garlands. To the right, a sculpted figure in an orange-brown robe, with a gold crown and garland, stands beside the arch. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked black hair, wearing a saffron dhoti and bare-chested with a red sash, leans in to the rituals. Another man in a white dhoti and a woman in an orange sari hold brass implements. Gold necklaces and bangles are visible on several figures. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam.2016-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19A decorated temple shrine holds a golden deity murti seated on a throne, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, red, white and green and draped with jewelled necklaces. Two gilded lion figures flank the central image, and smaller gilded stands with red floral garlands sit in front. To the left, a man with long dreadlocks and a rust-coloured shawl stands with his back to the camera, while a shaved priest in an orange dhoti tends brass oil lamps (dipa) in the foreground. On the right, a gilded figure in a dark ceremonial headdress and rust-coloured robe stands beside a floral-garlanded pillar. Yellow marigold garlands wind around the brass lamps.2016-12-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene centred on a pair of golden deity murtis, a male and a female form, decorated with layered jewelled necklaces, crowns and multicolour garlands of marigold and flowers arching overhead. In front of them stands a person with a long black braid and bare shoulders, wearing a rust-orange cloth, with a red-and-white turban-style headwrap and a white flower garland, facing the deities. Brass oil lamps with pink flower garlands and a tray of offerings sit at the left edge, and a second person in saffron-orange robes is partly visible on the left. Gold ceremonial items and a decorated golden platform fill the foreground.2017-07-09December 23 20162016-12-23April 24 20122012-04-24December 02 20172017-12-02April 14 20182018-04-14November 23 20182018-11-23A photograph of a temple ritual before a decorated shrine with a seated pair of deity murtis, one with a gold crown and ornate necklaces, the other with a crown and red and green garments, flanked by long garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine, orange and pink blooms. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands at left, bare-backed and long-haired, holding a lit flame toward the murtis. Another person in white ritual clothes stands at far left holding a tray. Marigold garlands hang across the altar in front of the murtis, and scattered petals lie on the floor. Red curtains frame the right side of the shrine.2007-01-01