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A temple interior at night where a bearded man with long dark hair and a braided crown-like band stands barefoot in a maroon dhoti and maroon shawl, wearing a pink and white flower garland and gold necklaces, with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a small brass oil lamp with a flame. To the right, an ornately decorated deity murti sits on a gold and purple throne draped with red, orange and white flower garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants play drums and stand in the background, and framed portraits hang on the pillared walls. The setting suggests a puja offered before the murti.

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May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a night-time temple puja in a pillared hall. In the foreground, a man in a dark brown dhoti and wrap, with a black turban, pink-and-white flower garland and gold-coloured necklaces, stands with palms joined in namaskar beside a lit oil lamp on a stone base. To the right, an ornate golden peetha/throne holds a deity murti draped in red, orange and white garlands and a gold silk cloth, with a silver kalasha/vessel placed before it. Behind them, saffron-robed men stand and play drums, and framed portraits hang along the upper wall. This is a puja scene with a devotee offering prayer before a decorated murti, with no clearly identifiable a person visible.2018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31Evening temple ritual in a pillared hall with a red-and-cream patterned floor. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti and a long pink-and-white flower garland stands at left, holding a small object over a flaming brass fire vessel, an arati-style flame offering. Behind him, drummers in saffron-orange clothes play drums. At right, a deity murti is seated on a golden throne draped in orange and purple cloth, covered in red, orange and white garlands, with a crown-like ornament. A brass kalasha-style pot and lamp stand on a tray in front. Framed portraits hang on the wall above, and a standing figure in white stands in the background.2018-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall at night shows a priest in a dark brown dhoti and a pink-and-white flower garland standing with palms joined before a lit oil lamp on a small stone base. Behind him, a golden throne-like seat is decorated with heavy red, orange and purple flower garlands, and a deity murti is seated in front of it. Rows of saffron-robed attendees stand with hands folded in the background, and framed portraits hang on the pillared walls. A metal kalasha and brass implements sit on the floor.2018-05-31Night photo inside a temple hall with a red-and-cream patterned floor. On the left, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a tall dark turban-like headdress, wearing a pink and white flower garland, gold necklaces and a rust-coloured dhoti, stands with folded hands before a small fire lamp on a stone base. Beside the flame sit a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small lamp. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a red, orange and purple garland of flowers and sits on a gold-trimmed peetha throne draped in purple cloth. Behind are framed portraits on the wall, tall gold-framed arches and a standing figure in an orange garment. The scene reads as a puja offering at a deity murti.2018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31Photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor hall with an orange-tiled floor and framed portraits on the back wall. On the left, a bearded man with a black turban, pink and white garland, and a red dhoti stands with hands folded in front of a small lit oil lamp. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with dense garlands in orange, red, purple and white, and sits on a gilded throne with a purple cloth. A silver vessel rests on the floor before it. A bull statue and another standing murti appear in the background.2018-05-31