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A photograph of a shrine deity murti draped in a large yellow and white marigold garland shaped into a heart, with pink rose garlands above and a red embroidered cloth below. A man with long hair tied back and a white forehead band bows his head and rests a hand on the cloth at the murti's base. He wears a yellow marigold garland. Silver pillars stand behind the shrine, with green leaves scattered at the base.

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A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth wears a long yellow marigold garland with white flowers and leans his head forward in reverence toward a golden deity murti. The murti has a golden crown and face, is decorated with concentric rings of yellow marigolds and pink roses, and sits draped in a red sari with gold embroidery. A white tilak mark is on the man's forehead, and a gold armlet is on his upper arm. Behind them are silver-toned pillars and a polished metal wall. The man is a devotee making a puja. No identity cues on the man beyond the garland and tilak, so a person is unsure.2014-02-01January 31 20142014-01-31February 01 20142014-02-01 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20142014-01-31January 31 20142014-01-31February 01 20142014-02-01February 01 20142014-02-01A photograph of a priest seated beside a deity murti draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and heavily garlanded with marigolds, yellow and red flowers. The seated man, bare-chested with a white tilak on his forehead, wears an orange-and-white marigold garland and gold bangles, and holds yellow petals in his right hand as if offering them. The murti has a gold crown and a gold face mask, with green leaves laid on its lap. Behind them are a metal pillar and polished metal wall. The figure's distinctive presentation (shaved-looking head, bare chest, marigold garlands) is not enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2014-02-01February 01 20142014-02-01A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti of a goddess with a golden face and crown, draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and dense yellow and red marigold and rose garlands. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow and gold border and multiple yellow and white flower garlands sits at left, smiling and holding yellow marigold petals in his hands toward the murti in an offering gesture. Long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark are visible; he wears gold bangles and red thread on his wrist. At right, a man with folded palms in a white and beige kurta and a red thread bracelet bows in devotion. Silver pillars frame the shrine behind them, and fresh flowers lie on a tray in the foreground. The scene suggests puja and darshan.2014-02-01A photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and wrapped in a large marigold garland with red roses. A seated man with a light bare upper body, gold-bordered brown-orange dhoti and a yellow-orange marigold garland offers red rose petals from a brass plate with his right hand, a gold armlet and bangle on his wrist, and a white tilak on his forehead. A second seated man on the right wears an orange-brown shawl and white dhoti. Brass vessels, a brass kettle-shaped pot and marigolds sit in the foreground beside silver-toned pillars.2014-02-01A photograph inside a shrine where a deity murti, a gold-faced figure, is dressed in a red and pink silk cloth and crowned with a golden mukut, surrounded by a large circle of marigold and red flower garlands. In front, a person in an orange-brown robe with a long white and orange tilak, a marigold garland and gold bangles holds a brass plate or tray toward the murti, with a small flame visible. Seated at the right, a young man in a cream vest over orange and a brown knit cap sits cross-legged. A brass tray of red kumkum or powder and red petals sits in the foreground beside a small flame and offerings. The gilded arch and pillars frame the shrine.2014-02-01