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Photograph of a temple shrine during an evening puja. A smiling man in long orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass lamp, and beside him an older bald man in pale pink robes stands with palms pressed together. Behind them a deity murti with trident and a goddess figure in red and gold sari are adorned with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A small seated orange-clad figure with garlands sits in front, with brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates on the platform. Banana leaves hang from the ceiling, and a terracotta pot sits in the lower right.

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A temple shrine decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers. Two female deity murtis stand behind a central linga-like form draped in orange cloth and a gold necklace. A bald priest in a pale pink dhoti and a bare upper body leans forward, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over the central form. To the left, a tall man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban stands watching, with another robed figure partly visible behind. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and offering dishes sit on a low platform in front. A small oil lamp burns near the shrine. Abhishekam appears to be underway.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Night-time temple ritual in a stone-pillared hall strung with small lights. A bald elderly priest in an orange-peach shawl holds a brass bell and an oil lamp with a flame, performing aarti before a deity murti draped in a blue cloth with yellow, pink, purple and white flower garlands. Beside him, a man in orange robes with long hair and a tilak presses his palms together in namaste. At left, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a long dark mane and a gold necklace smiles with palms joined. A small white statue in orange cloth wearing a flower garland sits on a golden cloth at the foreground, with brass lamps, plates and flower offerings arranged nearby. Several more people in orange stand in the background.2007-12-30January 01 20122012-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a beaded necklace pours liquid from a small vessel toward the shrine while holding a ladle-like implement. Behind him, a figure in orange sits in folded hands. The central deity murti wears a red-orange turban and jewelled necklaces, seated beside a consort figure in a green and gold saree. In front, a small white-clad figure with a saffron turban and garland sits on a white cloth-covered platform, surrounded by bananas, brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel, fruit and flowers. A stone-pillared pavilion and green trees frame the scene.Outdoor puja at a shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands around golden deity murtis. A man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl leans forward, hands on a small gold-red standing figure placed on a yellow pedestal. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes with maroon borders also bends to the figure. On the left another man in orange with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands with hands folded, and a turban-wearing attendant in orange appears at the far right near a white floral-garlanded statue. A brass kalasha-like vessel sits on a yellow pedestal in the foreground, with trees behind the pavilion.December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, bends forward and places his hands on a small white statue wearing an orange robe and white garland at the front of a raised platform. Behind it stand larger deity murtis of a seated figure in a red turban and a female figure in green, adorned with gold necklaces and garlands of yellow and red flowers. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a brass puja plate with a lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands at the edge. A small ornate throne-like seat with a shrine is visible at right, and a brass oil lamp rests on the floor in the lower foreground.A night puja at a temple shrine before a richly decorated deity murti of Shiva and Parvati. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left: one in a yellow-orange dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings and wears a bare-chested look with gold necklaces and a shaved head with white tilak; beside him a long-haired man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala and gold necklaces holds white flowers and stands near the altar. The altar is garlanded with red, yellow, purple and white flower strands, with a brass lamp stand at right and flower petals on the floor. Appearance-based candidate: a person for the long-haired man in the orange robes with rudraksha and gold necklaces, shown during the shrine worship.2011-11-29