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A photo of an ornate temple ritual before a pair of gold-faced deity murtis richly decorated with garlands and jewelled ornaments. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, a long dark braid, a white flower garland and red-brown clothing with gold armlets. They hold a lit flame in a brass vessel, offering aarti toward a central shivalinga-like form decorated with green-and-gold leaf and flower garlands, with a brass kalasha and pink flowers at right. Rainbow-striped floral arches frame the shrine.

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A photograph of a temple puja before a golden shrine decorated with dense multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. A standing man in a rust-red wrap and a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, with a long dark braid and a white flower garland, holds a lit flame and bell-like lamp toward a central lingam dressed with garlands. Behind it stand two gilded deity murtis adorned with jewelry and crowns, one in a golden-yellow skirt and maroon garment. Brass oil lamps and a pink flower garland appear at the right. The large ornate arch is also framed in flowers.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A photograph of a temple puja before a richly decorated deity murti set in a golden shrine. Large garlands of red, pink, yellow, white and green flowers drape the central figures and the arch. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border holds a lit lamp toward the central murti, adorned with heavy gold jewellery and a crown-like headdress. Beside her, a man in a red-orange turban and matching cloth stands with hands together. On the left edge, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace also stands near the lamp. A second deity figure stands to the right, also garlanded, with ornate jewellery and a decorated headdress. The scene suggests an aarti before the murti.2014-12-05A photograph inside a temple shrine where a golden deity murti of Shiva with a crescent moon-like adornment and a second golden deity murti are seated on a throne, both decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and white flowers in red, yellow, purple and green arranged in a large arch behind them. A standing devotee in an orange-brown dhoti with long dreadlocked hair and bare upper body, and a second devotee in a rust-brown wrap with braided long hair, stand at the left in front of the deities, the second holding a ritual object. A painted statue on the right wears a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Ornate brass ritual items sit in the foreground. Two people are physically present.2016-12-23December 14 20162016-12-14November 11 20172017-11-11March 07 20162016-03-07February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a rust-coloured turban and a white flower garland, standing at left and offering a small item over a central metal vessel decorated with green leaves and garlands. Behind it, gilded deity murtis are adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a large floral arch frames the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and left, and golden lion-motif throne fronts sit in the foreground. A second attendant in rust-brown clothing stands at right, and two more figures are partly visible at the far left edges. The scene reflects abhishekam or puja worship.2016-12-23January 09 20182018-01-09A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a woman in a dark maroon sari with gold border, wearing a gold-accented blouse and beaded necklace, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti. Behind her, a pair of gold-and-silver deity figures seated on a black pedestal around a black Shivalinga, draped in white cloth and red skirts, garlanded with yellow, white, purple and red flower strands, with a golden arch behind them. To the right, a seated figure with white beard and marigold garland sits in a niche, also garlanded. Small brass figures and a brass kalasha-like object rest at the base. Scattered flower petals cover the floor.2016-03-07