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June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA priest in a maroon dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread stands at left, pouring liquid from a white vessel over three deity murtis seated on a gold-draped platform. The central murti wears a tall gold crown and garlands; the murtis on either side wear garlands and ornate jewellery. In the foreground a small fire pit with a yellow box and offerings burns, sending up smoke, indicating an abhishekam with homa. At right, a man in an orange headcloth and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a gold arch, red and pink draped fabric, and a microphone on a stand frame the shrine under a metal-roofed pavilion.2014-05-10November 12 20102010-11-12October 07 20112011-10-07A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace, stands at left performing a puja. He holds a silver lamp or camphor vessel toward a group of golden deity murtis at lower right, including a central four-armed figure holding a club and trident, flanked by two smaller attendant figures in maroon garments. Behind them, a golden throne-like altar is draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers, with a white statue in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala seated on it. Brass oil lamps stand at left.2010-11-12A photograph inside a shrine where a person in a rust-red garment with a gold-edged dhoti and a long orange-beaded mala lights a camphor flame on a lamp held before a shrine of three deity images draped in garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. The central deity murti wears a tall crown and a white-and-gold dhoti, flanked by two smaller murtis; a yellow silk cloth covers the altar. In the foreground a large garland-decked object sits on a low platform beside a kneeling attendant in saffron-orange robes, with a bronze lamp stand to the right. The scene reflects a puja or aarti in progress.2014-06-29November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01June 02 20122012-06-02A ceremonial puja in an indoor hall. A man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala holds a lit flame before a richly decorated deity murti draped in green and red silks and garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes and turbans stand in a line, one holding a brass puja tray and another a vessel. At left, a fire pit with burning flames and offering plates sits on the floor, and a figure in white and red stands further back. Smoke rises through the scene.2015-04-30June 30 20142014-06-30November 12 20102010-11-12