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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a figure in a maroon-red sleeveless top and a gold-bordered maroon dhoti stands at left, holding a flame toward a tall silver and gold lamp stand with multiple lit wicks. Behind it, a large deity murti decorated with a silver and gold ornament-laden frame, flanked by colourful garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers draped on tall standing figures. A small figure wearing a maroon turban and a crescent-marked headdress stands at left, and another standing figure in a dark robe and turban is at right. Brass lamps and an offering plate sit at the base, with a floral garland and a golden seat on the right. This appears to be an aarti offering with oil lamps before the deity murti.2014-12-05January 04 20152015-01-04Photo of a temple puja before a golden deity murti pair seated within a dense arch of multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A standing priest in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a bare upper body, wearing rudraksha beads and sacred ash, faces the altar on the left. A devotee in an orange-red garment with a yellow border stands at centre, hands raised to a brass oil-lamp stand holding five lit lamps. Strands of pearl and flower garlands hang over a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Two attendant figures in red and orange headwear stand on the sides. Golden lamp stands and a green cloth lie in the foreground.2015-01-04Interior of a temple shrine during a puja: several men in orange and saffron dhotis stand at left, one holding a silver plate and another an ornate vessel, while a figure with long swept-back black hair, a red-orange head wrap, bangles and a shawl stands with his back to the camera before a seated golden deity murti. The deity wears a crown, gold and jewelled ornaments, and a red-gold garment, and is framed by a large arch of yellow, orange, red and green flower garlands. A golden kalasha-like ornament and a gold-trimmed canopy stand in the foreground. Dark ceiling and worn stone walls surround the scene.2016-12-14July 31 20152015-07-31A temple shrine adorned with multicoloured flower garlands in pink, yellow, white and green. A devotee in a rust-red dhoti and head wrap stands at the left, facing the altar and holding an oil lamp on a tray. Behind them, golden deity murtis wear jewelled crowns and heavy ornamental necklaces, with a gold kalasha-style ornament placed before them.2014-12-05November 26 20142014-11-26A woman in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange sari with a gold border stands at the left, leaning forward and placing her hand on an elaborately adorned deity murti. The murti is draped in dense garlands of white, yellow, pink and red flowers with green leaves, and wears a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a gold kirita-style crown with green stones. Gold-and-silver ornaments cover the figure's chest. Brass lamps and a conch shell sit on the floor in front. Another person in red stands partly visible at the far left edge. a person is not clearly visible.2014-12-05December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesJune 13 20132013-06-13November 27 20172017-11-27 +1 copies