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A temple shrine with a gilded deity murti wearing a tall crown and garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers. A man in an orange-red dhoti-style cloth with a gold garland and white forehead band stands at right, holding a steel plate of pink and white flower petals. Behind him, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads holds a brass plate, and a boy in orange holds an open book. Colourful garlands and a drape frame the shrine, with a framed portrait in the background, and a sign-less interior with stone slabs.2014-10-02A temple puja scene in a decorated shrine. A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a white horizontal forehead band, wears a heavy gold-coloured bead garland and holds a silver tray of offerings with vermilion and turmeric, near a tray of mixed pink and orange flowers. Behind him, two priests in white dhotis and orange-red cloths, one with a white forehead band and beads, one holding an open book and a brass plate. To the left stands a golden deity murti with a crown, garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Colourful pink, green and yellow garlands hang from the shrine canopy.2014-10-02A central figure with long dark hair wears a red-maroon dhoti and gold-bordered cloth, with a red-and-white flower garland, a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, standing with hands folded before a small fire pit with flames. Heaped marigold and rose garlands fill the foreground. Behind him, an attendant in orange cloth carries a silver bowl, another in orange and white stands near a golden throne draped with flower garlands, a man in maroon kneels holding an oil lamp, and a robed figure with white forehead markings reads from a book. Red curtains and an air conditioner form the backdrop.2013-05-19October 17 20102010-10-17April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a decorated shrine room. A man with white tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange dhoti and a long gold-bead garland, and holds his hand over a golden deity murti with a tall crown, seemingly offering blessings. Beside him a second man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and tilak holds a plate with a sprig of greenery, while a third person in red sits reading from an open book. The golden murti has flower garlands in yellow, white and red. A steel plate of petals is held in the foreground. Behind them hang multicoloured garlands and a framed print of a seated figure in orange.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Photograph inside a temple shrine with marble-patterned walls and white arches. In the foreground a man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap, a gold ceremonial necklace and bare-shouldered adornment, stands with hands folded and gazes toward the shrine. Beside him a bald priest in an orange-saffron garment with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured headband holds a silver tray of green leaves and pink petals, offering them at the shrine. Strings of white and red flower garlands hang on the right. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits in a niche behind, and a second white-clad attendant stands at the left edge.2012-06-04October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesMay 19 20132013-05-19October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesJune 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copies