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A photograph of a temple sanctum decorated with multicolored garland arches of marigolds and roses around golden deity murti. Central murti wears a crown and ornate gold jewellery; a murti on the right has a tall jewelled crown, purple and teal silk and gold necklaces. A left murti wears a gold crown and yellow garment. In the foreground a figure with long braided black hair and a red-brown cloth on the head faces the deities, while attendants in orange and saffron cloth stand at left, one holding a brass vessel. Smoke or incense haze fills the air. A shivalinga-like form with a silver tripundra appears below the central deity. No identifiable person is shown with distinctive a person cues.

December 19 2016

January 09 2018

A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest with long dark braided hair and a bare back, adorning a deity murti with flower garlands. Two golden-crowned deity figures stand in the frame: a larger figure on the left with a silver face, Shiva-style forehead markings and a crescent emblem, and a smaller gold-crowned figure in the centre being decorated. Garlands of white jasmine and red roses hang across the arch, and a deep rose-pink and violet flower garland is wrapped around the priest's arm. On the right, a second attendant in a green and gold headdress is seen from behind, with a grey-blue bird figure above. The setting is a golden-framed shrine.

A temple photograph of a priest with long dark hair worn loose and braided at the back, bare-backed, reaching up to touch a golden kalasha-shaped vessel on a deity murti. The deity to the left has a gold crown with a black-and-white tilaka-like marking, a gold face and gold-and-red garments. The shrine is draped with long garlands of white jasmine, red roses, yellow and orange flowers and green leaves, and a second figure in a green gilded headdress with a white flower garland stands at the right edge. Gold-embroidered panels frame the shrine.

Photograph of a temple sanctum during a deity ritual. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with a topknot of dark hair decorated with a small crescent ornament and beaded hair accessories wears a rust-red wrap and bare upper body, with ash-marked arms and rudraksha bracelets. Before them stand two large golden deity murti adorned with jewelled crowns, a crescent moon, silver and gold necklaces, and a trident-like staff. Garlands of yellow and red-and-white flowers frame the shrine, and a golden arch rises above. The deity on the right wears a green and red silk sari with jewelled ornaments. No person is visible on a screen or in print.

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December 19 2016

Photograph of a temple shrine heavily decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and pink flowers. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with long dark braided hair, a coloured beaded headband and a red-brown wrap stands beside a golden five-headed cobra hood. Behind, two golden deity murti figures with ornate crowns and jewelled adornments stand; the right one wears a yellow and purple garment with a golden armlet and white garland. A pink-garlanded shivalinga-like object and a decorated silver pedestal appear in the lower centre, with an ornate circular golden frame at the bottom.

A temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, white and red flowers around golden deity murti. A standing priest with long dark hair, wearing a maroon dhoti and a red-brown turban, faces the central shrine and offers worship at a small Shiva linga draped in pink and white flower garlands with jewelled silver ornaments. Behind him, the central deities wear ornate jewellery and flower garlands, with a golden tray-like offering. Flanking figures in brown and gold robes hold staffs and rudraksha-adorned adornments. Oil lamps and brass lamp stands stand in front of the altar, with scattered flower petals on the floor. Ceremonial abhishekam and puja appear in progress.

Photograph of a temple deity murti being adorned. A person seen from behind, bare-backed with long dreadlocked black hair tied in a braid and wrapped with a pink and blue flower garland, reaches up with both arms to place a golden kalasha-shaped vessel atop the deity. The deity has a gilded face and golden crown, with a white and red flower garland draped across its body and shoulders. Behind them, a large garland of white, yellow, and red flowers with green leaves hangs across the frame. In the foreground right, a green and gold ornamental headpiece sits beside a grey sculpted figure.