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Night photograph of an outdoor shrine at a temple-like structure. A priest in orange-saffron robes stands at left with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the shrine. Behind him, a decorated stone-and-brick shrine holds a deity murti pair draped in red and orange garlands with a central floral arrangement. Strings of marigold and red flower garlands hang across the shrine front. In the foreground, a small brass vessel, a bell-shaped kalasha-style pot, bowls of fruit, flower-garlanded altar pieces and a small golden peetha-style seat or throne with a garland sit on a white ritual platform. Smoke or a small flame rises near the altar.2007-12-10Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp in front of the shrine. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a flower-decorated niche with a red and green cloth backdrop. In the foreground are a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small lit fire, fruit offerings and a golden kirtimukha-framed image on a stand. This appears to be an aarti being performed.2007-12-10December 10 20072007-12-10A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with back to the camera, holding a flaming aarti lamp before a decorated shrine. The shrine is a stone structure hung with red and orange flower garlands and marigold strands, housing a deity murti adorned with flowers. In front, a small stone fire pit with burning embers, brass vessels, a kalasha, a flower-decorated arch and marigold petals sits on a paved outdoor floor. Night setting with dark background and yellow stone steps at the sides.2007-12-10December 10 20072007-12-10September 24 20172017-09-24December 10 20072007-12-10A temple shrine interior during an evening puja, with a standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl raising a lit lamp at left and a smoking fire pit at bottom left. Three ornate gilded-and-stone shrines are heavily decorated with red, orange and white garlands and banana leaves; the central shrine holds seated deity murti in orange and red garments, flanked by other murtis. Brass lamps and offerings of fruit and flowers sit on the floor, and an orange-and-blue mat is spread across the floor. Only the one standing priest is a physical person in view. a person is not clearly visible; the standing figure is a priest in orange clothing and the cues are not distinctive enough to attribute.2011-11-29September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesDecember 21 20092009-12-21A night-time homa at a temple-style shrine. A robed figure in saffron-orange sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing an orange head cloth, tending a small fire on a low white-draped platform before a golden shrine. Behind them stands a stone altar with a gilded arch, red curtains, and a deity pair in blue and yellow garments and floral garlands, with coconuts and mango leaves on either side. A flower-garlanded murti rests on a pink lotus base. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of fruit and sweets, and brass cups surround the fire. A single person's head is visible at the bottom edge.February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies