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A priest with a shaved head, white vibhuti and orange-and-gold ritual dhoti and shawl holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp aarti toward a decorated deity murti on a green-draped altar. The murti is garlanded with yellow and white flowers and a pink-red garment, and a brass oil lamp burns beside it. Behind, a dark stone shrine holds seated deity figures in red and purple garments, flanked by standing attendant figures and gold-framed arch. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a tray of flower petals rests on a wooden table in front. This is a puja with aarti at a temple shrine.2014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08A photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine. A shaven-headed priest, bare-chested with a saffron-and-maroon cloth over the body and a gold-bordered dhoti, stands at left and holds a brass lamp with multiple flames toward a central deity murti. The murti is draped in a red garment, adorned with a gold crown, necklaces and garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps burn on stands on either side, and a small offering plate with red kumkum sits in front. Behind is an ornate gilded arch framing several figures and a blue curtain. This appears to be a lamp-waving puja (vilaku puja) before a deity.2014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08Photograph of a temple shrine at night. A shaven-headed priest in a reddish-brown dhoti with a saffron-gold shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Before him, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a silver necklace, flanked by two brass oil lamps with lit flames and brass offering vessels with flowers. Behind, a golden arched niche holds a central deity figure with raised arm and attendant figures in red and gold, against a teal curtain. The stone walls are carved.2014-08-08A temple shrine with a raised stone platform holding a group of painted deity murtis. Central figure wears a red crown and a garland of white and yellow flowers, seated on a decorated throne draped with a beaded red-and-gold cloth. Two standing figures in orange clothing flank it, one holding a trident-like staff. Brass oil lamps stand in front of the platform. On the right, a person in a red-orange dress with gold headpiece and a red-and-white flower garland stands with folded hands facing the shrine. Gold-framed arch and teal backdrop behind the deities.2016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24A photograph of a temple shrine at night, lit by strings of colourful lights and brass oil lamps standing on the foreground. Inside the shrine stand decorated deity murtis draped in yellow and orange flower garlands, one with a golden crown and a raised hand. To the right, a man in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland stands barefoot on a red carpet with his hands joined near his face in prayer. A maroon curtain hangs beside him. Reflective lamp-stands line the scene.2016-12-02September 05 20172017-09-05