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January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti, with a garland of red and white flowers and a shaved head, holds a lit camphor aarti flame before a golden-framed niche. Two orange-robed attendants stand to the left; one holds a silver tray. Inside the niche, a pair of large deity murtis are dressed in red, yellow and teal garments with crowns, garlands and necklaces, with a cobra hood above one figure. Tall brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a red curtain frames the shrine. A small white statue of a seated figure with a garland sits at the front. The scene shows an aarti performed as part of a puja.2012-04-24January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03November 12 20102010-11-12Night ritual on a stone-pillared temple porch. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, faces right and waves a flaming lamp and holds a brass bell over a shrine. Before him sits a large deity murti pair with ornate gold crowns, garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands, one figure seated on a red-clothed pedestal. A brass oil lamp stands nearby, with a silver kalasha and offerings in front, and string lights glow behind. Attendants in white stand at the edges. Aarti being performed.2007-02-16A photograph inside a temple sanctum with stone pillars. A woman in an orange saffron garment holds a lit camphor flame toward a decorated deity murti of a divine couple garlanded with white and yellow flowers and multicoloured garlands, one figure wearing a red and gold crown and a pink sari-like garment. Brass oil lamps stand on the altar, a small figure in red is shown at the base of the altar with flowers, and two men in orange robes stand at left. A video camera is visible at the right edge. Aarti is being performed.2008-03-22September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copies