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Night photograph of a temple shrine lit by warm light. A brightly illuminated deity murti group, with multiple figures and gold-and-red ornamentation, sits in a shrine alcove at upper left. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with dark hair in a bun wears a rust-red robe over the shoulder and holds hands together in prayer. Before them stand a pink-and-gold pedestal with a canopy and three small grey-and-orange carved figures with folded hands. Red-and-white striped steps lead up to the shrine, and foliage with pink blossoms fills the background.

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Night photograph of an illuminated shrine at a temple, with a lit deity murti of a seated couple with a crown and garlands in gold and red set in an arched niche, and a smaller figure seated below. In the foreground a person in a red-orange garment viewed from behind, with hair in a bun, carries a tray or plate with offerings on the head. Red-and-white striped steps lead up toward the shrine, and figures and lamps stand along the platform on the right.

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Night scene at an outdoor temple courtyard. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a dark maroon garment with gold-yellow borders and stands before a blue-draped platform. Three deity murtis stand on the platform, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands, red garlands, and silver-ornamented headdresses. A dimly lit shrine with an illuminated deity image stands to the right, beyond white and maroon striped steps. A sunken square fire pit or ritual enclosure with wooden borders sits at the lower right. Strings of green and yellow decorations hang from the roof.

A person in a dark-red sari with an orange waist cloth and a white flower garland stands at a grey stone shrine, leaning forward toward an altar. Behind them, a small deity murti in red and gold sits on a raised platform beneath draped red cloth and marigold garlands, with a brass oil lamp to the right. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person's presence is not visually confirmed, so the figure is described by role as a devotee.

A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron robe with a gold trim, wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several flames. He faces a deity murti seated on a golden throne within a temple shrine, framed by a golden halo and strings of warm bokeh lights. Tall painted guardian figures in red and orange stand on either side of the shrine, and a few other people in white clothing are blurred at the edges. The scene suggests an evening aarti during worship in a temple.

A night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in a red and gold dhoti and shawl stands at the front of an elaborately painted stepped platform, raising a silver-and-white decorated kalasha topped with a garland and green leaves high overhead with his right arm. Two painted lions flank the platform base, and a painted Ganesha figure sits on the right. On the left, a man in white ritual cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel and looks upward. Behind the platform, an illuminated deity murti in a colourful decorated shrine glows against the dark background. Pink lotus shapes and leaves decorate the platform sides.

A photograph taken from behind of a single person in a saffron-orange sannyasi-style robe, walking up a red-carpeted aisle between brass handrails toward a temple shrine. The figure's hands are pressed together in prayer at the chest, and the head is shaved. Ahead, a large deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a pink and red draped backdrop and red-and-white ornaments flanking the shrine. Red curtains hang at the sides of the frame. The figure's features are not visible, and no identification is made from appearance; the person is shown only as a silhouette in devotional posture.

Night outdoor puja at a temple courtyard. A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti with a sacred thread sits cross-legged at left, near a white-and-maroon striped wall. A second priest in white ritual clothes, with a braided topknot and tilak, kneels at a small brass fire lamp, offering and pouring from brass vessels. Behind them a deity murti stands on a blue-and-yellow pedestal, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a flower-decorated kalasha-like top and a green leaf finial. Brass bowls, flower heaps, a mic stand and lit oil lamps are arranged on a yellow cloth in front. Strings of paper flags hang above and a glowing shrine is visible in the background.

Night-time photo of a priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl raising a lit camphor flame on a brass aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a tiered wooden peetha with a kalasha-like vase, white and red flower garlands, green leaves and lion carvings at the base. Another person in white with a rudraksha mala bends forward at the lower left. Striped red and white wall behind.

A photograph of a priest in a red dhoti and red shawl performing aarti with a lit lamp on a metal plate before a decorated altar. The priest has white sacred markings on his bare upper body and arms, and his hair is tied in a topknot. The altar holds three shaped metal or stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigolds and hung with red and gold beaded necklaces, flanked by lion sculptures and a naga-headed pedestal. Pink flowers lie on the lower shelf, a lamp burns at the right edge, and a green and gold cloth hangs behind the altar. The image is a photo of a ritual, with no visible a person candidate; the priest's appearance does not match the qualifying cues.