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December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A temple ritual photograph in a dim sanctum. A woman in a maroon sari with a red-and-orange head wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at left, hands folded in prayer before a lit oil lamp held by a priest in maroon garments. Several other priests in maroon and cream dhotis stand behind. Beside them are large golden deity murti adorned with thick garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers, gold jewellery and a red silk backdrop. Brass oil lamps and small offering vessels sit on the floor in front. The scene is an aarti being performed before the deities.2014-12-05A temple interior photograph showing a golden deity murti seated on a throne, draped in red and gold silk and heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower strings. On the left, a man in a red turban and red garment wearing a flower garland stands holding a lit lamp and offerings, with smoke rising behind him. Brass oil lamps with lit flames sit in the foreground, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the lower edge. Wooden ceiling beams and carved wall details frame the shrine.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Temple interior during a puja before a deity murti seated on a golden throne, adorned with multicolour garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and gold jewellery. A priest in a red-brown dhoti and a red headwrap with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together in namaskar at left. Another attendant in a red dhoti holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and a standing deity figure with a red crown and garland stands beside the seated murti. A trident-like ceremonial staff and a brass pillar lamp are at right. The area is dimly lit with warm lamplight.2014-12-05February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple at night showing priests in rust-brown and saffron dhotis performing a ritual before a large seated deity murti. The murti is dressed in orange silk, adorned with gold jewellery, a gold crown and garlands of yellow, orange, purple and red flowers, with flower petals scattered on the white-draped altar below. A priest in the foreground wearing a red and gold garland and a maroon turban holds a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp, while a second priest beside him holds a silver plate. Two more priests in similar attire stand behind them in the doorway. Gold jewellery and rudraksha-style beads are visible on the priests.2013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A temple aarti scene before richly decorated deity murtis. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and flowers, offering aarti toward garlanded images. Behind her stands a man in a maroon robe with a brimmed red turban and crescent-marked headwear, and a figure in a tall ornate ceremonial cap at left. Large deity statues with gold jewellery, necklaces and multicoloured flower garlands dominate the right side, with brass lamps and offering vessels on the floor.2014-12-05February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies