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March 25 20182018-03-25March 25 20182018-03-25March 25 20182018-03-25A photograph of a golden shrine arch framing a deity murti group of Rama with Sita and Lakshmana, adorned with yellow, green and red garlands and gold jewellery, seated on a red brocade cloth before a golden Hanuman figure kneeling in front. On the right, a man with a shaved head and bare upper torso wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala on his arm and white marks on his shoulders, holding a silver aarti lamp toward the deities. An air conditioner and window are visible in the background. One physical person is present.2018-03-25A photograph of a temple-style stage with red velvet curtains. On the left, a priest in orange dhoti stands bare-chested, holding a lamp aloft toward a gold-framed deity murti with a crown and bejewelled garments, set on a green cloth. On the right, a large throne is draped in red, yellow and multicolour marigold garlands, with a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads, hands folded in namaste and a face covered by a veil. Silver lion figures flank the throne, and a golden standing figure stands between the two. A visible logo appears in the top left corner.2017-11-26A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. The deities are seated under a gilded arch in a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a small figure in orange and a white shawl with garlands sits beside ritual brass vessels, and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels surround the altar. Some garland-decorated golden structure is placed before the murti.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30November 19 20152015-11-19A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland stands at left, holding up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a deity pair. Behind the lamp, a seated golden deity murti in a red garment and crown, with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, is framed by a large floral arch. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like gold object sit on the altar in front. A second saffron-clad seated figure with a garland is at lower left, and a man in white stands at the far left edge. The scene reads as aarti during puja, with the people visible partly and the figures identifiable only by clothing and role.2009-12-30June 12 20102010-06-12A photograph of a temple shrine in an open-sided outdoor hall with stone pillars and green foliage behind. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and a pink-and-red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp toward a gilded deity shrine with a red backdrop and purple drapery. The seated gilded murti wears a tall orange-red crown and heavy gold necklaces, with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers hanging on the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, a small pink-clad figure with a garland sits before the shrine, and two seated devotees in orange and white, one with palms joined, are visible at left.2010-06-12November 24 20172017-11-24