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July 11 2014

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A man seen from behind in a white shirt with a multicoloured striped shawl over his shoulder performs aarti with a lit lamp before a shrine of deity murti. The central figure wears a red and orange turban, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a garland of orange and purple flowers, and holds a trident-like emblem. Flanking murtis wear red and orange garments and bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps stand in the frame, a brass plate with offerings sits in the foreground, and the shrine is set in a stone temple structure with golden arched framing. The scene shows temple puja in progress.2014-07-11A shrine scene in which a man in a white dhoti and shawl with red-and-green borders stands with his back to the camera, raising a brass lamp (aarti) toward a group of deity murtis. The central figure wears a red-orange turban, a large gold crown, a multi-strand bead mala and a red-and-gold garment, with fresh flower garlands in yellow and magenta draped across the murti. Flanking figures wear red, orange and dark clothing, and a brass kalasha-style lamp and bell rest on the stone platform. The arched golden frame and grey stone pillars surround the shrine. No a person candidate is visible; the only person is the priest performing aarti.2014-07-11A devotee in white clothing with a red sash raises a brass aarti lamp before a shrine of deity murti. The central gold-framed arch holds a figure with a crown and red garland, beside a female deity in red and purple with a decorated headdress. Two standing figures flank the shrine, one in a red turban with garlands, the other in an ochre dhoti and rudraksha-style necklaces. Marigold garlands hang on a black shivalinga with a bright pink drape behind. A tall brass oil lamp stands at the right, and small silver offerings sit at the base. This is a puja at a temple shrine.2014-07-15May 05 20132013-05-05A photograph inside a shrine of a man in white ritual clothes with a saffron and white cloth draped over his shoulder, seen from behind at lower left, facing a row of brass oil lamps set before a dark stone deity murti. Behind them stand large painted statues of deities in red and gold garments, one with a crown and a long garland of yellow and red flowers draped across the central figure. The central murti is adorned with a rudraksha-style necklace and a garland, and sits before a decorative silver-and-gold throne with a green and pink cloth. Two smaller painted figures stand at either side, one wearing a red turban and a bead necklace, the other wearing a black cap. Brass bells and a brass plate lie on the floor. Nothing in the image shows a person figure.2014-07-11July 15 20142014-07-15A photograph of an open-sided stone shrine where a person seen from behind holds a lit lamp toward a deity murti. The worshipper has short dark hair, a red rudraksha mala, a white top with a yellow-edged cloth, and a wristwatch, and is performing aarti. Inside the gilded arch, a central deity figure in red and orange with a red crown is flanked by two attendant figures wearing layered necklaces. Marigold garlands drape the central image, and brass lamps and offerings stand on the plinth. Carved grey stone pillars frame the scene.2014-10-29November 12 20102010-11-12December 14 20102010-12-14A photograph inside a shrine where a person in a rust-red garment with a gold-edged dhoti and a long orange-beaded mala lights a camphor flame on a lamp held before a shrine of three deity images draped in garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. The central deity murti wears a tall crown and a white-and-gold dhoti, flanked by two smaller murtis; a yellow silk cloth covers the altar. In the foreground a large garland-decked object sits on a low platform beside a kneeling attendant in saffron-orange robes, with a bronze lamp stand to the right. The scene reflects a puja or aarti in progress.2014-06-29April 27 20132013-04-27November 01 20112011-11-01