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October 04 20112011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and orange waist cloth stands bare-chested at right, raising a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Smoke rises from the flame. Before him, on a red-fronted altar with a brass plate, stands a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and orange and red drapes holding deity murtis, including a seated figure and a standing consort. A small red-clad figure stands in an adjacent niche. A silver vessel sits on a carved wooden stand at left, and a stone Nandi bull is visible on the roof ledge.2011-10-04A temple shrine photographed during evening arathi. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand before a shrine with a gilded arch, orange curtains and a red-and-blue clothed deity murti with tall crowns. Each man raises a large white feathered fan above a brass lamp stand. A red carpet lies on the floor and brass lamps sit on a white-draped counter. The men are attendants performing the arathi ritual, not identifiable as a person.2010-07-10October 04 20112011-10-04November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph at a stone temple pavilion with carved granite pillars and a dark background. On the left, a figure in orange robes holds a large white feathered fan or whisk raised overhead, facing the shrine. On the right, two seated deity murtis or statues in orange and red draped garments, with gold and rudraksha-style beads and a gold crown, sit on a raised peetha decorated with yellow flowers and a red garland. A kalasha or offering bowl with flowers rests before them. The scene appears to show an aarathi-style offering to the deities.2007-10-04A temple priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at the left, back partly turned, waving a white chamara fan over a deity murti group on an orange cloth-covered platform. The central murti wears a crown and garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, flanked by two smaller garlanded figures. Brass oil lamps stand at the front, and a microphone is set before the platform. Behind them stands a tall red-robed figure and a golden kalasha-like vessel. Petals are scattered on the floor. No a person candidate is visible.2010-11-12A temple shrine seen from a raised platform with a metal handrail in the foreground. Inside a carved grey stone shrine with a gold-trimmed arch and red backdrop, a pair of deity murtis stands adorned with garlands and flower decorations, with brass lamps on either side. Three priests in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths stand before the shrine, two of them waving large white fly-whisk-style fans (chamaras) over the deities during the pooja. A fourth man in white sits at the lower left edge. Red and orange drapes frame the shrine on both sides.2010-07-13A photograph of an illuminated temple shrine at night, decorated with string lights and a painted arch showing a deity with bulls above. Inside the shrine, a deity murti pair in gold and red garments sits on a throne, garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, waving a white fan or chamara over the deities. Brass oil lamps stand before them, and orange curtains and striped decorative pillars frame the shrine. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30October 16 20132013-10-16