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Photograph of a temple arati ceremony inside a painted shrine hall with polished white floor. In the foreground a priest with a bare upper body and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, lifts a silver multi-wick lamp toward a pair of large gold-toned doors. Behind the doors is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, set over a tiger-striped backdrop, and a gilded deity figure with multi-armed guardian statues flank the doorway. Two seated women in orange saris kneel on red carpets with hands folded in prayer, and brass oil lamps stand along the walls.2013-06-28Interior of a temple shrine with painted dvarapala guardian figures flanking a large golden-brown wooden door. A standing priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, seen from behind with a rudraksha mala at his neck, raises a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with burning flames toward the door. Two devotees in orange robes kneel on a patterned rug to the right, hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small offering tray with flowers sits on the floor before the door.2013-06-28A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a tiled white floor. Two large painted deity figures, each with four arms, a tall crown and orange-red dhoti with green sashes, flank a pair of wooden double doors that are open to a gilded inner sanctum. A painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is visible on the open door panel, labelled only by the framed image. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and orange cloth holds up a silver lamp with a lit flame, facing the doors. Two people in orange and white clothing sit with folded hands on the right, and a seated person in white is at the left. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small ritual tray sits on the floor. Five people are visible.2013-09-29A photograph of a temple-style hall during a puja. In the foreground, a standing priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, raising a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the shrine. Seated on the red carpeted platform at left, two priests in orange robes with white forehead markings sit before a small ritual setup with brass items. At right, several women in orange and maroon saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them stand two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-green dhotis flanking a wooden door, with brass lamp stands and painted pillars in pink, green and blue. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-04-25April 08 20122012-04-08A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-shouldered priest in an orange-gold cloth, seen from behind, holds a silver aarti lamp toward a gilded throne (peetha) with a tiger-skin-style cloth. A framed portrait on the throne shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled as a printed portrait. Two multi-armed deity murtis in red and orange with gold ornaments flank the shrine. A devotee in orange kneels with folded hands at right, with a second orange-clad person behind, on red and patterned floor mats. Brass oil lamps stand on the sides and a kalasha-like offering sits on a tray at lower left.2013-06-28June 03 20142014-06-03July 18 20132013-07-18Inside a temple hall, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style cord, raises a silver lamp toward a closed pair of large wooden doors. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms and crowns flank the doorway. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls. Two seated devotees in orange robes, and one woman in white, sit at the right with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in white with a shawl sits at the left. A framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes is visible between the doors, with a deity murti above.2013-09-29A temple aarti scene in a shrine hall with a red carpet. A young priest seen from behind, shaved head, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder with a red border and rudraksha beads, raises a brass multi-wick oil lamp toward a golden deity shrine. White sacred markings are on his arms and back. Two seated devotees in white dhotis with folded hands sit to the left, and a figure in orange sits at the right edge. Colourful painted guardian figures with raised hands and crowns flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-04-27Photograph of a seated sannyasi viewed from behind, shaved head with a small topknot, wearing an orange cloth with pink border and rudraksha bracelets and mala, kneeling on a red mat before a deity shrine. Two gilded dvarapala-style guardian murtis with four arms stand on either side of a yellow wooden door, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. To the left, a seated priest in white with a shaved head and a seated woman in orange-red sari sit with hands folded, and on the right several women in orange-red saris sit in prayer. Puja offerings and a small brass lamp are placed on the floor. The scene suggests puja or satsang in a temple hall.2014-04-25June 03 20142014-06-03