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A photograph taken at night of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a decorated silver-and-gold crown, lighting an oil lamp with a flame before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with heavy yellow and white marigold garlands, red flower garlands and a green leaf garland, with a blue satin cloth beneath. Behind is a colourful painted pillar with floral motifs and a bird design, and a metal scaffold frame with orange fabric overhead. The priest appears to be performing aarti or deepa puja; one person is visible.

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November 19 20102010-11-19November 18 20102010-11-18November 20 20102010-11-20Evening puja at a temple-like outdoor setting: a priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate embroidered black-and-gold conical headdress, holds a ceremonial lamp toward a pair of deity murtis draped in dense garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers with green leaves. The deity figures have crowns and are seated on a white cloth. Another saffron-robed assistant sits behind with hands folded, and a man in white kurta sits at right with palms pressed together. A brass plate of turmeric-yellow offerings sits in front, and smoke rises from the lamp.2010-11-22Night procession at a temple in which a priest in an orange-yellow cloth and a patterned cap holds up a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward a decorated ratha or palanquin. The vehicle is draped with colourful embroidered panels in red, blue, yellow and green and garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers, with a red-and-gold cloth below. Two onlookers in white stand in the foreground, one with a shaved head, and a dark wall forms the backdrop. Smoke from the aarti drifts across the frame.2011-11-01November 18 20102010-11-18November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22A night photograph of a ritual scene. A man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace, standing at the left with his hands at a golden trident-tipped staff. Beside him a deity murti stands in a shrine densely decorated with garlands of white, red, pink, yellow and purple flowers. The deity wears an orange cloth, gold jewellery and a crown, and holds a trident and a lance-like staff. Green and red draped fabric and yellow marigolds lie at the base, with a white fur-like cloth at the lower left. Gold ceremonial items and hanging yellow and pink decorations appear at the edges.2011-10-30October 14 20072007-10-14Night ritual scene at a water-side shrine. A man seated on a white cloth at left wears an ornate silver-and-gold crown, saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a brass tray of marigold petals. Behind him a second man in orange and white holds a bell. At right, a deity murti pair, a male and female form, is decorated with a large oval garland of yellow marigolds, red and purple flowers and green leaves, under a gold canopy. Strings of garlands hang along the left side.2010-11-22