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October 22 2013

A photograph of a temple ritual at a closed wooden double door shrine. A shaved-headed priest seen from behind, bare-chested with a saffron-gold cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets on his wrists, raises a lit multi-branched brass aarti lamp with both hands. Two painted deity statues flank the doors, each with a gold crown, gold necklaces and orange-red dhoti with green sashes. A row of small round lamps lines the door centre.

A temple-hall ritual scene with a priest standing in the foreground, seen from behind, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder with a red border, a rudraksha mala around the neck and wrists, and white markings on the arms and back. He raises a brass lamp with multiple flames toward a doorway flanked by two tall painted deity murti with four arms, crowns and green dhoti drapes against a blue-and-orange pillared wall. A second seated figure in white cloth, with a rudraksha mala, sits to the left with hands folded. Brass standing lamps line the red carpeted floor. A framed portrait is visible through the open wooden doors.

A photograph of an interior temple sanctum. In the foreground, a bald man with a shaved head and a long rudraksha-style bead strand wears a reddish-brown ochre cloth and holds a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil flames, facing the shrine. Two large painted standing deity murti flank the doorway, each with a tall crown, multiple arms, gold ornaments and an orange and green dhoti. Behind them a gold ornate throne is visible with a framed portrait placed on it, and a few seated devotees in orange robes sit inside the room. Ornate brass oil lamps stand along the walls, and a red patterned rug covers the floor.

A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a bald priest in a rust-red robe with a gold-edged sash faces away from the camera, holding a lit multi-flame oil lamp aloft with both hands. Ahead, a golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure wearing a dark red headpiece, layered beaded necklaces and a garland, flanked by a dark curtained doorway hung with bells. Two painted standing guardian statues in red and orange dhoti-style garments with gold jewellery and crowns stand on either side, holding ritual implements. Oil lamps appear at the left edge. The setting suggests a puja ritual with lamp offering.

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June 11 2014

A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and wrist beads, faces away from the camera and raises a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit wicks. Two large painted guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns and necklaces flank the doorway. Behind, a gilded deity murti sits on a golden throne, with a second figure in red and orange garments seated nearby, and a few small lamps glow. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the lower right.

October 06 2014

A 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.