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Evening arati at a temple shrine with a stone alcove. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, extending his arm toward a brass lamp stand as he performs the lamp offering. Before a gilded arched frame with red backdrop sit two deity murtis, one wearing a crown and holding a sword, with garlands of yellow and red flowers. A framed portrait of a man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala is placed in a gold frame with marigold garlands at lower left. Oil lamps and brass lamps stand on the ledge, and an orange curtain hangs at left.

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October 04 20102010-10-04October 04 20102010-10-04A photograph of a golden deity murti of a divine couple seated on a golden throne within an ornate shrine. The murti wears a red turban-style crown, jewelled ornaments and a garland of orange and red flowers, and stands before a red drape framed by carved golden arch. In front of the throne is a printed portrait of a man in saffron robes wearing a white beaded necklace, decorated with a garland. On the left, a man in white ritual cloth raises a lamp toward the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the shrine.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04October 01 20102010-10-01June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward an altar. On the altar, a golden-crowned deity murti seated on a throne is adorned with red-and-white garlands and gold jewellery, against a red backdrop. In front, a framed portrait shows a man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala seated before a tree, with red, yellow and white flower garlands around the frame. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel of flowers, and a small fire burn on the altar, with incense smoke rising.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06December 14 20102010-12-14October 04 20102010-10-04December 30 20092009-12-30