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April 30 20122012-04-30 +2 copiesApril 30 20122012-04-30May 12 20082008-05-12March 22 20082008-03-22A photo of a ritual aarti before a richly adorned deity murti seated on a golden throne. A man with bare upper body and a draped reddish-orange cloth lifts a burning camphor flame toward the figure, which wears an orange garment, jewelled ornaments and a crown with green accents, surrounded by red roses and white flower garlands and a pink silk drape. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a kalasha and flowers. Behind them, a white-clad attendant stands at the left edge and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. Visible people: three.2012-04-30March 22 20082008-03-22April 30 20122012-04-30A photograph of a shaven-headed devotee in an orange-saffron shawl with a maroon border and matching orange dhoti bending forward to offer red flowers at a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a black crown, gold jewellery, a green stone pendant and a garland of red, pink and white flowers, and sits on an orange silk cloth on a gold pedestal. Peacock feather bunches and a gold pillared canopy hung with red and white garlands frame the shrine, with yellow and pink petals scattered below.2008-04-28A photograph inside a temple shows a man in saffron-orange robes with long, loose, dark hair reaching over a deity murti. He stands at left, reaching up with his right arm to drape a red-orange silk cloth over the metal face and head of a seated deity murti. The murti wears a pink-and-gold silk sari, gold bangles and ornaments, and is heavily garlanded with yellow, red, pink and white flower garlands. A gilded arched frame surrounds the murti and a stone wall is behind. The ritual appears to be a devotional offering or decoration of the deity. A decorated floral seat is at lower left.2008-03-22A devotee in a rust-orange silk sari with gold border and a matching orange headwrap, wearing a red and white flower garland, reaches toward a golden deity murti seated on a flower-decorated throne. The murti has a golden crown and face, wears an orange garment, and is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and gold ornaments. Golden ornate throne backing and a stone pillar frame the scene. Pieces of golden hands and feet are visible at the base.2013-12-27A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a shaved-to-short hair and a rudraksha mala performs aarti with a flaming lamp before a deity murti dressed in orange silk and heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and green leaves. Silver jewellery and a crown adorn the murti, with a pink lotus at its base. Behind him, a man in orange cloth and beaded necklaces holds a brass plate of flowers, and a man in white dhoti stands at left. A poster on the orange wall shows a seated figure in orange and a red headdress. The setting is an ashram shrine with a red painted wall and a pink cloth hanging at right.2012-04-30 +2 copiesApril 30 20122012-04-30