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March 10 20132013-03-10A temple ritual photograph in which a man in a red-brown turban and matching red-brown dhoti-style garment, with a red and white flower garland around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow, pink, green and white garlands and heavy gold jewellery. Behind him, a second garlanded standing figure in orange clothing and a red turban stands beside a gold-painted seated figure. To the left, two other men in ceremonial attire, one wearing a tall embellished headpiece and gold ornaments, watch the aarti. The setting is an illuminated temple shrine with a gold and red backdrop. Whether the man performing the aarti is a person cannot be established from appearance.2014-12-05December 17 20112011-12-17May 24 20172017-05-24December 15 20112011-12-15November 05 20132013-11-05December 02 20172017-12-02July 31 20152015-07-31April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark hair in a bun and white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-brown wrap and a marigold garland, holding a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti. The murti has a gold crown and face, draped in red embroidered cloth with a yellow and orange marigold garland and red flowers at the base, set against silver-toned pillars and a metal wall.2014-02-01November `4 2015 +1 copiesA photo of a stage with a golden throne draped in red and green floral garlands and peacock feathers. A seated person in an orange-red robe and matching turban sits on the golden throne, wearing white and red flower garlands, bangles and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, with hands resting on the armrests. Beside the throne on the left, a deity murti sits on a green-draped seat with a yellow cloth, garlanded in multicoloured flowers and wearing a crown and jewelled necklaces. Behind them stands a painted statue of a standing deity holding a staff, painted in orange and gold. The scene is a devotional gathering at an ashram-style stage.2014-06-12 +2 copies