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A photograph of a deity murti set in a golden arched niche, draped with a red cloth and framed by garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. A flame burns in an oil lamp held before the murti. In front, a person seated on a cloth in an orange garment, with orange shoulder wrap and beads on the wrist, holds a lamp toward the deity. Fluorescent tubes and garlands hang on the sides, and a brass vessel sits on the cloth.

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A photograph of a ritual in progress before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, purple flowers and white jasmine strands, arranged in layered rings around the figure. The murti wears a crown, a large necklace and an orange and gold sari-style garment, set within an ornate gilded arch draped with red cloth. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the deity with his right hand, while a small brass bowl sits on the floor nearby. Rows of garlands hang along the back wall and a metal staircase is visible to the upper right.2011-12-10A priest in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind and partly bare-shouldered, holds up a lit oil lamp with his right hand before a deity murti. The murti is a figure with a crown, silver ornaments and a garland, dressed in a gold-green sari with an orange drape, heavily decorated with yellow, purple, red and white flower garlands and framed in a gold arch. Red fabric backs the shrine, and a row of flower garlands hangs on the right. The scene is an aarti before the murti.2011-12-10November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23Night outdoor puja at a golden palanquin-style altar draped with red and pink silk. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a patterned cylindrical cap holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, purple and white flowers and green leaves. Warm lamps light a white canvas tent, with festoon lights strung in the dark background. A brass plate sits at the front. Only one physical person is visible. No clear iconography confirms a person's presence, so no candidate is identified.2010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 28 20112011-11-28November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a ritual at a garlanded deity murti decorated with layered marigold, rose and green leaf garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes and an ornate patterned cone-shaped crown sits on a white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a rudraksha-style mala necklace visible at his chest, lamp flame raised toward the deity. A brass plate sits in the foreground. A gold-carved ratha/palanquin frame with red and gold drapery surrounds the murti, with string lights and lamps lighting the scene.2010-11-23December 24 20112011-12-24A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits on a carved wooden seat in a temple hall, his back to the camera, and reaches toward a golden ritual vessel. Behind him a golden kalasha-shaped deity figure stands under a canopy garlanded with red, yellow and green flower chains. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on the floor, and a silver bowl and offering dishes sit on a stone platform in the foreground. A black stone deity murti stands at the right against a red wall. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress.2010-11-09December 10 20112011-12-10