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Night-time photograph of a temple shrine courtyard. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-and-saffron border stands with his back to the camera, holding a silver vessel near a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and a red-clad figure. On the right, a woman in an orange-saffron garment stands behind a table draped in orange cloth, set with flower petals, books, a brass lamp with a lit flame, and a kalasha-style offering. Several women in white saris with red-and-gold shawls stand with folded hands, and a small girl in white watches. Red and orange fabric hangs from the pillar, with flower decorations and a string of lights above.

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Night-time temple scene with a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border, standing before a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a red-and-gold decorated figure at left, holding a brass item. At right, a woman in an orange blouse and sari stands behind an orange-draped altar holding a lit brass oil lamp, with books and red flower petals on the cloth. Several women in white saris with red borders stand with hands folded in prayer behind the altar, and a young girl in white stands at far right. Orange cloth hangs from a pillar, with a string of lights and floral decorations overhead.2011-03-03July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20July 20 20102010-07-20A temple courtyard shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers at left. A priest in saffron/orange robes stands beside the murti, tending it. Three women in white saris with yellow shoulder cloths stand at a covered offering table draped in orange and brown cloth, holding flowers and brass items, with a brass lamp and an open book on the table. A tall orange curtain hangs beside a red-and-white painted wall, and palm trees are visible beyond the courtyard.2011-03-03A temple shrine interior at night with a red and gold draped table in the foreground displaying stacked books with red-flower-decorated covers and framed portraits of a woman in orange, with brass oil lamps and a flower-garlanded bronze deity murti on the right. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a garland stands beside a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, and a third person in white is partly visible near the edge. Garlands and palm fronds decorate the shrine, and a striped red curtain hangs at the center. The orange-robed figure has long hair and a garland, a cue, but identity is uncertain and the page says he is not present, so this is an unsure appearance-based candidate.2011-03-03July 20 20102010-07-20March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening aarti at an outdoor shrine beneath a corrugated roof. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at left: the nearer one holds a lit aarti lamp in his right hand while palms are pressed together, and the other has his hands folded in namaskar. A man at far left in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass vessel. A gilded deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands in a shrine alcove, with a brass lamp stand, bells and a red-and-gold cloth draped on a low altar in front. Yellow marigold strings line the platform and rangoli and flower petals cover the floor. Oil lamps stand at lower left.2010-01-01 +1 copiesNight outdoor puja at an ashram with strings of fairy lights and leaf garlands overhead. A priest in white ritual dress with a red-bordered cloth stands at right, holding a brass bell and vessel while smoke rises. A seated priest in white with a red-bordered cloth faces a long table of brass oil lamps, fruit, marigold garlands and offerings. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre, one with a shaved head and one with a white cloth. On the left, deity murti with garlands and a decorated canopy. Other seated devotees are at the table's edge.2010-10-15December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesEvening aarti performed at a temple shrine with a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands. A man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit brass aarti lamp toward the deity, while a second saffron-clad figure stands beside him with hands joined and a younger attendant in orange waits nearby. A bearded man in white with a yellow cloth over his shoulder stands at the left edge. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate, marigold garlands and floral rangoli decorate the stone platform. Red curtains and a hanging decoration frame the shrine.2010-01-01 +1 copies