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A photograph of a temple puja in progress. A man in a brown dhoti with a gold waist sash and a gold-coloured shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left, with a garland of white and red flowers around his neck and gold armlets on his upper arms. He smiles toward the deity. To the right, a deity murti is seated on a throne, heavily decorated with yellow, red, purple and white flower garlands, wearing a white crown and gold necklaces, and draped in a green cloth with a lemon at its base. A golden ornate backdrop frames the scene, and a smaller deity figure in orange and gold adornments appears at far left.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a priest in a brown dhoti and reddish-brown upper cloth performing aarti with a lit flame on a lamp held in both hands. He wears a long multi-coloured garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces. Beside him, a small deity murti with an orange cloth and a white garland stands before a gold arched frame with a green backdrop. To the right, a large deity murti is dressed in a green silk cloth, decorated with a crown, a white and gold garland, and fully covered in red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Flowers and a yellow fruit rest on a purple cloth at the base. The scene is a temple altar setting for a ritual.2012-04-23 +2 copiesTemple-style ritual photograph of a priest performing aarti before two adorned deity murtis. The priest, bare-chested with a reddish-brown dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl over one shoulder, holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a bell in his left, and wears glasses. Both murtis are heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red, yellow and green flower garlands, with gold and jewelled ornaments. The murti on the right wears a tall crown and a green and orange silk cloth. Gold arched shrine frames and dark red drapes form the backdrop.2015-04-30April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of a ritual before an ornate golden arch framing a deity murti dressed in a gold crown and gold jewellery, with a second smaller murti beside it, both encircled by layered garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange and saffron cloth stands at right, lifting a silver lamp with a lit flame toward the central deity, indicating aarti. A green cloth covers the base and a lavender curtain hangs behind.2015-01-06April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti with a saffron-and-gold shoulder cloth stands at right, raising a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a deity murti. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a silver-white jewelled bodice and a heavy gold necklace, and is framed by thick concentric garlands of red, orange, yellow, white and purple flowers on a gold arched frame over a green draped cloth. A smaller figure in gold ornaments sits to its left, and potted green plants and pink flowers sit in the foreground. The image is a photo of an abhishekam-style aarti, with no visible a person candidate.2015-01-06A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-maroon dhoti and shawl performs aarti with a lit multi-wick oil lamp held high in his right hand before a deity murti. The central golden-faced murti wears a tall gold crown, a white and silver ornamented garment, heavy gold necklaces and a tripundra mark, and holds a hand in abhaya gesture. Two smaller golden murtis flank it, and the whole altar is densely decorated with layered garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers arranged in arches against a lavender drape within an ornate gold frame.2015-01-06