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A photograph of a shaven-headed person in a brown and gold dhoti and a long garland of pink, red and white flowers, smiling while holding a small lamp or aarti vessel with a flame over a stand. Beside them is a gilded arched frame with a green curtain behind it. On the right, a large deity murti is heavily decorated with layered garlands of yellow, purple, red and pink flowers, a crown, and jewelled ornaments in front of a green cloth. A smaller murti in orange cloth with a garland sits in the centre, and a purple cloth covers the base. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in a temple-like hall.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a man standing on a stage in front of a golden ornate backdrop, smiling and gesturing with his right hand. He wears a brown-orange saffron-toned robe, a large gold necklace of beads, a rudraksha-style mala of beads with floral garlands, bangles, and a forehead tilak with a red dot. Beside him on the left is a small deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and an orange cloth, and on the right a large deity murti in green silk with a crown, jewelry and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. A green backdrop is behind them. a person may be the man at center, based on the saffron robe, gold beaded necklace and mala cues.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple-style puja in a hall. On the left, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, with a white flower garland and orange-brown rudraksha mala, holds a silver aarti lamp with flames and smoke rising toward a deity murti. Behind him, a golden arched peetha frames a green curtain. On the right, a richly decorated deity murti in green silk and wrapped in red, yellow and white garlands sits on a purple cloth, with a yellow fruit offered before it. A small second murti in white and orange garlands stands in the centre. The scene is performed as an aarti.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA 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.2012-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11August 19 20132013-08-19Temple-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.2015-04-30August 19 20132013-08-19