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A photograph of a devotee performing puja at a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. A person with hair tied back, wearing a maroon-red garment with gold border and a white flower garland, bends forward and touches a red-and-orange deity murti with flowers. An oil lamp and a lit flame stand on a silver tray at left, with a red-orange trident (trishul) behind the shrine. Small diyas glow at the base. The person is seen from behind and partly in profile, so no candidate for a person is clearly identifiable.

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A woman in an orange and gold sari with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, lighting an oil lamp before a red-faced deity murti decorated with white and orange marigold garlands inside a small shrine. A red trident stands beside the shrine, with lit oil lamps, marigold petals and a silver plate of offerings at the lower left. The scene suggests puja and aarti. No a person candidate is visible.2014-03-14A priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with white flower garlands and a long dark braid stands at a shrine, reaching to touch a deity murti with an orange face and red-and-gold headdress. The murti is draped in white and pink flower garlands and marigolds. Two small oil lamps burn on the shrine ledge, and a brass aarti plate with a flame sits at lower left. An orange-painted trident stands to the left against white marble walls.2014-03-14 +1 copiesMarch 14 20142014-03-14A woman seen from behind performs aarti before a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and red flowers. She wears a white flower garland over an orange-gold bordered sari and has her dark hair in a bun with a red hair tie. A flame from a lamp or camphor is held toward the deity murti, which has a red face and is adorned with garlands. A red trident stands to the left, and brass oil lamps burn on the marble platform, with fresh flower petals scattered at the base. Ornate gold and red embroidered fabric hangs above the shrine.2014-03-14June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a small shrine decorated with marigold garlands and flower strands. A deity murti with a golden crown and orange face sits at the centre, with oil lamps lit before it. On the right, a person in a rust-red shawl and gold-and-bead necklaces, with a gold tilak on the forehead, touches their brow while holding a hand out over the offerings. Behind them a bald man in orange robes stands. On the left, a man in a beige shawl holds a brass plate with rice and a small vessel while another person's hand reaches in from the edge of the frame. a person: the rust-red shawl, gold necklaces and gold forehead marking are the cues for the person in the centre-right, shown performing the ritual.2014-01-13March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMarch 14 20142014-03-14June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine alcove during an aarti or puja. A person in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a gold-chain necklace stands in profile on the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine lined with red and white flower garlands and marigold strands. A deity murti sits within the niche, flanked by brass vessels and small lamps. On the right, a second person in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bangles holds a lamp or offering over the altar. Warm light and stone walls surround the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copies