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A man sits cross-legged on a red-and-cream patterned rug in front of a large floral arch of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, white and purple. He presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, wearing a red dhoti, a bare upper body with rudraksha malas and a red-and-pink flower garland. Two metallic deity murtis stand within the arch, each crowned and adorned with jewelry. A brass plate with flowers and a small bowl sit at his left, and red draped cloth frames the stage in a dark setting.

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A dim photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large arched shrine decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, orange and green flowers. Two standing deity murti figures, adorned with gold-toned crowns and jewellery, flank the kneeling figure within the arch. In the foreground, a person's hand holds an oil lamp with a visible flame. Red draped cloth and a flower arrangement frame the shrine on either side. The devotee wears a red garment and a flower garland. The setting is dark apart from the shrine lighting.2013-11-18Night photograph of a seated man in a decorated shrine-like palanquin or ratha. He sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a striped tiger-print shawl over a dark garment, red dhoti-style lower wear, and a red and white flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him stand two gold-coloured deity murti figures, one with a crown, framed by an arch of yellow, red, white and green marigold garlands and red cloth draping. A silhouetted attendant at lower left holds a flaming oil lamp or aarti flame toward him. Red cloth panels and loose flowers surround the scene.2013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18A photograph taken in dim light of a person seated in prayer position with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red and gold garment and a long flower garland. Behind them is a large arch of marigold and rose garlands with red, yellow, green and white flower strands, framing two metal deity murtis adorned with jewelry. A red cloth backdrop and a flower-decorated altar surround the scene. In the foreground at left, a partially visible person holds a lit oil lamp near brass plates of offerings on a patterned rug. The setting suggests a puja or aarti.2013-11-18A seated figure in a brown-and-gold patterned top and rust-red lower garment sits before a floral arch of red, white, yellow and green garlands. The figure wears a long red-and-white garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and has a tilak on the forehead. Two standing deity murti flank the arch in silver-toned ornaments and tall crowns, one with a red skirt, and a silver bowl with offerings sits at the lower left on a red cloth. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate adornments, consistent with the page's claim, but the appearance is uncertain given the lighting, so this is an in_person candidate with reduced certainty.2013-11-18Night photo of a temple aarti at a deity shrine densely decorated with yellow, red, white and green flower garlands arranged in an arch. Two standing deity murti figures with ornate jewellery stand within the arch. A seated devotee in a pink-and-red sari with a red-and-white flower garland kneels with palms pressed together in prayer before the shrine. On the left, a standing man in dark clothing holds a flaming oil lamp aloft for aarti. Brass plates with offerings and flowers sit on a red-and-patterned mat, and red cloth draped on side tables frames the shrine.2013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18