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A photograph of a ritual worship scene on a raised orange-draped platform. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace, sits cross-legged on the left, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a thali of yellow flowers beside him. In front, a deity murti is seated within a gilded arched frame, adorned with layered garlands in yellow, white, red and purple and a decorative red and gold canopy above. Long strings of purple, white, yellow and magenta garlands line the platform edges, with tall white light tubes and a large dark metal vessel in the background.

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Night photograph of a seated priest in saffron-orange robes and an ornate patterned cylindrical cap performing aarti before a deity murti. The priest holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand and rings a bell or holds a silver dish, with a gold necklace around his neck. The murti is a dark-complexioned standing figure with a crown, jewelled ornaments and a staff, almost completely draped in thick garlands of yellow and white marigolds, red roses and green leaves. A gold-coloured ornate base sits in front. The setting is outdoors at night with a white cloth backdrop and small lights in the background.2010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23A photograph of a deity murti set in a golden arched niche, draped with a red cloth and framed by garlands of yellow, white and purple flowers. A flame burns in an oil lamp held before the murti. In front, a person seated on a cloth in an orange garment, with orange shoulder wrap and beads on the wrist, holds a lamp toward the deity. Fluorescent tubes and garlands hang on the sides, and a brass vessel sits on the cloth.2011-12-10December 10 20112011-12-10November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23December 10 20112011-12-10November 23 20102010-11-23December 10 20112011-12-10November 23 20102010-11-23