A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead mala and bangles, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, facing a golden deity arrangement. Behind him a white-clad man holds incense or a small offering, and a shaved-headed man in white stands further back. The central deity murti is a golden figure seated on a golden throne-like pedestal, flanked by two smaller golden attendant figures in yellow-orange robes holding ceremonial items. Brass pots and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the wet floor, and a golden torana arch frames the shrine. A red-and-white striped wall and a hanging orange cloth sit behind. A small stone sculpture is set in a niche above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.

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Date

2011-11-01Source: title

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November 01 2011

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