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Inside a temple hall with a red curtain and a tiled roof, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red dhoti and a red shawl with a gold-and-beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala. Holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand, he moves toward a large red-clad deity murti seated on a throne, its face and arms gold-toned and adorned with jewellery. The murti is surrounded by garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers and a yellow and red silk drape. In front, a table covered with a white cloth holds a yellow-and-purple flower garland and a small brass vessel. Two other men in white and orange dhotis stand behind, one holding a pot, and a small white figure with red headwear and garlands sits in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red shawl is performing the aarti with the lamp.

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Weathered carved stone pillars and a corrugated roof frame the courtyard.2010-12-22A photograph inside a temple shrine where a person in a red robe with long dark hair leans forward to offer flower garlands to a pair of large painted statues of seated deities draped in red and gold. The statues wear crowns, gold jewellery and red garments, and hold ceremonial items. Garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers hang around them and on a gold-framed arch behind. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a bare head, ash marks on the forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Another man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands at left, and a small deity figure in red sits at the bottom edge with a flower garland. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor. 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