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A night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl raises a lit multi-flame lamp toward a silver deity murti of Kalabhairava, decorated with yellow and maroon marigold garlands and a dark circular backdrop. A seated musician in white clothes plays a wind instrument in front of a red wall, and a cameraman stands at the left. Silver ritual vessels and lamps stand on a wooden table below the murti. Through a window behind them a framed portrait is visible on an interior wall. Visible worship includes lamp offering and music beside the murti.

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Evening puja before a silver-clad deity murti of Kalabhairava, adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and a dark circular halo behind it. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala and bangles, stands on the left holding a lit oil lamp toward the murti. Behind him, a second figure in white sits near a row of brass lamp stands and an oil lamp, and a framed painting is visible through a window. A photographer stands at the far left, and a small lamp and offerings sit on a low table in front.2013-11-25A priest seen from behind, bare-shouldered and with a shaved head, holds up a multi-flame brass aarti lamp with burning wicks before a silver-clad deity murti of Kalabhairava. The murti has a black face, a silver crown, silver arms holding a trident and other weapons, and is garlanded with red and yellow marigold garlands. A dark circular halo backs the figure, and a grille window and an orange wall form the setting. The priest wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a wrist band, with a sacred thread visible. This is an aarti offering in a temple shrine.2013-11-25A night-time photograph of a silver Kalabhairava murti dressed with garlands of yellow and red marigolds, standing before a dark circular backdrop with silver weapons including a trident and a sword. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-brown wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala and earrings, stands with his back to the camera and performs a ritual, holding a silver vessel near the deity. A yellow and red flag is visible at right.2013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print wrap, bracelets and a copper-coloured blouse, holds a lit oil lamp toward a large silver-coloured deity murti of Kalabhairava in a dark arched halo. The murti wears a crown, silver ornaments and is draped with marigold garlands striped in yellow and maroon. Small oil lamps burn on the ground at the base of the murti, and the setting is an outdoor courtyard at night with a brick wall and a window behind.2013-11-25Night photograph of an aarti before a silver-clad deity murti of Kalabhairava draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a silver crown and a dark face. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print wrap and a bangle on her upper arm, holds a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, facing the murti. A tall dark gate and orange-lit building stand behind, with a few onlookers and a person in orange near a drum. Scattered petals lie on the ground.2013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25November 25 20132013-11-25December 05 20142014-12-05Night-time temple scene of a silver-clad deity murti (Nataraja-style form with a flaming arch behind, garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands and gold beaded necklaces). In the foreground, a woman in a rust-brown wrap with a gold waistband, her arm bangled, holds a lit oil lamp arati; beside her a young man in a silver-embellished conical crown and rudraksha-style beads, wearing a saffron-gold cloth, holds a woven basket tray with flames. A man in white dhoti stands at left edge, partially visible, and a yellow-and-white decorated canopy is at upper left. Flames and a brass-coloured offering tray rest in the lower centre.2014-12-05February 17 20152015-02-17September 30 20172017-09-30