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Photograph inside a silver-walled shrine where a deity murti is adorned with marigold and white flower garlands in front of a purple cloth backdrop. A bare-chested figure with swept-back long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, wearing a red-and-orange wrap and leopard-print skirt, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti while ringing a handbell. Behind, a man in a light shirt and several devotees with folded hands stand close by, some women in red and a man in white. Rose petals lie in a metal donation box and on a tray; a brass vessel sits at left. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha mala. The aarti is conducted by this figure at the shrine.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine with a silver-framed niche holding a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of yellow and white marigolds. In the foreground a bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a yellow-and-white tilak on his forehead, a dark beaded mala and gold necklaces, a red shawl and leopard-print cloth stands with palms joined in namaste, bangles on his wrists. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits at left beside a woman in green with folded hands. Other devotees and a man in white are behind the rail, and a metal donation box stands on the rail. Readable text is a Sanskrit inscription across the top of the silver arch and a copyright line. Probable Swamiji is shown in appearance, with long swept-back hair, mala and gold necklaces and red shawl, performing darshan with namaste.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti, heavily garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, is set in a niche before a purple cloth. A man with long hair, a red-and-white tilak and a dark red garment with a rudraksha mala stands at right, smiling and holding a steel vessel, while a bald man in orange-saffron robes with yellow tilak stands beside him holding a metal trident. A brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits at left, and other devotees are partly visible around the shrine railing.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19Inside a temple shrine, a silver-framed niche holds a silver deity murti of a face with a red tongue, heavily garlanded with marigolds in yellow and orange, white flowers, and green leaves, set before a purple cloth with gold border. In the foreground at right, a woman in an orange-red sari with a gold necklace and gold earrings, a tilak on her forehead and red flowers in her hair, bows over a silver tray. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame sits at left, and a man in a light blue shirt and a woman with folded hands stand behind the shrine. No readable name is shown.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine in Varanasi showing a silver-framed deity murti, its face partly visible, covered in a large garland of yellow marigolds and white flowers in front of a purple cloth backdrop. In the foreground at right, a person in a rust-red garment with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, hair tied up with a red flower, holds a silver ritual implement, standing near a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on the left. A man in a light blue shirt stands behind the railing in the background, with a few other devotees visible.2014-05-19A photo inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti with a face is adorned with a large circular garland of yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A man in a red ochre robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, his arm extended toward the murti, stands beside the shrine. Other devotees, including a man in a white shirt and a person in an orange cloth, stand nearby. A brass lamp with a lit flame and a silver plate of offerings sit on the metal railing in the foreground. a person cues include the red robe, black rudraksha mala, gold necklace and gold earrings, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-05-19A temple interior in which a long-haired man in a red garment with a leopard-print wrap and a rudraksha mala with gold beads lifts a small lit lamp toward a silver-framed deity murti. The murti is largely covered in garlands of orange and yellow marigolds with white flowers. Behind him a younger man in a light blue shirt sits with a hand raised to his head, and another man in white stands to the side. The deity is set in an ornate silver shrine with arched carvings. A purple cloth hangs behind the murti and a metal railing runs across the foreground.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine. A silver-framed niche holds a deity murti of a face with a red mouth, decorated with a large circle of marigold and white flower garlands and green leaves, set before a purple cloth. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a metal rail in the foreground. On the right, a man in a saffron-red wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold beads, a white tilak with red bindu on his forehead, and bangles, gestures toward the shrine. Behind him a man in a light shirt and a woman in red stand near the railing. The silver ornamentation and a trident-like object appear at the right edge.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a deity murti with a white face is heavily garlanded with yellow and white marigold flowers and green leaves, set against a purple cloth with gold trim. In the centre, a man in a pale blue shirt stands behind a silver railing. On the right, a figure in a red-orange garment with a leopard-print lower cloth, a black rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing gold bangles, touches the forehead near a streak of tilak. A silver trishul-topped ritual implement stands at the right edge. The setting is a white marble shrine with carved arches.2014-05-19