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March 28 20202020-03-28March 28 20202020-03-28Night-time photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, long hair tied back, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti, in gold-toned ornaments with a crown, a large garland and a jewelled necklace, stands beneath a marigold-garlanded arch framed in blue and gold. Beside it is a smaller standing bronze figure with a crown and raised hand holding a staff. Dark trees form the background. The scene reads as an evening aarti during a temple procession.2017-01-08November 30 20182018-11-30March 28 20202020-03-28Photo 11724196 +1 copiesPhotograph of a deity murti of a goddess seated in a golden ornate shrine arch, wearing a gold crown, heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, and a long garland of red, white and green flowers. An orange cloth hangs beside the shrine. At left, a bald priest in an orange-brown dhoti and a gold-edged shawl, wearing rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, holds white flowers while performing puja. Behind them is a backdrop with a green map graphic and small oil lamps glowing in the dusk setting. +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesNight photograph of a decorated processional ratha or palanquin carrying a golden deity murti, adorned with heavy garlands of yellow and white flowers, layered gold necklaces, and a crown. Strings of white fairy lights and hanging golden bells with pink, orange and turquoise tassels frame the shrine beneath a pink and gold canopy. Two standing attendants flank the murti: on the left a person in white dhoti with bare upper body and ornaments, and on the right a person in saffron-orange garment with a beaded necklace. The background is dark.2016-02-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple puja at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a young man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron dhoti and sash, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a lit brass oil lamp (deepa) toward a small bronze standing deity murti on a blue-painted stand. The bronze figure has four arms and a tall conical crown. Behind it, a large ornately decorated utsava murti with a white urdhva-style tilaka face, a golden crown and heavy jewelled garlands is framed by a blue and gold arch decorated with bead work and marigold garlands.2017-01-08February 17 20162016-02-17December 18 20182018-12-18