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A 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.

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May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a shrine with a silver-framed niche holding a deity murti covered in a dense garland of orange marigolds and white flowers, set above a purple cloth. In the foreground a man in saffron-red robe with a black beaded necklace, ceremonial gold chains, gold earrings and a white tilak across his forehead holds his hands together in front of the shrine. Behind him a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside another man in a light blue shirt who is reaching toward the railing. A lit oil lamp burns at the left edge, and a metal donation box sits before the marigold-decorated railing with rose petals scattered on it.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19Photograph 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.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 photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of orange and white marigold flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. A person in a light blue shirt leans toward the shrine at left-center. In the foreground at right, a figure in an orange-red garment with a gold bead necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds a silver ritual implement and gazes at the murti; the figure has a white tilak on the forehead and long hair pulled back. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left beside a silver railing. Several other people stand in the background.2014-05-19 +1 copiesA 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.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19