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A woman in an orange sari stands with her back to the camera, extending a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward a shrine. On a golden throne in the background sits a seated figure in red and white clothing with a beaded necklace, flanked by yellow and red ceremonial umbrellas and tall brass trident stands. Before the shrine, a framed image of a goddess is garlanded with yellow marigolds, with brass oil lamps burning on either side and a framed portrait with a flower garland at the lower left. Murals of a temple and mountains form the backdrop.

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March 13 20222022-03-13A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left with her back partly turned, reaching toward a purple-draped table lit by several brass oil lamps. On the table are a framed photograph garlanded with yellow marigolds, a brass plate, a small deity figurine, and a smoking incense or camphor flame at the lower edge. Behind the table, a large deity murti seated on a golden throne with peacock-feather motifs stands in a temple-like shrine with a mural of a South Indian temple tower and golden trident-topped kalasha finials. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at a home shrine.2022-03-13A woman in an orange saree stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, facing a shrine. Behind her a seated statue on a red-cushioned golden throne wears layered beaded necklaces and a red garment, flanked by golden trident standards and tall decorated parasols with red and yellow fringe. A mural of a temple-topped hill forms the backdrop. On a purple cloth in front stand two brass oil lamps, yellow marigold garlands, a framed photo of a deity, a framed black-and-white portrait, a brass plate with flowers, and a small figurine. Only the one woman is a physical person; the statue and framed images are depictions.2022-03-13April 29 20222022-04-29A photograph of a shrine room with a life-size statue of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing red-orange robes, a red turban, a white garland and a ceremonial necklace, with painted dark skin. A woman in a rust-red sari performs a puja with a lit flame and offerings on banana leaves and brass plates in front of the statue. To the right, a woman in rust-red clothing and a rudraksha-style mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a painted backdrop shows temple towers and a mountain, and a deity figure in blue with a garland appears behind. Framed pictures hang on the wall.2022-04-29May 24 20172017-05-24March 13 20222022-03-13March 13 20222022-03-13A photograph of a temple shrine with a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, facing away from the camera and holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil lamps. Beyond him a golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure in red and gold garments, flanked by a golden standing deity figure in red and green cloth, with strings of small lights around the niche. A rounded brass vessel and lamps sit on the stage. A figure in white sits near the front railing. The priest appears to be performing aarti in front of the deity shrine.2017-05-24A devotee in an orange dhoti and red-orange shawl, with long dark hair, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward an ornate golden throne (peetha) draped in magenta cloth. A framed painting of a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the throne, and a garlanded small seated murti in orange cloth rests before it. Brass lamps, a kalasha, flower garlands and plates of offerings surround the setup, with a large black-and-white portrait on the wall behind. A second person in orange stands at the left edge with hands folded in namaskar. The aarti is performed as a puja in a plain white hall.2009-07-30A priest in orange-saffron robes with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala around his neck performs aarti, raising a lit multi-wick brass oil lamp toward a richly decorated stage. On the right, a seated deity murti in white with a golden crown is adorned with a multicoloured flower garland. Center stage, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange clothing sits on a golden throne with a red cushion and lion-form armrests. Red velvet curtains hang behind the stage, and a small rug lies at the base of the steps. A person's head is visible at the bottom edge, seated in the foreground. The stage is a ceremonial puja setting.2013-12-20A temple ritual inside a decorated shrine hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with white markings on his arms holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames, facing a deity murti dressed with flower garlands in yellow and red beside a golden gilded vehicle. Behind him, a seated assistant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala reads from an open book near brass vessels. In the background, a framed portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure sits above an ornate golden throne in a side hall, with devotees in orange clothing seated before it. Painted pillars with dvarapala figures flank the scene. A few devotees are visible in the background, and the lamp ritual appears to be an aarti.2013-11-05