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Outdoor temple-style ritual photograph. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears an orange saffron turban and orange shawl, holding a silver lamp with a burning flame. Before him is a richly decorated shrine with golden columns, garlands of orange and yellow flowers, and two deity murtis, one with a crown and the other seated on a decorated seat, both adorned with gold necklaces. A woman in a red-and-maroon sari sits to the right, and a man in white takes photographs. Ash or flower petals are scattered on the red platform steps in front of the shrine, and smoke rises from the offering.

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Outdoor photograph of a temple shrine during an evening arati. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, holding a silver lamp with a tall flame toward two seated deity murtis on an ornate shrine. The murtis are draped in garlands of red and orange flowers and gold jewellery. Steps covered with white powder lead up to the shrine. On the right, a woman in a red-bordered sari sits with hands folded in prayer, and a cameraman stands at the edge of the frame. A red and orange floral garland frames the top of the shrine. A pale figure in the top left corner is partially visible. Several people are visible; the scene shows an archavatara worship.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a man seen from behind performing an aarti before a shrine decorated with white jasmine and red-orange flower garlands. He wears a saffron/orange cloth draped over bare shoulders and long dark hair, and holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other. Inside the shrine stand two gilded deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold jewellery, one wearing a crown and the other a red-and-gold garment. Yellow doors and an ornate gold frame surround the altar, and the scene is lit at dusk by an overhead lamp.2006-09-23December 14 20162016-12-14A man with long dark hair and a white headband stands in an orange saffron robe with a white garland, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame aloft before a deity murti. Beside him a second person in orange robes stands with a brass aarti plate. Behind them a decorated deity figure wears a teal and red sari-like cloth, with a large gold crown-shaped ornament and garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers. A tall brass oil lamp stands at center, and fruit, a brass kalasha and vessels lie on the foreground platform. This appears to be an aarti during festival worship in a temple setting.2008-12-29January 12 20172017-01-12May 07 20172017-05-07January 13 20172017-01-13A temple priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, holding a small bell in his right hand and a silver kalasha-like vessel in his left, performing a ritual before a golden palanquin-style shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower strings. Inside the golden canopy sit two deity murtis draped in white and garlanded with flowers; one is a seated figure in white cloth and gold ornaments, and the other is a figure in a green garment. Orange saffron flags on bamboo poles frame the scene, and petals lie on the red-cloth dais in the foreground. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine with flowers and fragrant smoke.2008-11-11 +1 copies