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A 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.

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May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A large silver-framed deity murti with a face is covered in dense garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a red-brown sari and leopard-print skirt wears a black rudraksha mala with gold beads and bangles, touching her forehead with her hand while a devotee in white and a man in a light shirt stand nearby holding an orange-yellow garland. Vibhuti marks are visible on her forehead. Several other devotees are visible in the background, and a silver-trimmed railing lies in the lower left.2014-05-19A photograph inside an ornate silver-decorated temple shrine where a deity murti is covered in a large circular garland of marigolds and white flowers on a purple cloth backdrop. An oil lamp with a flame sits at the left edge, and a metal railing with flower garlands runs in front. A man in a white kurta and a second man in a light shirt stand near the shrine. On the right, a person with long hair, a red-orange shawl, a black and gold beaded necklace, a gold bangle and a tilak on the forehead, wearing leopard-print lower cloth, raises a hand toward the head, while another man in a white shirt and orange dhoti holds a green leaf.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a shrine with silver-embossed walls and arches. A large silver-faced deity murti with a red-tinted face is covered in a dense garland of orange and yellow marigolds with white flowers and green leaves, set before a purple cloth. A man in a maroon robe with a black beaded garment and a gold-beaded necklace reaches out to touch the garland, while a silver trident stands in the foreground. A brass lamp with a lit flame sits at the lower left, and another person wearing a red shawl appears at the right edge. Pale rose and pink petals are scattered over the murti.2014-05-19A priest in a reddish-maroon garment with a bare upper body stands before an ornate silver-framed shrine housing a silver deity murti, its face framed by a large circular garland of orange and yellow marigolds with white flowers. The priest touches his forehead with his right hand, bearing a white vibhuti line, and holds a silver tray and a silver trident. Dark rudraksha beads and gold necklaces hang at his chest, and gold bangles are on his wrists. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground beside a metal railing, and a purple cloth drapes the shrine base.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.2014-05-19May 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.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19