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A photograph of a temple ritual in front of a deity murti decorated with a yellow and red flower garland and a ring of apples and red fruit. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching head wrap holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, which wears a crown, jewelled necklaces and a blue garment. Garlands of marigolds and roses frame the figure, a fire burns on a stone platform to the right, and brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot with flowers, and fruit offerings sit on an orange cloth. Seated figures in red and orange garments appear on a shelf behind. The setting suggests an aarti or puja with fire offering.

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September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29A photograph inside a temple at night showing a man seated on an ornate wooden seat, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace, shaved head, holding a lit lamp or camphor flame over a metal vessel as part of a ritual. Behind him, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of marigolds and green leaves, and a second richly adorned deity with a golden crown and garlands stands on the right beside a gold bull-shaped vahana. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and a square stone fire pit with ash sit in the foreground, and a wall sign in a non-Latin script hangs above. The atmosphere is that of an evening puja or homa.2010-11-09A photograph of a ritual aarti before a seated deity murti decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow, white and green. The deity wears an ornate golden crown with a bright pink-and-blue ribbon, orange and green silk garments, and holds a tall silver staff. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown turban, rust-coloured silk dhoti and layered gold necklaces, with a red rudraksha-style bead garland, holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other toward the murti. Beside him stands a person in white dhoti holding a small vessel. Dark red velvet drapery and a gold-trimmed throne frame the scene.2015-04-28October 17 20092009-10-17A photograph of an evening puja at an outdoor shrine with a stone and gold-trimmed arch. Two deity murtis sit on a raised seat draped in white and garlanded with marigolds, with coconuts hanging on either side. A priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching headcloth stands at the front, holding a lit lamp or aarti plate over a decorated kalasha-style offering with garlands, while flames burn in a fire pit beside him. A seated attendant in white with a yellow cloth sits at the left edge near brass vessels. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and red curtains frame the shrine.2009-09-22Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp in front of the shrine. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a flower-decorated niche with a red and green cloth backdrop. In the foreground are a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small lit fire, fruit offerings and a golden kirtimukha-framed image on a stand. This appears to be an aarti being performed.2007-12-10