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Photograph of a temple arati ceremony inside a painted shrine hall with polished white floor. In the foreground a priest with a bare upper body and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, lifts a silver multi-wick lamp toward a pair of large gold-toned doors. Behind the doors is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, set over a tiger-striped backdrop, and a gilded deity figure with multi-armed guardian statues flank the doorway. Two seated women in orange saris kneel on red carpets with hands folded in prayer, and brass oil lamps stand along the walls.

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Interior of a temple shrine with painted dvarapala guardian figures flanking a large golden-brown wooden door. A standing priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, seen from behind with a rudraksha mala at his neck, raises a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with burning flames toward the door. Two devotees in orange robes kneel on a patterned rug to the right, hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small offering tray with flowers sits on the floor before the door.2013-06-28A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-shouldered priest in an orange-gold cloth, seen from behind, holds a silver aarti lamp toward a gilded throne (peetha) with a tiger-skin-style cloth. A framed portrait on the throne shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled as a printed portrait. Two multi-armed deity murtis in red and orange with gold ornaments flank the shrine. A devotee in orange kneels with folded hands at right, with a second orange-clad person behind, on red and patterned floor mats. Brass oil lamps stand on the sides and a kalasha-like offering sits on a tray at lower left.2013-06-28A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a tiled white floor. Two large painted deity figures, each with four arms, a tall crown and orange-red dhoti with green sashes, flank a pair of wooden double doors that are open to a gilded inner sanctum. A painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is visible on the open door panel, labelled only by the framed image. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and orange cloth holds up a silver lamp with a lit flame, facing the doors. Two people in orange and white clothing sit with folded hands on the right, and a seated person in white is at the left. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small ritual tray sits on the floor. Five people are visible.2013-09-29Inside a temple hall, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style cord, raises a silver lamp toward a closed pair of large wooden doors. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms and crowns flank the doorway. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls. Two seated devotees in orange robes, and one woman in white, sit at the right with palms joined in prayer, and a woman in white with a shawl sits at the left. A framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes is visible between the doors, with a deity murti above.2013-09-29June 28 20132013-06-28A photograph of a temple-style hall during a puja. In the foreground, a standing priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, raising a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the shrine. Seated on the red carpeted platform at left, two priests in orange robes with white forehead markings sit before a small ritual setup with brass items. At right, several women in orange and maroon saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them stand two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-green dhotis flanking a wooden door, with brass lamp stands and painted pillars in pink, green and blue. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-04-25A photograph of a shrine room with painted blue and gold walls and two painted standing deity figures flanking a central altar. A bald man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp or ritual vessel toward the altar. Five people sit on red mats at right and left, hands folded in prayer; those at right wear orange and white dhoti clothing. A framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned man sits above a gold altar with brass lamps lining the floor. Garlands hang across the altar and draped fabric frames the shrine.2014-06-02A photograph inside a temple-style shrine room with painted pillars and two painted guardian deity murtis flanking a central framed portrait. A bare-chested man seen from behind, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, raises a silver kalasha-like vessel overhead with one arm. Before him, three women in orange saffron garments sit on a red carpet with hands joined in prayer, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. The framed portrait shows a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, and a gold throne-like peetha sits beneath it. Festive string lights hang near the shrine.2014-04-10June 03 20142014-06-03February 14 20142014-02-14June 11 20142014-06-11A temple-hall ritual scene with a priest standing in the foreground, seen from behind, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder with a red border, a rudraksha mala around the neck and wrists, and white markings on the arms and back. He raises a brass lamp with multiple flames toward a doorway flanked by two tall painted deity murti with four arms, crowns and green dhoti drapes against a blue-and-orange pillared wall. A second seated figure in white cloth, with a rudraksha mala, sits to the left with hands folded. Brass standing lamps line the red carpeted floor. A framed portrait is visible through the open wooden doors.2014-04-27