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Night photo of a seated priest in orange saffron robes with a red-and-gold shawl, palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a deity murti. He wears a tall blue and gold embroidered hat and a beaded necklace. The murti is dressed in red cloth with yellow and white flower garlands and a gold hooded naga crown. Brass oil lamps, a kumkum-marked plate and a fire pit glowing at left complete the aarti setting beside a granite pillar.

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A photograph of an outdoor night puja at a temple setting. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall patterned blue-and-gold cap and a gold-toned beaded necklace, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer. In front of him are brass and silver puja vessels, a brass kalasha with a spout, a plate of bananas and a small white cloth. To the right stands a large deity murti decorated with a golden hooded serpent canopy, yellow and white flower garlands, and a red silk skirt draping its base. Grey stone pillars frame the scene, with a corrugated roof behind and draped red and teal fabrics at the edges.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26November 06 20112011-11-06November 23 20102010-11-23November 21 20132013-11-21A photograph of a temple shrine at dusk under a sloped roof. On the left, a priest in orange-red robes and beaded necklaces sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer beside brass puja vessels, an oil lamp and offerings on a low platform. In the centre, a white-robed figure with a green and orange striped shawl sits on a tall curved-backed seat, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. On the right, a large deity murti in colourful silk skirts of green, blue and magenta is draped with marigold garlands. Behind them stand a white corrugated-roof building and a water tank, with a black board of names on the wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2007-12-22November 23 20102010-11-23A night-time photograph of a temple shrine with grey stone pillars and carved walls. A young man in a saffron-orange robe and a patterned blue-and-white conical cap sits cross-legged on the left, hands pressed together in prayer beside a lit oil lamp on a metal stand. Behind him stand two large painted deity murtis, one wearing a red crown and a red-and-gold garment, the other in a purple and teal sari with gold jewellery and garlands. The murtis stand on a red draped platform decorated with yellow marigold garlands, with a brass kalasha-like vessel, brass lamps, a plate of bananas and fruit in front. A red curtain hangs behind the shrine.2007-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 08 20112011-08-08October 17 20072007-10-17A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, hands pressed together in prayer, kneeling before a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in white cloth, a saffron-coloured headcloth and a brown-and-gold patterned shawl, with garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and white jasmine strands. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a conical lamp, a covered silver dish and small cups sit on a low wooden platform in the foreground. A green-and-gold cloth hangs at the upper right, and stone pillars frame a sunlit courtyard with greenery behind.2007-12-22June 02 20152015-06-02