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Night ritual scene at a temple: a man seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing a maroon head cloth and a reddish-orange wrap with gold border, arms raised with palms open toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with white flower garlands, a large bead necklace, a gold crown-like top and a kalasha-like finial, set on a palanquin-style platform with green leaves and red flowers. Two guardian figures in green and gold stand at the base. Warm lamp lights glow in the background against a dark sky. The white ash markings on his arms suggest a puja or aarti offering.

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Night photograph of a puja before a decorated Ganesha murti on an altar. A man seen from behind, wearing a rust-red turban and maroon-and-gold draped cloth, has his bare upper back and arms raised with palms pressed together in worship. He bears white markings on his arms, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his back. The Ganesha murti is wrapped in white flower garlands and draped in orange and green silk, with gold ornaments, leaves and kalasha-like decorations, flanked by two smaller Ganesha figures holding flowers. Background is dark with warm lamp lights. Appears to be a Ganesha Chaturthi puja.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21A figure seen from behind in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and wrap, with a matching red-and-gold turban and a rudraksha mala draped down the back, raises both hands with palms pressed together in worship before a decorated deity murti. The murti is garlanded with white flowers and green leaves, wears a jewelled ornament and a crown-like top, and sits on a kalasha-style stand; flanking figures are small seated statues with garlands. Night-time setting with a dark background and warm lamp light at the right edge. A watermarked archive copyright appears on the image.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a puja at a decorated deity murti. A bare-chested priest with a maroon turban and gold-bordered maroon dhoti stands at left, back partly turned, hands raised and joined near a few green leaves, with white ash marks on his arms. In front is an ornate deity murti draped with white flower garlands and a gold-embellished maroon cloth, with a silver crown-like top and a gold necklace. Two small carved attendant figures sit at the base, and green leaves and flowers decorate the altar, all set against a dark background.2014-08-21Night photograph of a temple ritual at a decorated ratha-style deity platform draped in white jasmine garlands, green leaves and a maroon and gold cloth. A deity murti with ornate gold and jewelled adornments sits at the centre on a kalasha-like crown. A man seen from behind, wearing a maroon turban and a maroon and gold wrap with a rudraksha mala, extends his arm to offer flowers or a lamp at the platform. Carved golden lion figures and small seated sage statues flank the base. Lit shrine figures glow in the background.2014-08-21Night photograph of a priest performing aarti before a decorated deity murti. The priest, seen from behind, wears a rust-red turban and a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over his bare shoulders, with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck and white ash markings on his raised arm. He holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand toward the murti. The murti is adorned with white flower garlands, green leaves, a jewelled necklace and an orange and green cloth, and two small attendant figures with grey beards and gold trim stand at its base. The dark background suggests a temple courtyard at night, with a lit decoration visible at the right edge.2014-08-21A photograph of a Ganesha deity murti decorated for puja at night. The large central murti is dressed in orange and maroon cloth, draped with white jasmine garlands, gold ornaments, a pearl-and-bead necklace, and a crown, with green leaves and red flowers arranged around it. Two small seated figures flank the base on a red-and-gold platform. On the left, a standing person wearing a maroon and saffron wrap and a turban, with white markings on the arms, claps hands in worship toward the murti. The background is dark, with a glimpse of other decorated figures at the right edge.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21Night photograph of a puja at a Ganesha deity. A figure seen from behind in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a red-brown turban, bare-shouldered with white sacred-ash marks on the arm, flings red and pink petals and flower bits into the air toward the altar. The central deity murti is an elephant-headed Ganesha form wearing a crown, a large necklace, and heavy garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, seated in orange and green cloth. Two smaller Ganesha figurines flank it, decorated with green leaves and garlands. Blurred warm lights and a palm frond appear in the dark background.2014-08-21Night photo of a temple ritual. A man seen from behind, wearing a reddish-maroon turban and maroon-orange draped cloth with a golden border, raises his right arm and scatters pink flower petals over a decorated deity murti. The murti stands on a tiered ornamented platform draped in white and red garlands, with a kalasha-like crown, jewelled necklace, and seated attendant figures flanking it. Background is dark with a few warm lamp lights. The man's face is not visible, so no identification is made; the a person field reflects that uncertainty.2014-08-21