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A photograph inside a stone-walled temple shrine. A man in a dark maroon-red robe, wearing a white and multicolour garland of flowers, a gold chain and a gold pendant, holds a pink flower and stands beside rows of small brass and gold lamps or stands placed on a striped cloth, with pink petals scattered among them. Behind him is a deity murti decorated with garlands and gold ornaments. A second priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold, stands at right beside a tray of offerings. The setting suggests a puja or aarti at a shrine.

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May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26A man in a rust-red dhoti and a matching shawl stands in a temple shrine, gesturing toward a large arrangement of small lit oil lamps on a striped floor mat. The lamps are brass or gold with dark tops, scattered with pink petals in rows. He wears a long white and multicoloured flower garland, a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and a sacred mark on his forehead. Behind him is a gold-draped shrine with a seated deity murti decorated with garlands and brass lamp stands, and a grey stone plinth carved with floral motifs.2017-05-26A man in a rust-red ochre robe stands at right on a striped woven mat, throwing pink flower petals with one raised hand toward a row of small brass oil lamps set on the floor in front. He wears a long white and multicolour garland, a gold necklace and rudraksha beads. Behind him a granite wall holds a deity murti decorated with gold ornaments, a purple cloth and garlands, flanked by brass lamps and kalasha-type vessels. Petals scatter across the floor in a temple-like shrine setting.2017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26May 24 20172017-05-24May 24 20172017-05-24A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe and a long garland of white jasmine with yellow and red flowers stands barefoot before a long row of small framed portrait plaques on gold pyramidal bases, arranged on a striped multicoloured cloth. He wears a gold necklace, has a tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his hands toward the plaques. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti holds a tray of pink flower petals. The setting is a stone temple wall with carved pillars and a brass lamp stand. The plaques display a figure's portrait, but the man's appearance is not clearly established, so no identity is assigned to him.2017-05-24