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A night photograph of a temple shrine during aarti. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stand with arms raised, holding lit lamps toward an illuminated deity murti decorated with a red and gold dress and ornaments. The shrine is lit by warm lights against a dark stone wall, and the foreground is partly cut off at the right edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible among those present.

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July 10 20102010-07-10July 09 20102010-07-09 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29July 21 20102010-07-21 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20062006-01-22 +3 copiesA four-panel collage of photographs from a nighttime temple ritual at Bidadi. Top-left: two robed figures in white hold up lit torches or fire lamps beside a dark platform strewn with flower petals. Top-right: a single white-robed priest raises a flaming torch in the dark. Bottom-left: a wide view of a darkened hall with a lit central stage and an ornate deity murti before a curtain. Bottom-right: a richly decorated deity murti with floral garlands and lamps on an illuminated altar. No physical people are clearly visible in the lower panels.2010-07-12September 20 20092009-09-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple sanctum with ornate stone pillars and a gilded arch. A central figure dressed in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised seat decorated with red and white flower garlands, with a large garland draped across the front. Beside him stands a priest in white dhoti and a white upper cloth holding a brass tray or plate. Two tall brass lamps with lit flames flank the scene at left and right. A bronze-coloured deity murti stands in a small shrine niche at the right edge, and a smaller seated figure in orange sits at the lower left. Brass vessels and offerings are arranged on the floor in front of the raised seat.2011-11-06 +1 copiesOctober 04 20112011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and orange garment, stands at left with his right arm extended toward the shrine while gesturing. Beside him, a person in red and gold ceremonial dress stands partly visible at the left edge. In front, a red-and-gold draped table holds stacks of books and framed photographs, and two brass lamps flank them. Behind, a decorated shrine with a deity murti of a multi-armed goddess and a figure in red and gold, framed by a gold arch with green garlands and orange flowers. Lit oil lamps and fresh flowers complete the scene.2011-03-03