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A man in a teal-green silk dhoti with gold border and a matching green shawl performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a large deity murti. He wears a red-beaded rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and a vertical tilak on his forehead. The murti, plated in gold with a jewelled crown, wears a green sari with gold border, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and jewelled necklaces; it is adorned with floral garlands of red, purple and yellow. Behind is an ornate gold-leaf shrine backdrop. The man's appearance does not clearly match a specific candidate, so he is described by role as a priest performing puja.

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December 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of a temple ritual at a deity murti. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wears a lime-green silk dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a pearl necklace and bangles. He reaches toward a gold-faced murti dressed in a green garment with gold armour, a jewelled crown and a white flower garland. Behind the murti are dense bands of red, yellow and purple flowers and gold-embossed fabric. On the left, another person holds a gold plate.2011-12-16A young man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth, adorns a deity murti with gold necklaces, while a tall figure in a white-beaded crown and gold garland stands at the centre of a gilded arch. Yellow, red and orange marigold and rose garlands drape the murti and the arch, and a tray of red flowers and offerings is held at the left. The setting suggests a temple ritual decoration (alankaram) with a decorated smaller murti in blue and green silk and jewelled ornaments.2015-01-09December 13 20112011-12-13Temple ritual photograph of a standing priest in a blue dhoti and blue shawl with an orange border, holding a gold plate of flowers and taking petals from it to offer. He wears red-and-black bead bracelets and a red tilak. Beside him a large deity murti sits seated, dressed in blue and purple silk, with a gold crown, gold arm ornaments, a white flower garland and a red-and-white jewelled necklace. Its shoulder is decorated with long garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A second attendant in an orange cloth on the left holds a gold tray of flowers, and the gilded arch of the shrine frames the scene.2011-12-17December 13 20112011-12-13July 18 20132013-07-18December 16 20112011-12-16July 22 20132013-07-22A temple priest in a teal-green silk dhoti with a gold-and-green striped border and a thin bare upper body stands on a raised platform, reaching up with his right hand to place something on the crown of a metal deity murti. The murti is gold-toned and richly adorned with multicoloured garlands of marigold-yellow, red, purple and white flowers, a jeweled ornate crown, and an embossed gold necklace and armlets. Behind the murti is an ornate gold arch. A second person, partly visible at the left edge, holds a large gold ceremonial plate, and a golden ritual vessel sits near the murti. The setting is a temple sanctum. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the people shown.2011-12-13January 04 20152015-01-04December 17 20112011-12-17