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Night photo at an outdoor shrine with white pillars and a white roof topped by carved animal figures, with red curtains hung at the sides. Inside stands a deity murti decorated with a crown and gold ornaments, flanked by a second figure in red. Several people in white clothes crowd around the shrine in the dark, including a young man in the centre with his palms pressed together in prayer and a young man on the left wearing a pendant and a bead necklace. A woman on the right wears an orange shawl, and several others in white stand near the front. The scene appears to be a temple arati in progress, with people gathered for worship.

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February 11 20072007-02-11February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a devotional gathering at an illuminated white stone shrine with carved pillars. Several people in white dhotis and white saris stand near deity murti figures inside the shrine, with a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala on the left and another in orange on the right. A crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, stands in the foreground facing the shrine. Strings of lights glow at left, and a brass lamp stand is visible near the pillar. The shrine area is lit and the surroundings are dark.2007-02-16Night photograph of an outdoor shrine at a Shivaratri observance. A grey stone canopy with carved lintels and red velvet drapes frames a black and gold deity murti adorned with garlands, lit by oil lamps and brass vessels on the platform. Several people in white ritual clothes and saffron or orange garments gather around the shrine, one man in white with a bare head stands at the platform while others in saffron and sari-clad women attend. A young man in a dark shirt and glasses stands in the right foreground among seated devotees in white and colourful clothing, with more people visible at the edges.2007-02-16Night photograph of a white marble shrine pavilion with red velvet curtains draped on its pillars, housing a deity murti with a crown and garlands, seated on a pedestal with a kalasha and brass lamps. Devotees in white shirts and orange-saffron robes stand in a row with hands folded in prayer, while one saffron-robed figure holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. Dark trees surround the scene.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night aarti at an open-air shrine lit by a string of red lights along the roof edge. Two deity murtis sit on a raised platform beneath an arched stone torana: a figure on the left with a tall crown and a figure on the right in red and green garments, both heavily adorned with gold jewellery and garlands. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in front, raising lit oil lamps toward the murtis, while a row of seated devotees in white watches from the foreground. A dark stone pillar-like urn stands at the left edge.A dim temple interior with a crowd of devotees pressing toward a shrine. A grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arch frames a deity murti dressed in red and adorned with marigold garlands, with lit oil lamps on golden stands beside it. Red cloth drapes hang on either side. Above, a painted panel shows deities and a pair of bulls. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar kameez, and a girl with a braided plait stand in the foreground with hands folded in prayer. Some people in the foreground have their backs to the camera.2010-11-12October 16 20072007-10-16February 16 20072007-02-16November 12 20102010-11-12A crowd of boys and young men in white and light shirts stands in a dim, night-lit temple courtyard, pressing toward a shrine. Inside an ornate stone arch, a gilded deity murti pair, one figure in white and one in red and gold, sits on a white pedestal with brass lamps. A man in white with a white turban and an orange cloth stands near the shrine. A man in an orange garment stands at the left edge. Several women in saris are visible at the right and back, and a boy at the front has a red tilak on his forehead. Walls are whitewashed and a corrugated sheet stands at the rear.2007-05-01 +1 copies