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A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body, wearing orange-red bangles, a gold chain and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left and performs a lamp ritual with a lit wick held in his hands. Beside him stands a tall brass oil lamp with a bird finial and a lit flame. At right, a deity murti dressed in a red and gold brocade garment with a red crown is decorated with long garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. A gilded throne and a brass lamp stand in front, with a painted backdrop of a hill and temple tower behind. The man appears to be a person by appearance cues of long hair, ornate necklaces and orange ceremonial dress, performing aarti before the murti.

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June 08 20172017-06-08November 26 20172017-11-26 +1 copiesJune 08 20172017-06-08December 19 20162016-12-19 +1 copiesA man in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered wrap, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and gold bangles, stands at left holding a silver tray and a small lamp toward a decorated deity murti. The deity wears a crown and gold garlands and stands before a tall arch of red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. A gold altar with marigold and white flower offerings sits in front, with a small oil lamp burning. Appearance cues are consistent with a person performing puja; the ritual is an aarti-style offering.2013-05-27June 08 20172017-06-08A man with long dreadlocked black hair and a trimmed beard stands bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, wearing a gold chain, gold armlets and red-orange bangles, and smiles as he lifts a lit lamp toward a deity murti. Behind him stands a golden-bronze oil lamp (deepam) with a flame, and at the right a tall brass lamp stand. The deity murti is draped in a red-and-gold silk garment with a crown-like headdress and is surrounded by thick garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. The backdrop shows a painted green hill with a temple gopuram, and a gilded throne is visible at lower left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting puja at a temple-style shrine.2017-06-08A smiling man with raised palms stands before a golden decorative backdrop and a painted pink sky. He wears a red-orange garment with a gold-and-brown rudraksha mala, a thick pink flower garland, and a gold ceremonial pendant, with a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He holds a golden trident to the left. To the right, a deity murti adorned with a jewelled golden crown, gold necklaces and garlands is seated beside a silver-grey draped curtain. The setting suggests a ritual or darshan event.2015-10-24June 08 20172017-06-08Temple-style puja scene before a gilded deity murti adorned with jewelled silver ornaments and a crown, framed by long garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown cloth draped over his body, gold armlet and bangles, is clapping with hands raised near a brass lamp stand. Beside him a priest in orange clothes and rudraksha beads holds a silver plate with offerings. Brass oil lamps with a rooster finial flank the deity, and a painted backdrop shows a hill and gopuram temple tower.2017-06-08July 22 20132013-07-22June 08 20172017-06-08