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A photo of a shaven-headed person in an orange-red sari with gold border, seen from behind, offering a silver plate or lamp before a shrine niche. The niche is wreathed in white jasmine garlands and lit by oil lamps and candles, with silver vessels and a gilded deity murti and pink flowers on the altar. The person wears a rudraksha mala on the head and neck and a gold bangle.

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June 02 20122012-06-02June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti or puja. A standing figure with hair pulled back and a rust-orange draped garment with gold borders holds a lit oil lamp toward a small golden shrine adorned with pink and white flower garlands. Silver vessels and oil lamps sit on the stone altar, and flower petals lie on the floor. Another person in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge, holding a bangle-clad arm near the shrine. A glowing light strip frames the carved arch above.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA person in an orange-red draped garment with gold border stripes, wearing a gold headband and gold necklace, stands with back to the camera holding a lit oil lamp before a shrine. The shrine is decorated with pink and white flower garlands around a small gold canopied deity murti, with silver vessels on a stone ledge in front and additional lamps and a flame at right. Another hand appears at the right edge. Strings of lights frame the arched niche above.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border and a gold-beaded headband performs a puja at a decorated shrine niche with pink and white flower garlands, a lit oil lamp flame, and silver kalasha pots. A second person in white dhoti with gold border, visible at right, holds a lit lamp or ritual vessel toward the flame. Marigold-pink petals scattered on the floor, and an arched niche outlined with string lights frames the shrine. a person: the standing man wears a saffron garment and gold-beaded headband with a gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's attribution.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12June 04 20122012-06-04May 12 20122012-05-12A person in a saffron-orange sari with gold border stripes and a gold-embellished shawl stands with their back to the camera before a shrine niche framed by an illuminated arch. The shrine holds a deity murti or ornate ritual object within a gilded canopy, draped in pink rose and white jasmine garlands, with silver kalasha vessels, brass oil lamps and a tray of rose petals on the stone platform. Petals are scattered on the floor. The person wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style headband and appears to be offering puja.2012-06-05