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A photograph inside a temple shrine lit warmly from above. A person with long dark curly hair, seen from behind, wears a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder and gold sandals; both hands hold a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a large deity murti. The murti is decorated with garlands and gold ornaments, set against red draped cloth and gold-framed niches, with brass oil lamps on the altar. Two or three onlookers are partially visible at the bottom edge. The visible figure's dress and long hair are appearance cues only; this is a puja or aarti scene in progress.

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A photograph of a temple shrine during puja. In the centre, a gilded arched niche holds a pair of deity murtis draped in red silk, adorned with white and red flower garlands and pearl-style necklaces; the figure on the left wears a tall red and gold crown and holds a sceptre. Below them stands a framed portrait with a flower garland. A woman in white with a yellow sash, long dark curly hair, has her back to the camera and raises a white feathered fan (chamara) in her right hand toward the deities. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine, and grey stone pillars frame the scene.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward an altar. On the altar, a golden-crowned deity murti seated on a throne is adorned with red-and-white garlands and gold jewellery, against a red backdrop. In front, a framed portrait shows a man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala seated before a tree, with red, yellow and white flower garlands around the frame. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel of flowers, and a small fire burn on the altar, with incense smoke rising.2010-06-06A photograph of an evening puja at a temple shrine. Three priests in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand at the shrine, raising oil lamps and a bell in ritual arati. Behind them a deity murti pair is seated under a gold arch with red drapery, garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands, with brass lamps and a kalasha arranged before it. Two devotees in white sit at the lower left near the steps.2010-07-13A photograph of an arati ceremony in a temple shrine at night. Three priests in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand facing a golden-framed altar holding a pair of deity murti dressed in orange and gold garments and flower garlands. The priest on the left and the one on the right raise lit oil lamps (aarti), while the central priest holds a brass vessel and a lamp. A seated figure appears at the lower left. Tall brass lamp stands and an oil lamp flank the altar, with red curtains hanging on both sides.2010-07-13A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at left, holding a flaming lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. Behind him, a gold-framed arch surrounds a red-draped niche holding a deity murti with a red crown and jewelled garlands, beside a second figure in red and gold adornment. In front, a framed photograph of a seated man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with marigolds, with oil lamps burning on the altar ledge. The scene reads as a puja with aarti being offered before the shrine.2010-06-06A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp over two decorated murtis on a red-and-maroon draped table. The murti at left is a silver-clad deity wearing a yellow and red garland; the one at right is a silver Ganesha-form murti with a red-and-orange garland and red cloth. Behind them, a shrine niche holds a deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands, red cloth, and gold lamp stands on either side, with a seated figure at the centre. The setting is dim.Evening puja at an open shrine with a gilded arch framing a deity murti adorned with garlands, dressed in red and flanked by a smaller figure. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands holding a flaming lamp, while a second attendant in white sits cross-legged at the lower left beside oil lamps. Below, a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes and rudraksha mala rests on the altar, with brass vessels, offerings and lit diyas on the floor. Dark pillars and foliage surround the scene.2010-06-06A temple sanctum at night where three priests in white dhotis and yellow shawls perform aarti before a deity murti in a gilded arched shrine framed by red curtains. The central priest holds a bell and the two flanking priests raise lit oil lamps toward the flower-garlanded murti pair, with brass lamp stands standing on either side. Two more figures sit at the lower left, and the scene is lit mainly by the flames and shrine lights.2010-07-13