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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars and a flat roof. A man in an orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered and with long dark hair, holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward two large deity murtis seated on a raised platform. The deities are heavily garlanded with yellow, orange, red and green flower garlands, and a small kalasha-like brass object and offerings of flowers, fruit and bowls sit before them. Two white-clad attendants stand in the background beside colourful umbrellas. This appears to be an aarti being performed at a shrine.

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A temple puja in a granite pavilion with carved pillars. On the left, a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a ritual vessel toward the shrine. Before him stands a decorated deity murti pair seated on a throne, garlanded with yellow, red and pink flower garlands, with a gold crown and a red-and-green silk cloth. Flower petals and brass lamps and vessels sit on the platform, with orange cloth draped over the throne base. Attendants in white stand with umbrellas in the background under trees.2007-07-29A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a bare upper back stands at left on a stone temple platform, arms raised in front of a shrine. At centre sit two deity murti adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, with a golden crown on one and a red and green sari on the other. Before them are oil lamps, a brass kalasha and offerings, while petals fall through the air. A videographer with a camera stands at right edge beside grey stone pillars carved with reliefs, under a red curtain.2007-07-29January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti of a male and female pair decorated with yellow, orange and red flower garlands, a golden crown and kumkum-marked faces. In the foreground on the left, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a white shawl stands barefoot, holding a lamp toward the murti during a puja. Two white-clad men stand further back under colourful umbrellas beside the granite pillared pavilion. Rose petals and brass vessels lie on the wet floor before the shrine, with brass lamps and offerings in front.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti seated on a throne, decorated with heavy garlands of yellow, orange and red marigolds and pink flowers. The central figure wears a red and gold crown and a green garment; a smaller figure sits beside it in red and gold. Flower petals and garlands line the front steps. On the left, a standing man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a white garland, pouring liquid from a vessel toward the shrine during a puja. Bright umbrellas and onlookers in white are visible in the background among trees and grey stone pillars.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine with stone pillars and a carved granite canopy. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland stands at the left, holding a lamp or aarti vessel toward the deities. The central murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers; a figure in a green sari stands beside a crowned deity. Below, a stone platform is decorated with a row of pink, yellow and white flower garlands. A devotee in white clothes with orange shoulder cloth stands at the left edge with hands folded in prayer. Umbrellas and other figures are visible in the background under trees.2007-07-29A person in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands with their back to the camera, performing puja at a shrine under a stone-pillared pavilion. They hold a small object near the central deity murti, which is draped with thick garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. Two large deity murtis sit on a raised dais: the central one wears an orange headdress and the other a crown and green-and-red sari. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on the platform, and a small decorative metal stand is at the right. Two attendants in white stand at left beneath striped umbrellas. Trees and a green background are visible beyond the pillars.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a flat roof. Two deity murtis seated on a raised orange-draped platform are decorated with long garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. Offerings and brass lamps sit on the platform, and rose petals are scattered on the floor. On the left, a person in an orange-red robe with a shawl stands with hands joined in prayer before the shrine. A camera operator in white is visible at the right edge, filming the scene.2007-07-29A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left of a stone shrine, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. The robe is draped over his bare upper body, and he has long dark hair, with a white garland or shawl over one shoulder. The central murti pair, seated on an orange-draped platform, is adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red, and white flowers, and crowns. The female figure wears a green and red sari; the male figure wears a red and gold garment. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, and scattered flower petals sit on the wet stone floor. Colourful umbrellas and standing attendants in white appear in the background among trees.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone pillared porch. Central deity murti figures, dressed in gold and red with yellow and pink marigold garlands draped over their shoulders, sit before a flower-bedecked stone platform. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a white garland, holds a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the deities as a smoke trail rises. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes and an orange sash stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, white-clad attendants hold colourful umbrellas beneath trees, and the platform edge is decorated with flower strings.2007-07-29A photograph of a temple shrine with a large deity murti pair seated on a raised dais, decorated with heavy garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. The central figure wears a red crown and ornaments, and a smaller figure beside it wears a green and gold sari. Brass lamps, offering vessels and flower petals sit before them on the stone platform. To the left, a standing person in an orange-red robe with a flower garland stands near the shrine, while two people in white hold umbrellas behind, and a pillared stone pavilion frames the scene.2007-07-29A photograph of a covered stone temple shrine with carved pillars. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands at left, his bare back and right arm extended toward a large deity murti seated on an orange-draped platform. The murti is decorated with thick garlands of yellow, red and green flowers and a white-and-pink flower necklace, and wears green and gold garments and a crown. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and scattered flower petals sit on the wet stone floor before it. Umbrellas and a few people in white appear in the background beyond the shrine.2007-07-29