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A photograph of a shrine alcove during an aarti or puja. A person in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a gold-chain necklace stands in profile on the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine lined with red and white flower garlands and marigold strands. A deity murti sits within the niche, flanked by brass vessels and small lamps. On the right, a second person in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bangles holds a lamp or offering over the altar. Warm light and stone walls surround the scene.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small shrine niche with a pink flower garland framing a golden deity murti at the centre, with white flowers and more pink garlands above and to the sides. A woman in a rust-orange sari with gold border and a gold necklace holds a lit aarti lamp with bright flame toward the shrine. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white sacred markings, pours or holds a vessel near the altar. Silver and brass vessels, kalasha-style pots and small lamps sit on the ledge, and string lights line the arch. Two physical people are visible.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA woman in an orange-red silk sari with gold borders stands at a doorway, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine decorated with red and white flower garlands and a golden arch of lights. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border, seen from behind at the right edge, holds a lamp or vessel toward the shrine. On the stone altar are brass and silver vessels, small oil lamps and flower offerings. The walls are pale stone and the floor is wet with scattered petals. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a shrine.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A shrine room inside a temple sanctum with a doorway framing the scene. A priest in an orange-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing gold necklaces and a head ornament, lifts a lit oil lamp toward a decorated shrine. Pink flower garlands hang around the arched niche and a deity murti is partly hidden within the garlands. Brass vessels and offerings sit on a stone altar, with flower petals scattered on the floor. A man in white dhoti and shawl on the right holds a metal vessel. Another figure in orange stands at the left edge, and an older person in white is partly visible behind the altar. Small lamps glow along the walls.2012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04A woman in an orange sari with gold border and gold necklace reaches toward a shrine niche decorated with pink and white flower garlands, while a man in a white dhoti with bare torso holds a metal pot above it. Brass oil lamps and a flame burn on the altar ledge, indicating a temple puja. The arched niche is lit with warm lights and holds a deity murti.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 20122012-06-05