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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, his back to the camera, raising his arm to scatter a cloud of pale powder or ash over a seated deity murti. The murti is draped with colourful garlands and sits beneath a red and gold curtain, flanked by lit oil lamps and silver ritual vessels. Multicoloured garland swags frame the shrine opening. On the right, several people in white clothing watch from the lower edge of the frame. The image carries a red date stamp in the corner.

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A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron shawl with gold border stands at left, holding a lit flame or aarti lamp up toward a deity murti in a shrine. The murti is adorned with garlands in multicoloured stripes of red, yellow, blue and white draped in a V shape above it, with a red and gold drape behind. Brass oil lamps and puja vessels sit on the altar. Several devotees in white clothes kneel or sit at right and lower left, watching the aarti. The setting appears to be a temple interior with carved gold doorframe and ornate ceiling. The timestamp reads 23 1 2006 along the left edge.2006-01-24A figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered wrap and long, loose dark hair stands at the left of a shrine, swinging a silver-handled fan or whisk of white fibres over a deity murti. The murti is draped with multicoloured garlands and sits under a maroon and gold swag with red side curtains; two silver oil lamps flank it on a golden platform. Around the shrine, several devotees in white garments and a man in a white shirt watch closely. A white ceiling rosette and carved cornice frame the scene.2006-01-24January 24 20062006-01-24January 24 20062006-01-24A photograph inside a temple sanctum. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl stands at the left, raising a silver fan or arati plate with his right hand toward a deity murti draped in red and adorned with silver ornaments and a garland. The shrine is hung with multicoloured flower garlands, brass lamps flank the image, and a silver kalasha sits on the altar. Several devotees in white clothing with their hands folded watch from the right side of the frame.2006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with a multicoloured flower garland and draped brown and red cloth. A long-haired man in an orange and gold garment holds a silver vessel with a flame above it, performing an aarti or lamp offering before a deity murti adorned with garlands. Brass oil lamps and a fire burn on the altar in front. A boy in white stands at left and an older woman in glasses and green sari watches at right, with other devotees seated in the lower right.2006-01-24A photograph inside a temple sanctum showing a standing priest in an orange saffron garment with a gold border, long hair, holding a lit lamp toward a seated deity murti decorated with a multicoloured garland and a silver and gold arch. Smoke or incense haze fills the shrine. Nearby, a man in white kneels with bowed head, two people in white and cream sit to the right, and a standing man in white watches. Silver oil lamps and brass vessels stand before the altar with offerings. A camera operator is visible at the right edge. The colourful garlands drape across a maroon curtain and wooden carved doors frame the left side.2006-01-24January 24 20062006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, holds a lit flame or lamp toward a deity murti, which is dressed in a red garment and adorned with garlands. A large fire burns with oil lamps placed in front of the murti on a yellow-draped platform. Multicolored flower garlands hang across the top of the shrine with maroon drapes, and a carved wooden door stands at left. Several people in white and green clothing sit or stand at the right and lower foreground, watching the aarti.2006-01-24A photograph of an aarti ritual inside a temple shrine. A figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment with gold trim stands at left, raising a lit flame on a lamp toward a deity murti draped in a colourful multi-coloured garland. Two brass oil lamps flank the murti, and red and gold curtains frame the shrine. Several devotees in white and green clothing watch at lower right and bottom edge.2006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a figure in an orange robe with a gold border, seen from behind, bending toward a deity murti decorated with multicoloured garlands and draped in red and gold fabric. Smoke or incense haze fills the inner sanctum. Oil lamps burn on a brass lamp stand and a tray of fruit and offerings sits on a gold-cloth covered platform. In the foreground, several devotees in white, cream and teal clothing watch and sit with hands folded, and one person holds a lit flame. A carved wooden door frames the left side and a rainbow-coloured garland hangs across the arch. The orange-robed figure cannot be confidently matched to a person from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.2006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a gold-toned necklace, holding a lit brass aarti lamp with several flames. He stands at the left in front of a murti of a deity draped in colourful garlands and a dark red cloth, with brass lamps on stands on either side. Multicoloured garland swags hang across the top of the shrine arch. On the right, several devotees in white and white-and-gold clothing stand close together, some with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. A pale ceiling medallion and a small purple logo appear at the top. The scene suggests aarti at a shrine, with haze and smoke softening the background.2006-01-23