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A bare-chested man in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown dhoti stands at left, holding a lit brass lamp with flames toward a decorated deity figure. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white ash markings on his torso, and a small microphone clip is visible near his ear. Behind him, a deity murti in a purple and gold ensemble with gem-studded jewelry and a crown stands among towering garlands of red, white, yellow and purple flowers. A red curtain and gold frame form the background. Oil lamp aarti and floral decoration suggest a temple puja setting.

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April 27 20182018-04-27April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesA photo of an ornate temple ritual before a pair of gold-faced deity murtis richly decorated with garlands and jewelled ornaments. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, a long dark braid, a white flower garland and red-brown clothing with gold armlets. They hold a lit flame in a brass vessel, offering aarti toward a central shivalinga-like form decorated with green-and-gold leaf and flower garlands, with a brass kalasha and pink flowers at right. Rainbow-striped floral arches frame the shrine.2017-07-09February 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesMay 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of a temple puja. A man with long swept-back hair, a short beard, a bare upper torso and a rust-orange saffron cloth wrapped around his body, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a brass lamp and a bell while standing beside a large brass vessel. Before him is a deity murti dressed in a gold-bordered silk garment and draped with long garlands of green leaves, pink lotus, red and orange flowers. Oil lamps stand on the floor, and cabinets and pillars fill the background hall.2018-05-30A man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, a silver crown and a gold cloth backdrop. The man wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, gold bangles and spectacles, with white sacred ash marks on his arm. Flickering lamp light and a gold-embossed pillar fill the background.2015-11-18A photo inside a temple hall during a puja. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-orange unstitched cloth and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at left smiling while holding a small brass vessel. In the centre, a deity murti is heavily decorated with green leaf garlands, red and white flower strings and pink flower bunches, draped with a gold-bordered cloth. A brass plate and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front. Framed portraits hang along the upper wall and tall cabinets line the back.2018-05-30 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph showing a standing priest in a rust-orange dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, who is raising a lamp or ritual implement toward two ornately decorated deity figures seated on a red-draped throne. The figures wear orange and white garments, gold jewellery and crowns, and the throne is framed by an arch of garlands in red, white, green, yellow and purple. Behind them stand gold lamp stands and a decorated shrine with more deity figures. To the left, a smaller decorated deity figure in a yellow garment sits within a garland-covered alcove. The priest appears to be performing an aarti or puja.2012-05-02A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man in a maroon-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in front of a deity murti draped with yellow, red and green flower garlands. The murti wears gold ornaments and a crown-like headdress. A second, bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a brass vessel and carved stone pillar frame the scene. Sunlight enters through a window at left.2016-12-14A man in a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament and a tilak on his forehead stands before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of yellow, orange, red and pink flowers. He wears a rudraksha-style bead mala and a flower garland over a rust-red garment, and he holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a bell in the other, performing a puja. Smoke rises in the background near a window, and another person in a red turban stands behind him. a person: the man has long swept-back hair under the turban, saffron-toned ceremonial dress, rudraksha beads and gold jewellery, consistent with a ceremonial presentation, but the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.2016-12-14