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November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Evening aarti at a temple shrine. Three priests in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls stand before a stone shrine with orange curtains. Each holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the central deity murti, a golden-framed figure with garlands, flanked by golden pillars. Brass offering vessels sit on the altar counter, and a metal railing lines the foreground.2010-07-09June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06July 09 20102010-07-09October 01 20102010-10-01Interior of a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, viewed down a red carpet runner between metal railings. At the far end, a golden-framed shrine holds a deity murti with two attendant figures in orange-gold garments and a red backdrop. Three men in white clothing stand before the shrine, two holding up lit oil lamps with raised arms, while the central figure's arms are raised as well. Seated devotees in white fill the side rows along the railings, including several children on the right. Lit oil lamps flank the altar and a red cloth-draped stand sits to the right.2010-07-10November 05 20102010-11-05A photograph taken in a dim shrine hall with a corrugated roof. Several men wearing white shirts and white dhotis stand with their backs to the camera, facing a lit deity murti of a seated god and goddess. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch and draped in red and orange cloth, with brass lamps and candlesticks on either side. One man on the right carries a black shoulder bag. The scene shows devotees at darshan before the shrine, with no clearly identifiable a person among those visible.2010-10-12Photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a gold-framed niche with a deity murti pair seated on a throne, adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and gold jewellery, set against a red backdrop. Three men in white dhotis and yellow shawls perform aarti: the centre man raises a lamp toward the deities and holds a handbell, while the men at left and right hold lit oil lamps aloft. Orange curtains frame the shrine, with brass lamp stands and steel railings in the foreground.2010-07-13Three priests in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls perform arati before a shrine in a covered temple hall. The priest on the left raises a lit lamp, the centre priest holds a lamp toward the deity, and the priest on the right raises a flame. The shrine holds a gilded arched frame around a deity murti pair decorated with red and gold garments and garlands, flanked by red curtains. A red carpet runs up steps lined with metal railings, and a silver vessel and brass lamps sit on a table at the right.2010-07-10