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A photo inside a temple hall showing a man with long dark hair and a gold necklace of beads, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with white ash markings on his arm, holding a silver vessel and a lit oil lamp flame toward large painted deity murti with gold crowns and red and yellow garments. Beside him a younger attendant in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands with eyes closed holding a silver tray. Seated devotees in the lower left, some with hands folded in prayer, watch the aarti ritual, and a garland-decorated figure appears at the far left edge. The white walls and standing deity figures frame an arati performance.

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A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a large garlanded deity murti in a temple room. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and white markings on his arms, and holds a small hand bell in his other hand. Behind him stands a second person in orange, and a seated man in orange with a bead necklace sits at the left edge. The deity wears a crown and is decorated with thick garlands in green, yellow, red and white. A gold peetha/throne with a red velvet seat and a decorative white-fringed umbrella stand nearby, along with a framed portrait on the altar. The setting is a puja/aarti during a temple worship, with a wall of gold-toned cabinet doors at left.2007-11-09A temple puja inside a shrine with a large deity murti in front of a red curtain, decorated with white, yellow, red and green flower garlands and an arched floral backdrop. The central deity wears a crown and layered necklaces. Two figures in orange and saffron robes stand at left, one with hands pressed together in namaskar and the other holding a silver vessel and tray. A figure with long dark hair and an orange garment bends toward the altar, applying an offering, while a cameraman films at right. Brass lamps, a black lion-shaped stand and a small statue sit near the altar. A purple and white cloth panel and a kalasha-style pillar with painted motifs appear at left.2007-11-09April 30 20152015-04-30A photograph inside a hall during a ceremony where a standing woman in an orange sari holds a lit aarti lamp toward seated devotees. A man in orange robes beside her holds a silver tray and stands barefoot on a blue-taped stage edge. Behind them, a golden throne with a portrait, flanked by two deity murtis draped in colourful garlands under decorative parasols, sits against a yellow banner. Seated devotees in white, red and blue clothing fold their hands in prayer. A man in a red-bordered shawl stands at the right edge, and a photographer is visible at the back. A framed portrait on a yellow banner shows a robed figure. Seated devotees fill the foreground.2007-11-09June 08 20172017-06-08November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor temple ritual in a white-walled hall with a dark floor. A man in a grey shirt and blue jeans bends forward, receiving a small ritual offering from a priest in white dhoti and shawl; a second priest holds a silver-tipped object. Several women in orange robes stand nearby, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right. Behind them stands a large deity murti with orange cloth, gold crown and flower garlands, and a second dark deity figure with gold crown and jewelled necklace. Trays of fruit and offerings sit at right, and a dark stone nandi-like figure with marigold garlands appears at left.2007-11-09October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a temple shrine adorned with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red and pink flowers and purple blossoms. Two deity murtis are decorated behind the garlands: a white elephant-headed figure with a crown and a female deity with a red and gold crown in a teal sari with gold jewellery. A gold kalasha and a golden trident stand at the centre. In front, a man in an orange robe holds a silver plate of offerings toward the shrine, while a second man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, his long hair swept back, stands before the garlanded deity, receiving a garland of red and pink flowers. The setting is an open pillared temple hall with a golden throne-like base.2009-12-27February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a devotional ceremony inside a hall before a large seated golden deity murti with an ornate jewelled crown, red-orange garland and tiger-striped cloth. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing orange-saffron robes, a gold beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other while standing beside a tray of offerings. Behind him a crowd of devotees sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, many in white and orange saris and kurtas. Additional deity figures stand along the back wall, and a copyright overlay appears in the lower right corner.2007-11-09Photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robe, rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold necklace stands at left holding a white wire basket and a brass vessel with an offering. Two saffron-robed attendants stand behind him, one with hands folded in namaste. Right, a large deity murti with gold crown, jewelry and garlands in green, pink and yellow flowers. Gilded metal figures, a kalasha and floral garlands fill the altar. a person candidate by appearance and cues (long hair, saffron robe, mala, gold necklace), but identity uncertain from the image alone.2007-11-09