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Devotees in orange and saffron clothes perform an aarti-style puja beside a gilded golden platform with tiger-striped carved panels. Several young women and men, several with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, hold lit oil lamps over trays of silver bowls filled with red and white flowers, fruit and offerings. Another devotee in white dhoti stands behind them.

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A photograph of ritual worship at a temple shrine. Four devotees in orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads hold up lit oil lamps in aarti. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a gold border sits before a large gold-toned platform laden with silver bowls of offerings, white flowers, pink and yellow petals, and a row of small oil lamps. A tall ornate wooden door and gilded carvings frame the shrine. No figure is identified as a person.2013-06-29Five people in saffron-orange clothes perform aarti at a gold-covered altar with a tiger-striped painted panel on the left. Several women in the foreground hold lit oil lamps and a small brass lamp is raised by a woman at the back. Silver thali plates on a gilded table hold rose petals, red flowers, bowls and small silver lamps. A young man with rudraksha beads and tilak marks stands behind the lamps. The setting has a dark wooden door and a red-and-white carpet at the right edge.2013-06-14June 07 20132013-06-07A photograph of a ritual arati scene beside a golden ornate tiger-motif altar. Two young ascetic boys in orange robes and white forehead markings hold lit oil lamps aloft, one with a rudraksha mala. Two women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha necklaces hold lamps and sit at a gold-trimmed round tray covered with silver bowls, marigold and rose petals, and offerings. A woman with her back to the camera in an orange blouse and red trim leans in at left. A man in white with a forehead mark appears behind the boys. Oil lamps burn on the altar and a wooden door stands at right.2013-06-13A photo of a group of women in orange and saffron clothing performing a ritual with oil lamps (deepa aarti) around an ornate gold tray. Silver bowls on a golden stand hold red and pink flower petals and offerings. A woman in the centre right raises a lit lamp high, while a woman at the front right holds a lamp near the tray. A bald, shaved-headed figure in white clothing on the lower left holds a lamp, and a woman in white with folded hands stands at the back. Several wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti tilak on their foreheads. A dark wooden door with metal fittings stands behind them, and a gold ornamental edge frames the left side.2013-06-18June 07 20132013-06-07June 15 20132013-06-15May 31 20132013-05-31July 10 20132013-07-10A ritual photo showing women and a young girl performing arati with oil lamps around a large golden tray filled with silver bowls of flowers, red petals, kumkum and other offerings. A girl on the left in an orange garment raises a lit lamp, while a woman in white with a forehead tilak holds her hands in prayer. Women in orange saris and rudraksha malas hold flames above the offerings, and a dark wooden door stands behind them.2013-06-02June 18 20132013-06-18June 29 20132013-06-29