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Night-time photograph inside a decorated temple hall with a red carpet and draped fabric ceiling. A long-haired priest in a dark maroon dhoti and a white garland stands at left holding a tray of flower petals and offering toward a deity murti. The murti sits on a golden throne and is heavily adorned with red, orange, white and yellow flower garlands, with a crown-like headdress. Nearby stand a silver lamp stand and a black stone figure of a standing devotee. Other attendants in saffron and orange cloth and bare-chested devotees stand in the background. Scattered flower petals cover the floor and a banana plant decorates the setting.

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A photograph of a temple-style ritual hall with a red floor scattered with flower petals. On the left, a person with long dark matted hair, bare-backed and wearing a maroon wrap, walks away carrying a brass plate of flowers, while another attendant in saffron-toned clothing stands behind. At right, a large ornate golden throne-like seat is heavily decorated with white, yellow, orange and red garlands, and a golden canopy frames a deity murti. Brass lamps with garlands stand nearby, and a smaller dark statue sits at center beside a green banana-leaf backdrop. Petals fall through the air.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a temple-style ritual inside a tent-like hall with a red carpet strewn with flower petals. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand at left; the two front men wear white body markings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one carries a silver tray with a lit oil lamp. A figure with long dark hair and a pink flower garland stands in the centre-back raising one arm toward a large golden-yellow throne draped in yellow cloth. The throne and a deity murti in the centre are decked with dense garlands of orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, and a banana plant sits behind. Silver lamp stands and offering trays are arranged in front, with a decorated arched canopy and ceiling fans overhead.2016-12-19A photograph of a temple puja inside a tent-like hall with a corrugated grey ceiling and a banana plant. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a beard, a shawl over his shoulder, a brown dhoti and a flower garland stands at left holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward a richly decorated deity murti. The deity sits on a gold-draped throne covered in yellow, orange, white and red marigold and jasmine garlands, with a silver-rimmed backdrop and tall silver lamps. Flower petals are scattered on the red carpet. A second decorated figure stands to the left with a black stone statue beside it. The man is a priest performing aarti, with cues only partly distinctive, so the a person value is unsure.2016-12-19A temple-style hall decorated for a festival, with a man in a brown saffron-toned robe and a flower garland standing at left holding a silver tray of flowers while walking barefoot on red carpet. At right, a richly decorated deity murti sits on a golden throne-like seat draped in orange and gold cloth, covered in layers of yellow, orange, white and red flower garlands. Silver oil lamps stand along the foreground, banana leaves and a yellow flower canopy hang above, and a second decorated murti and an arched gold-framed shrine appear in the background. Petals are scattered on the floor. The man's appearance does not clearly match a candidate for the page's named figure, so he is described by role only.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19