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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing man in a rust-red and maroon dhoti-style garment with a black shawl draped over one shoulder and a red-and-brown turban, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand near a brass or gold ritual staff. He wears a garland of pink and white flowers. Beside him stand gold-coloured deity murtis wearing garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, one with a jewelled crown and another in a blue-and-purple garment. A large floral arch of multicoloured marigolds frames a Shiva lingam with a tripundra marking, and a smoke haze fills the air. In the lower corner a small devotional figure and a brass lamp are visible. The left-hand man is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the identity is marked unsure.

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November 11 20172017-11-11A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in a rust-brown dress and brown turban performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before a large golden deity murti of a seated god and goddess, dressed in gold ornaments and jewelled necklaces, framed by an arch of colourful flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A second priest with long dreadlocked hair and a blue turban stands at left beside a brass lamp stand, and a third attendant with dark hair and a garland is partly visible at far left. A marigold-strewn altar and offerings sit in the foreground. The scene suggests an aarti puja during a festival in a temple setting.2016-12-23A priest in a rust-red dhoti and turban stands at left, holding a lit lamp in a brass holder and a flower-garlanded object, performing aarti before a decorated shrine. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in a crown with a yellow dhoti, and at right a seated gilded goddess murti wears a crown, jewellery and a purple and teal sari. Between them a shiva linga with a mukha-like face is adorned with garlands of marigolds and flowers in yellow, orange, purple and green, forming an arch over the shrine. Brass oil lamps burn on the altar and a smoky haze fills the air.2017-11-11A photograph inside a temple sanctum during an abhishekam-style puja. On the left, a man in a rust-red turban and dark red dhoti holds a lit lamp near a large floral-garlanded deity murti. The murti wears a crown and yellow and purple garments, with a rope-like garland of red, yellow and white flowers. Behind it, a towering arch of marigolds in yellow, orange, red and white frames a second deity murti in a crown and blue-green silk. Another figure in a jewelled crown and blue dress stands at right beside a brass oil lamp. Smoke and light haze fill the chamber. Visible physical people are a single priest-like figure on the left, with no clearly identifiable candidate for the a person.2017-11-11A photograph of a temple ritual. In the left foreground a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with a white flower garland, long dark dreadlock-style hair falling to his back, and gold armlets, stands in profile holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him, golden deity murtis are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a golden cobra hood is visible. A brass bell and other ritual implements are nearby. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity shrine.2017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02A temple ritual photograph. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown cloth, with gold armband and bangles, reaches to adjust a tall flower-garlanded altar at a golden deity murti. The garlands are yellow, orange, red and white, with a gold-decorated frame and an ornate gold and red headdress. A second attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha and a long braid stands at left. Brass kalasha pots and offering vessels sit in the foreground. Appearance suggests a person performing the puja, though this is uncertain. Gold-embroidered red and orange silks drape the deity.2016-12-14December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. Central deity murti with multiple arms and a crown, flanked by two more deity figures in ornate jewellery and garlands. A priest in a brown dhoti stands at the front with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp toward a central Shiva lingam decorated with flowers and a vibhuti horizontal mark. Brass oil lamps burn at the sides. To the right, a statue of a sage with a brown turban and rudraksha mala. The scene is a puja or aarti at a shrine.2017-11-11A temple shrine with multicoloured garland-draped deity murti. On the right, a golden-crowned deity murti in yellow and orange garments with rudraksha-style ornaments and a crescent-moon crown is seated beside a second figure in red and gold headwear. A devotee at left, with long dark hair and a bare upper body, holds a flame or lamp and a vessel near an ornate pillar. Stacked garlands in red, yellow, purple and white decorate the shrine, and a trident and bell-shaped object stand before the murtis.2017-12-02Temple worship scene before a richly decorated shrine. A priest in a maroon dhoti and a rust-orange turban stands at left, holding a flame in a lamp and a ritual item near a garlanded deity. Behind him, a gilded standing deity figure wears a crown and a yellow dhoti with a flower garland. At the centre, a large dark-coloured Shiva lingam with a silver face and a crescent-moon ornament is framed by gold ceremonial items and a female deity figure in a blue-green and purple sari with jewelled ornaments. Multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and purple drape the shrine arches. An oil lamp burns at right, and a small figure sits on a wooden seat in the foreground.2017-11-11