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A person with long, swept-back hair in a white garment lights a brass oil lamp, a tall gold standing lamp, in front of a deity murti. The deity is dark-skinned, dressed in a red and gold sari-like cloth, adorned with white jewelled necklaces, a silver crown and earrings, and framed by a red and white flower garland. The murti sits within an ornate silver arched niche on a black backdrop, with a painted decorated pillar behind the lamp. Scene suggests puja or aarti in a temple shrine.

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January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph inside a shrine where a person in white clothes lights a tall brass oil lamp stand beside a dark stone deity murti adorned with red and white garlands, a silver crown, and a red and gold silk garment with layered white necklaces. A small white marble figure in an orange cloth with a flower garland sits in front. Brass lamps and a small silver shrine model stand at the right. The lamp-lighter is shown from behind with long dark hair, and no face is visible.2010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a shrine where a black stone deity murti stands beneath a silver arch decorated with red, white and orange flower garlands. The murti wears a green and magenta silk drape, jeweled ornaments and a crown. In front, a shaved-headed man in an all-white dhoti and shirt with red trim sits on a low stool and holds a small lamp or offering vessel toward a smaller orange-robed figure seated on a white pedestal, which is also garlanded. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops stand on both sides, a copper vessel and brass plates with flowers and offerings rest on the polished floor, and a tray of yellow and pink flowers sits at lower left. The scene appears to be a puja with arati. The man holding the lamp is a priest in white ritual clothes and is not an appearance-based candidate for a person.2009-09-22A photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair, wearing white dhoti-style clothing with a maroon-bordered cloth, stands at left holding a round silver bowl on a metal tray. In front of them a black-stone deity murti with silver crown and ornaments, draped in a red-and-gold sari and garlanded with white and red flower chains, sits within a silver arch. Below the deity, a white marble figure in an orange robe and garland sits on a pedestal. Brass lamps stand at the right and side, and brass plates with coconut halves, flowers, oil lamp and clothes lie on the floor in front.A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a maroon and green-bordered cloth sits cross-legged at the left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft before a black stone deity murti dressed in green and magenta silk, adorned with silver crown, jewellery and a red-and-white flower garland arch. Before the deity sits a white marble figure in orange robes and a maroon cap with garlands, presented as a statue rather than a living person. Ornate brass oil lamps flank the shrine, with silver arch framing, decorated pillars and trays of yellow flowers, a silver kalasha and a brass puja vessel in the foreground.2009-09-22January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copies