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Interior temple scene before a large gold-studded wooden door flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian figures with multiple arms, crowns and orange-and-green dhotis. A bald priest with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, seen from behind in a rust-orange cloth, raises a silver aarti lamp toward the door. Seated on red mats at right, several women in white and teal saris and an orange-clad person sit with hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and offering trays lie in front, with a laptop visible at lower right.

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July 07 20132013-07-07Interior of a temple shrine with painted dvarapala guardian figures flanking a large golden-brown wooden door. A standing priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, seen from behind with a rudraksha mala at his neck, raises a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with burning flames toward the door. Two devotees in orange robes kneel on a patterned rug to the right, hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small offering tray with flowers sits on the floor before the door.2013-06-28June 11 20142014-06-11April 25 20142014-04-25A photograph inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and two large painted dvarapala-like guardian figures flanking a central doorway. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, raises a large lit aarti lamp with a tall flame arrangement toward a gilded throne-like seat visible through the doorway. Two women in red-orange saris sit at the left holding small brass items, and a figure in white sits near the central gilded seat with other saffron-robed people behind. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides. The scene suggests an aarti or puja.2014-06-01Photograph of a temple arati ceremony inside a painted shrine hall with polished white floor. In the foreground a priest with a bare upper body and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, lifts a silver multi-wick lamp toward a pair of large gold-toned doors. Behind the doors is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, set over a tiger-striped backdrop, and a gilded deity figure with multi-armed guardian statues flank the doorway. Two seated women in orange saris kneel on red carpets with hands folded in prayer, and brass oil lamps stand along the walls.2013-06-28Photograph of a seated sannyasi viewed from behind, shaved head with a small topknot, wearing an orange cloth with pink border and rudraksha bracelets and mala, kneeling on a red mat before a deity shrine. Two gilded dvarapala-style guardian murtis with four arms stand on either side of a yellow wooden door, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. To the left, a seated priest in white with a shaved head and a seated woman in orange-red sari sit with hands folded, and on the right several women in orange-red saris sit in prayer. Puja offerings and a small brass lamp are placed on the floor. The scene suggests puja or satsang in a temple hall.2014-04-25A temple shrine interior with a priest seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha bead necklace, raising a lit multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) toward a framed portrait on a golden throne-like altar. Two tall painted deity murti flank the shrine, with a small gold oil lamp on either side and red carpet below. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, some with hands folded in prayer, sit along the carpet, and a string of small lights frames the doorway.2014-06-19A photograph of a temple-style hall during a puja. In the foreground, a standing priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, raising a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the shrine. Seated on the red carpeted platform at left, two priests in orange robes with white forehead markings sit before a small ritual setup with brass items. At right, several women in orange and maroon saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them stand two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-green dhotis flanking a wooden door, with brass lamp stands and painted pillars in pink, green and blue. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-04-25A temple hall with a golden throne (peetha) at centre, flanked by two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures holding staffs. On the throne stands a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes, with a golden canopy above. In the foreground, a priest in orange cloth and white sacred ash marks on his arm, seen from behind, holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. To the right, four people in orange and saffron clothes sit cross-legged on carpets, a bare-chested or lightly clad figure among them, with brass oil lamps (lamps) placed along the sides. Scene suggests a puja or sarva darshan in a temple setting.2013-05-30A temple interior with blue walls and painted pillars. In the centre, a priest with a shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, faces away from the camera and holds a silver multi-tiered lamp (arati) with flames toward a framed portrait. Behind him, a framed photograph of a smiling man in an orange turban sits on a gilded ornate throne-like seat in a dark shrine doorway. Two large painted deity murti figures with four arms, gold jewellery and green sashes flank the entrance. On the left, a seated attendant in white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala reads from a small book. Brass oil lamps (deepa) line both sides, and a red-patterned rug lies on the glossy floor.2013-11-16 +1 copiesApril 08 20122012-04-08