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A photograph of a temple-style ritual setting with a red carpet strewn with flower petals. On the left, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp, with a cloth-wrapped figure beside him. Behind him stands an ornate golden throne-like altar (peetha) draped with orange and yellow silk and heavily decorated with marigold and rose garlands, and dark stone deity murti with flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and a silver-decorated stool sit in front. A banana plant and draped grey fabric frame the hall.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A temple-style hall decorated with marigold and rose garlands and banana leaves. On the left, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-brown robe and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in front of a decorated murti. Behind him, a large seated deity murti in gold and orange cloth is heavily garlanded, with black stone standing figures in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth on the right. Flower petals cover the red carpet, and a silver lamp stand and brass pedestal are in the foreground.2016-12-19A photograph inside a decorated hall shows a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and a pink-and-white flower garland standing at left, bare-chested on his upper body, holding a lit lamp or flame toward an ornate altar. The altar is heavily adorned with yellow marigold and orange and white flower garlands, red roses and a golden arched backdrop. Before it stand black stone deity murtis dressed in white and red-bordered dhotis, and silver vessels and a silver tray with petals sit on the red floor. A banana plant and a ceiling fan are visible. The scene reads as a puja or aarti. The man's appearance is consistent with a person with saffron clothing and a garland, and his role is performing the lamp offering before the deity murtis. The image appears to be a photo of a ritual rather than an event poster.2016-12-19A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long black sash and a pink-and-white flower garland stands on a red carpet strewn with petals, holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne. The murti is heavily adorned with yellow, orange, white and red flower garlands and wears a golden crown, and a second dark stone figure with a garland stands to the right. Silver lamp stands, a silver-covered stool, a golden arched canopy and banana leaves surround the scene in an indoor pavilion with a grey ceiling. Visible text reads a copyright notice; the man performs an aarti ritual.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A temple-style ritual inside a tent-covered hall with a red carpet strewn with flower petals. A bare-chested bearded man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an ochre-orange cloth, reaches toward a large black stone deity murti dressed in white and red garments and white-and-red flower garlands. Two attendants in orange and saffron dhotis stand at left, one holding a lit flame on a tray and the other a tray of offerings. Marigold and rose garlands drape a golden palanquin-like altar and a decorated kalasha-style setting behind them, with a banana plant and yellow floral decor framing the scene.2016-12-19A man in an orange-brown ochre robe with a pink-and-white flower garland stands barefoot on a red carpet, holding a lit oil lamp in a silver dish toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti sits on an orange cushioned seat draped with yellow, orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands, with a gold crown and a red-and-green cloth. Nearby are a black stone deity figure, a silver lamp stand, a decorated silver tray and a banana leaf plant under a gold-trimmed canopy. Petals are scattered on the floor.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19