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A woman seen from behind performs aarti before a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and red flowers. She wears a white flower garland over an orange-gold bordered sari and has her dark hair in a bun with a red hair tie. A flame from a lamp or camphor is held toward the deity murti, which has a red face and is adorned with garlands. A red trident stands to the left, and brass oil lamps burn on the marble platform, with fresh flower petals scattered at the base. Ornate gold and red embroidered fabric hangs above the shrine.

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A woman in an orange and gold sari with a white flower garland stands with her back to the camera, lighting an oil lamp before a red-faced deity murti decorated with white and orange marigold garlands inside a small shrine. A red trident stands beside the shrine, with lit oil lamps, marigold petals and a silver plate of offerings at the lower left. The scene suggests puja and aarti. No a person candidate is visible.2014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14A priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with white flower garlands and a long dark braid stands at a shrine, reaching to touch a deity murti with an orange face and red-and-gold headdress. The murti is draped in white and pink flower garlands and marigolds. Two small oil lamps burn on the shrine ledge, and a brass aarti plate with a flame sits at lower left. An orange-painted trident stands to the left against white marble walls.2014-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee performing puja at a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands. A person with hair tied back, wearing a maroon-red garment with gold border and a white flower garland, bends forward and touches a red-and-orange deity murti with flowers. An oil lamp and a lit flame stand on a silver tray at left, with a red-orange trident (trishul) behind the shrine. Small diyas glow at the base. The person is seen from behind and partly in profile, so no candidate for a person is clearly identifiable.2014-03-14A photograph inside a shrine room with dark wood paneling. A woman seen from behind, with long dark hair and a red-brown garment with an orange border, holds a lit oil lamp aloft with her raised arm, wearing gold bangles and a red-and-white flower garland. Shrine altars behind her are decorated with white and red flower garlands and hold framed deity images, a golden deity murti and small brass oil lamps. On the right a man in a white shirt and gold watch stands with hands folded, and at lower right a girl in white with flowers in her hair is seated. Another man, partly visible at the far left, is bald. Reading as a puja with aarti.2014-06-21A photograph inside a small shrine decorated with a sequined and embroidered canopy above. At the centre, a deity murti in orange and red garlands sits within a white marble niche, surrounded by white and orange flower garlands and rose petals, with two oil lamps lit at its base. On the left, a man in a grey vest and pink shirt with a white shawl reaches toward the shrine. In the centre-right, a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a gold necklace holds a silver vessel beside the shrine. On the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala watches, and a partly visible person's head appears at the bottom right. This is a temple puja scene with lamps and offerings.2014-03-14March 14 20142014-03-14January 13 20142014-01-13March 14 20142014-03-14June 05 20122012-06-05March 14 20142014-03-14