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A dark stone deity murti. A brass oil lamp with multiple flames is being offered in front of the murti, and a person's hand reaches in from the left to hold the lamp or a garland. The setting is dim. No a person candidate is visible in the frame; only a partial hand is shown.

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A dark stone deity murti of a goddess stands in a shrine niche, draped in a red sari with a green and gold border and wrapped in a green shawl. White and pink flower garlands hang across her shoulders and chest, and a small red bindi marks her forehead. In the foreground a person's hand, partly blurred, holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with three flames before the murti. Ornate gold-toned carved frames surround the niche, and a tall brass lamp stand with a lit flame stands at the right edge. No physical people are clearly identifiable apart from the blurred hand and a partial head at the left.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine showing a carved bronze-and-gold deity murti draped in red and cream cloth, framed by a ring of lit oil lamps behind its head. In the foreground a hand holds a brass tray with a flaming camphor or aarti lamp before the deity, with a partly visible figure in gold fabric at the left edge. The stone niche and ornate metal pedestal carry more small lamps. No clearly identifiable person is shown in front of the camera apart from the hand and edge figures.2012-05-16 +1 copiesClose view of a temple worship scene in which a bare-shouldered priest holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several tall flames over a black Shiva lingam draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange-pink flowers. A smaller brass oil lamp burns to the right, and a golden ornate arch frames the shrine behind. A circular red-and-gold light fixture hangs above. The priest's clothing is an orange-red cloth wrap and the lamp is being offered in aarti. The image is a photograph of an abhishekam-style lamp offering.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA dark stone deity murti with a red bindi-like mark on its forehead is dressed in a magenta sari, a white and green-bordered shawl, and layered garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and pink flowers. Shallow oil lamps burn in brass stands on the right, and a shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at left, his hand touching the garland while holding a small folded paper or offering in his other hand. The setting is a temple with an ornate golden arched frame behind the murti.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of an aarti at a deity murti draped in red and orange silks and garlanded with white jasmine strands and pink and yellow flowers. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread stands at left, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several bright flames toward the figure. At right, a devotee's folded hands are visible. A small brass oil lamp burns beside the lamp, and a glowing red-and-gold ornamental lamp hangs above the shrine.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a black stone deity murti with a trident and a red and gold draped garment, wearing flower garlands in green and white. In the lower left, a man in an orange shawl with his back to the camera holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp before the murti. On the right edge, a person in white clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene is a temple shrine with a small brass vessel on the floor.2005-07-24A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and a braided headband, holds a lit multi-wick lamp toward a dark stone deity murti decorated with a silver necklace and garlands of white and pink flowers. The arch behind is framed with orange, white and dark green flower garlands and gold-leaf carving, and a brass oil lamp burns on a stand beside it. A person in a red silk garment with gold motifs stands at the lower right, and an elderly man with white hair is partly visible at the right edge. Tube lighting and haze fill the room.2012-06-05May 30 20122012-05-30 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copies