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A priest with a shaved head, white vibhuti and orange-and-gold ritual dhoti and shawl holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp aarti toward a decorated deity murti on a green-draped altar. The murti is garlanded with yellow and white flowers and a pink-red garment, and a brass oil lamp burns beside it. Behind, a dark stone shrine holds seated deity figures in red and purple garments, flanked by standing attendant figures and gold-framed arch. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a tray of flower petals rests on a wooden table in front. This is a puja with aarti at a temple shrine.

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August 08 20142014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08A photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine. A shaven-headed priest, bare-chested with a saffron-and-maroon cloth over the body and a gold-bordered dhoti, stands at left and holds a brass lamp with multiple flames toward a central deity murti. The murti is draped in a red garment, adorned with a gold crown, necklaces and garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps burn on stands on either side, and a small offering plate with red kumkum sits in front. Behind is an ornate gilded arch framing several figures and a blue curtain. This appears to be a lamp-waving puja (vilaku puja) before a deity.2014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08Photograph of a temple shrine at night. A shaven-headed priest in a reddish-brown dhoti with a saffron-gold shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Before him, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a silver necklace, flanked by two brass oil lamps with lit flames and brass offering vessels with flowers. Behind, a golden arched niche holds a central deity figure with raised arm and attendant figures in red and gold, against a teal curtain. The stone walls are carved.2014-08-08September 19 20152015-09-19A temple photograph in which a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at right, raising a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a decorated deity murti seated in a golden canopy. The murti wears a red and white flower garland and a gold-and-blue garment, and sits before an orange-yellow cloth on a stone platform. A tiered lamp stand with lit oil lamps glows at left, and a brass tray holds offerings. A devotee's head is partly visible in the lower foreground. Stone pillars and a painted wooden railing frame the shrine.2012-06-05A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders performs aarti before a decorated deity murti on a stone shrine. The priest holds a lit multi-flame lamp in his raised right hand. The deity figures are adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands, red cloth and gold ornaments, seated beneath a gilded arch. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone platform, and banana leaves frame the scene. Two or three devotees are partially visible at the bottom edge, one wearing a dark head covering.2011-11-06January 24 20162016-01-24A temple shrine with a raised stone platform holding a group of painted deity murtis. Central figure wears a red crown and a garland of white and yellow flowers, seated on a decorated throne draped with a beaded red-and-gold cloth. Two standing figures in orange clothing flank it, one holding a trident-like staff. Brass oil lamps stand in front of the platform. On the right, a person in a red-orange dress with gold headpiece and a red-and-white flower garland stands with folded hands facing the shrine. Gold-framed arch and teal backdrop behind the deities.2016-01-24