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A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti or puja. A standing figure with hair pulled back and a rust-orange draped garment with gold borders holds a lit oil lamp toward a small golden shrine adorned with pink and white flower garlands. Silver vessels and oil lamps sit on the stone altar, and flower petals lie on the floor. Another person in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge, holding a bangle-clad arm near the shrine. A glowing light strip frames the carved arch above.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border and a gold-beaded headband performs a puja at a decorated shrine niche with pink and white flower garlands, a lit oil lamp flame, and silver kalasha pots. A second person in white dhoti with gold border, visible at right, holds a lit lamp or ritual vessel toward the flame. Marigold-pink petals scattered on the floor, and an arched niche outlined with string lights frames the shrine. a person: the standing man wears a saffron garment and gold-beaded headband with a gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's attribution.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph inside a shrine niche decorated with flower garlands in pink and white, lit by a row of small oil lamps along the arch. In the foreground, a woman with hair pinned up and a band in it, wearing an orange-red sari with gold border and a gold necklace, faces the shrine with her back to the camera and holds a lit lamp. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border reaches in to adjust a white flower garland. Silver and brass pots and lamps sit on the platform before a small gold-framed deity image. Two people are visible.2012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04A person in an orange-red draped garment with gold border stripes, wearing a gold headband and gold necklace, stands with back to the camera holding a lit oil lamp before a shrine. The shrine is decorated with pink and white flower garlands around a small gold canopied deity murti, with silver vessels on a stone ledge in front and additional lamps and a flame at right. Another hand appears at the right edge. Strings of lights frame the arched niche above.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04