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Night-time temple ritual photograph. A man stands on the left in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a silver-and-gold crown and white markings on his arm and forehead, holding a brass lamp aloft in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other. Beneath an orange and blue fringed canopy, a deity murti sits within a dense garland of red, white, green and yellow flowers and a purple garland, with a gold arch behind it and a blue cloth below. A pink box sits at the base. A pink cloth hangs at right. The flame and ritual arati suggest an aarti offering.

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November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21Night ritual outdoors at a deity murti draped in a garland of red, white, yellow, green and purple flowers, set beneath a blue and orange canopy. A man in an orange dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a tall decorated white-and-silver crown and a beaded necklace, stands at the altar waving a lit oil lamp in one hand and holding a small handbell in the other. Fruit, bananas and a brass plate sit on the table in front, with books and a tray nearby. Several people in red and white clothes, one with a white headband, watch with hands folded in prayer. Lighting comes from a torch flame and a street lamp.2013-11-21A photograph of a ritual scene at night under a large orange and blue canopy. A standing priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate silver-and-red decorated headpiece and a rudraksha mala, raises a brass lamp toward the top of the canopy while holding a small vessel in the other hand. Below, a decorated deity murti is adorned with a tall garland of green, white, red, yellow and purple flowers, and stands on a blue draped platform before a gold-framed backdrop. A tiger-striped cloth covers the foreground. The priest is performing aarti with an oil lamp.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21A photograph of a temple-style puja at night under an orange and navy canopy. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing an ornate silver-and-gold embroidered cylindrical headdress and sacred ash marks on his arm, stands on a raised platform adorning a metal deity murti of Ganesha with a dense garland of red, white, green and yellow flowers and a purple satin cloth. A banana plate, a small oil lamp, a cash box and books sit in front of the deity. One person is visible.2013-11-21A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and a tall ornate silver-embroidered cap stands at night beside a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of green leaves, white and red flowers, and purple and yellow blossoms. He holds a polished metal plate toward the murti, performing an offering. A large orange and teal canopy with tassels overhangs the scene, and gold ornamentation frames the image. Sandalwood or ash markings appear on his arms and forehead, and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his chest.2013-11-21November 21 20132013-11-21November 23 20102010-11-23