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A priest in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered dhoti and a shawl stands at dusk before a large silver-toned deity murti, holding a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp with a bell-shaped handle. He wears glasses, a red tilak, and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a silver-coloured statue with a crown, multiple arms holding weapons, and layered garlands, framed by a dark circular backdrop. Smoke drifts from the flame.

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February 19 20152015-02-19A photograph at dusk of a man in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a flaming lamp held in his right hand. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with a yellow edge, a long rudraksha mala, a rudraksha bracelet, and a red tilak on his forehead. Flames rise from a brass lamp beside a large gilded deity murti with a crown, many-armed form and trident, draped with beaded garlands. Incense smoke drifts at upper left.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges stands outside a red building, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand. He wears a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet, and has long dark hair and tinted glasses. Beside him stands a large silver-plated deity murti with multiple arms and an elaborate crown, its face painted dark, draped in gold-toned garlands, set against a black circular backdrop. A small Indian flag is visible in a window behind them, along with a dark wall and a green panel on the right.2015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA night-time puja before a silver deity murti of a goddess, framed by a large gold-and-silver arch and tropical palm fronds. A figure with long dreadlocks, wearing an orange cloth and white body markings, holds a lit lamp and a yellow-and-white flower garland toward a small gold kalasha with a flame. The murti is adorned with red flowers and layered garlands. A corner lamp glows and a window is visible at left.2017-09-30Night photograph of a silver deity murti of a goddess with a gold prabhavali halo behind it, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, a gold-and-silver necklace and red flowers. A devotee with long dreadlocked hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti and white tripundra markings, holds a lit oil lamp or flame toward the murti. Green palm fronds and potted plants frame the scene, with a window in the background. Nearby sits a gold ritual stand and additional flower garlands.2017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30