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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare shoulders wearing an orange saffron wrap, holding a lit flame or lamp toward a seated deity murti. The seated deity is adorned with a multicolour flower garland and gold-and-red attire. To the right stand two marble deity statues: a figure in a red-and-gold sari holding a sword and a gold-topped staff, and a figure in a pink gown with gold jewelry and a gold crown, hands joined in namaskar. Golden orange-red drapes and a gold arched backdrop frame the shrine.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A figure in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair and gold bangles stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a seated white deity murti with a gold crown, red and gold sari and jewelled necklaces. A second deity figure in a pink and green sari with gold ornaments stands at right holding a flute. Behind them are garlanded altar arrangements, a yellow and red garland, brown draped fabric and gold ritual vessels. A second person in orange robes and a red head cloth stands at far left with a tray. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and ornaments, consistent with a person presence performing aarti, so the appearance-based label is applied.2009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29 +1 copiesMarch 29 20092009-03-29A photograph inside a temple room of a ritual before a row of white deity murtis dressed in red, pink and green silk saris with gold borders, gold crowns and flower garlands. The leftmost murti holds a sword and rests beside a lion vahana. A standing man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, raised with a long-handled ritual implement toward the murtis, appears to be performing an arati or abhishekam-type offering. A seated person in orange robes in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp, and a brass vessel sits nearby. Plain white brick walls and a curtain form the backdrop.2009-03-29A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a brass ritual bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp or flame in the other, performing a puja before a seated deity murti. The seated murti wears an orange silk sari with gold border, a golden crown, and a red-and-white flower garland; its raised hand holds a ring-like object. Brass kalasha pots sit on the platform. A large garlanded deity figure in orange and gold dress stands at right, with a red flower garland draped over it. Beige curtains hang behind, and a white brick wall is at left. Watermarked archive photograph of a temple ritual.2009-03-29 +1 copiesMarch 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29A photograph of a temple ritual in a plain white-walled room. A row of painted deity murti stand in ornate gold crowns, red and pink silk garments, floral garlands and gold jewellery, holding weapons and ritual objects. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe stands facing the murtis holding a brass vessel. Below him, a seated figure in orange robes with a head covering is visible in the lower right corner, with a small oil lamp burning nearby. A carved lion figure appears at the far left edge.2009-03-29