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A temple ritual scene centred on a pair of golden deity murtis, a male and a female form, decorated with layered jewelled necklaces, crowns and multicolour garlands of marigold and flowers arching overhead. In front of them stands a person with a long black braid and bare shoulders, wearing a rust-orange cloth, with a red-and-white turban-style headwrap and a white flower garland, facing the deities. Brass oil lamps with pink flower garlands and a tray of offerings sit at the left edge, and a second person in saffron-orange robes is partly visible on the left. Gold ceremonial items and a decorated golden platform fill the foreground.

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July 09 20172017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02July 09 20172017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02November 11 20172017-11-11December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in a rust-brown dress and brown turban performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before a large golden deity murti of a seated god and goddess, dressed in gold ornaments and jewelled necklaces, framed by an arch of colourful flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A second priest with long dreadlocked hair and a blue turban stands at left beside a brass lamp stand, and a third attendant with dark hair and a garland is partly visible at far left. A marigold-strewn altar and offerings sit in the foreground. The scene suggests an aarti puja during a festival in a temple setting.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02