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A photograph of a temple ritual in a small wooden-framed niche set into a white wall. A person seen from behind, with voluminous dark curly hair and bare shoulders, wears an orange-and-red cloth wrapped around the body and a gold bangle on the raised arm. The arm reaches toward a black stone deity murti standing inside the niche. At the lower right, a hand holds an oil lamp with a visible flame, and a green leaf plate beneath holds white flowers and orange marigold petals.

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September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body, draped in orange cloth, holding a silver oil lamp with lit flames toward a small black stone deity murti in a recessed wooden niche in a white temple wall. He wears a gold beaded necklace and a gold bracelet, and a small yellow light bulb hangs above the niche.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure with long, voluminous dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with a red-and-maroon edge and gold bangles on the wrist, holds a lit oil lamp or flame on a metal dish toward a black stone deity murti set in an ornate gold-framed arch niche. A second man in a white shirt with a green-striped shawl stands at left with folded arms, and a plate of offerings sits at the lower left edge. The shrine walls are dark tiled. The figure's face is not visible. a person appearance is not established from visible cues beyond clothing and hair, so the candidate is unsure.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine interior. A person with long, voluminous dark hair, wearing an orange cloth draped over one shoulder with a red border, holds a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti standing in a gilded arched niche. A second person in orange clothing is visible at the right edge, holding a small white offering and a metal vessel. The murti has multiple arms and a crown. The marble walls and gold-framed arch surround the scene.2006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 11 20122012-09-11A person in an orange-saffron garment with a gold necklace and gold earring stands at the right side of a shrine, one arm raised to touch the golden arched niche above a dark black stone Shiva lingam. The lingam is dressed in white and orange-striped cloth, draped with rudraksha beads and pink flower garlands, with a silver face-ornament. The shrine niche has an ornate gold frame and orange fabric backdrop, set against polished marble-patterned walls with brass fittings on a door at right. The visible person is shown from behind and partly in profile, with hair pulled back in a bun.2012-09-11A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, wearing a pink flower garland, kneeling and facing a black stone deity murti decorated with white and purple flower garlands and a white cloth. An oil lamp burns to the left, and an orange wall above the murti shows a painted brass oil lamp. Marigold garlands hang at the right edge.2009-01-12