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Photograph of a temple shrine interior with a richly decorated golden arch behind a deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flower strings, seated on a golden mount with a silver multi-tiered lamp stand (aarti) in front. A bald, sandal-marked priest in an orange robe stands at left holding the silver lamp tray. Two seated figures on mats below: one in an orange robe and one in a white dhoti, with a book open before them. At right, a four-armed deity statue in orange and green holds objects, beside brass lamp stands. Through a doorway at right, a framed portrait labelled with a smiling figure in orange head wrap sits on an ornate throne with a tiger-skin cover, with several devotees in maroon robes seated before it. Approximately six people are visible.

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A temple shrine interior where a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes with white sacred markings on his arms performs aarti with a multi-tiered lamp before a deity murti draped in red-and-yellow garlands. Two seated assistants in saffron and white dhoti sit on mats with brass lamps and items nearby. A standing four-armed deity statue holding a trident and drum-like object stands beside a large golden throne with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange turban and saffron clothing; a seated figure in orange attends the throne area. Brass lamps and pillars with lotus motifs complete the setting.2013-11-06November 07 20132013-11-07November 06 20132013-11-06A temple interior during an aarti. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a tiered silver aarti lamp toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of white and red flowers at left. A woman in a white sari sits on the floor reading from a green book beside a brass lamp stand and metal puja tray. The wall behind is painted with a colourful Hindu mural, including a standing figure with four arms holding a trident and a lotus. At right, a framed portrait of a man with a saffron turban and a gold-trimmed throne with a tiger-skin cushion stands in a doorway where several people in dark red robes are seated. Gold lamps and a dim doorway complete the scene.2013-11-07April 27 20142014-04-27A photograph inside a temple-style hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms holds a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with lit flames, and wears rudraksha beads and bangles. Two seated men in white dhotis perform rites beside him. Behind them stand two painted deity murti figures with multiple arms holding ritual objects, flanking a gilded shrine. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Several brass oil lamps stand along the floor, and another orange-robed figure sits in the background.2014-04-27July 11 20142014-07-11November 13 20132013-11-13November 01 20132013-11-01July 10 20142014-07-10April 27 20142014-04-27November 06 20132013-11-06