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A photograph inside a richly painted temple hall during aarti. In the foreground, a person's hands hold up a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit oil lamp flames. Behind it, a seated figure in a deep red garment sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, framed by a doorway draped with hanging bells. To the right stands a large painted deity murti of a fierce multi-armed figure in gold ornaments holding a staff. Small oil lamps burn on brass stands, and devotees in saffron and red clothing sit at the lower edge. Pink, green and blue painted pillars surround the scene.

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April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pink, yellow and blue walls. A tiered silver lamp stand holding many lit oil lamps stands in the foreground, flames rising from each tier. Behind it a golden throne-like seat with carved gold ornamentation is partly visible, with a seated figure in orange-saffron cloth in the centre. Hanging brass lamps and strings of small lights frame the doorway. At right a painted deity guardian figure with a club and red-orange skin stands beside the entrance. At lower left, partially visible devotees in white and red clothing and a bald head are present; a woman in a maroon sari stands near the lamps and a child in a maroon top is visible at lower centre. A brass lamp with a bird finial sits on the right.2013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall with turquoise and pink painted walls and two large painted guardian figures with raised weapons flanking a doorway. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a long dark hair sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cloth before him, in a dimly lit inner shrine lit by hanging lamps. In the foreground a bald priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white markings on his chest holds up a tiered brass oil lamp with many lit flames. Below, a girl in a white and pink sari sits near the throne, and an older man in white and a man in a green shirt stand with folded hands in devotion. Brass lamps stand on the floor to the right.2013-03-21A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a decorated shrine room. In the foreground a bald priest in a white dhoti raises a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit flames toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears rust-red robes, an orange-brown shawl and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion. Behind the throne, pink, yellow and green painted pillars and gold-lit arches frame the room. Small brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and women in red saris sit at the lower right beside a kneeling devotee. No readable name appears on the scene itself.2013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual aarti in a temple hall with brightly painted blue and pink walls and two large painted dvarapala guardian figures holding clubs flanking a doorway. In the centre a tiered silver lamp with many lit flames is held up by a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a white tilak and rudraksha mala, at left. Beyond the lamp, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-bead mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped cloth, with a dark background of small lights. At right a man in white clothes sits with hands folded in anjali, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. The scene reads as an aarti or puja offered before a seated teacher.2013-03-13March 20 20132013-03-20March 30 20132013-03-30Photograph of an ornate temple sanctum with blue and pink painted walls. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sits on a gilded golden throne with red cushions, as a person in white dhoti and a saffron-clad figure attend nearby. A multi-tiered brass lamp with lit wicks is held in the foreground, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. Flanking the doorway is a tall painted deity murti with multiple arms holding a mace and a trident-like weapon, wearing a gold waist cloth and necklace. Red and patterned prayer mats cover the marble floor. a person is the seated figure in saffron robes on the throne, appearance-based and unconfirmed.2013-02-18A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a colourfully painted temple hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron robe raises a tiered silver aarti lamp with many burning flames toward the shrine. Behind him, a figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold-backed seat and a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by hanging lamps and brass oil lamps. Other people in saffron and white clothing sit nearby, and a woman in a pale green garment is at left. The walls are painted in pink, green and yellow patterns.2013-04-01 +2 copiesInside a richly painted shrine, a shaven-headed priest in an orange wrap stands at left holding a tiered multi-flame aarti lamp aloft toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat is a figure with long dark hair wearing a red robe and rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two attendants in red and gold sit at the base of the throne, and flanking guardian figures in pink and red stand on either side. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor and string lights glow in the background.2014-04-04