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A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man in a maroon-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in front of a deity murti draped with yellow, red and green flower garlands. The murti wears gold ornaments and a crown-like headdress. A second, bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a brass vessel and carved stone pillar frame the scene. Sunlight enters through a window at left.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bearded man in a maroon turban, maroon dhoti and a multicoloured flower garland holds a lit camphor flame toward a large golden deity murti. The murti is draped in layered marigold and rose garlands, with a gold crown-like headpiece. Brass oil lamps and a flower-filled brass vessel stand in the foreground, and smoke rises near the upper left. Gilded shrine decorations and a figure in a red and gold costume appear at right.2016-12-14A priest in a maroon turban and brown robe with long swept-back hair and a garland of white and pink flowers holds a lit oil lamp in a golden aarti dish before a decorated deity murti. The deity is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and green flowers, gold ornaments and a dark red cloth. Two attendants stand to the left: one in a white dhoti, one in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, and a small bell is held nearby. The setting is a temple interior with carved stone pillars and a brass lamp stand, with smoke rising from the flame. This appears to be an aarti ritual.2016-12-14A man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, a silver crown and a gold cloth backdrop. The man wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, gold bangles and spectacles, with white sacred ash marks on his arm. Flickering lamp light and a gold-embossed pillar fill the background.2015-11-18December 14 20162016-12-14December 02 20172017-12-02December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14A man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown clothing, bare-chested with gold armlets and a long swept-back braid, drapes a thick garland of yellow, orange and red flowers over a golden deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, gold ornaments and a deep red sari. A lit oil lamp stands in the right foreground beside brass vessels, and marigold and rose decorations fill the background of a temple sanctum.2016-12-14A temple ritual scene in a stone-walled sanctum. A man with long dark hair and a maroon turban, wearing a rudraksha-style neck garland and bare-chested with a maroon cloth wrapped at the waist, drapes a thick multicoloured flower garland over a golden deity murti. The golden murti wears a crown, a red-and-gold silk dhoti and gold armlets. Behind it hang large garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground, and a second person in orange-brown cloth is partly visible at the left edge. Possible abhishekam or alankaram puja. The man's appearance is uncertain and no caption names him.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14