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Night photograph of a temple ritual before a large black deity murti with wide staring eyes, a dark circular halo behind it, and layered gold and beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style malas, and rosettes on a red-orange garment. Yellow marigold garlands drape both sides of the murti, and smoke drifts across the scene. In the left foreground a person with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange cloth with a pink border and holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity, performing aarti. The person's identity cannot be determined from this view.

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December 02 20142014-12-02A photograph at night of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth and orange rudraksha-style beaded necklace standing with his back to the camera, facing a large black stone deity murti with multiple arms, a white dhoti-like cloth draped on the figure, white and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. A small oil lamp flame glows near the bottom left as he performs a puja or aarti. Behind the murti is a dark metal gate and a lattice window with a light fixture.2013-05-27May 08 20172017-05-08A photograph in a dim temple shrine of a large dark stone deity murti adorned with heavy gold garlands, a gold necklace and a decorated face. A bald priest in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, reaching up with one arm to apply something to the murti's face. Two devotees at right in orange and saffron saris fold their hands in prayer beside a tall golden staff. A warm lamp glows above. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-02-03March 02 20132013-03-02May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20162016-02-21March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesMay 06 20172017-05-06A priest in an orange-saffron cloth with gold necklaces and a shaved head, his back to the camera, applies ash or paste to a large dark stone murti of Shiva. The deity has a horizontal white line with a red dot on the forehead, rudraksha-style black beads, a trident held by the priest's hand, and red and yellow marigold garlands draped over it. A circular dark halo-like backdrop frames the statue, and a small oil lamp burns at the base. The scene is an evening abhishekam or puja in a temple-like room.2013-03-02Night photo of a dark stone deity murti of Shiva-form in a circular black stone arch, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, a rudraksha mala, and a white dhoti-like cloth. A bald man with white tilak on his forehead and shoulder, bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl and beaded orange mala, holds an oil lamp (aarti/pada puja style) toward the murti. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame is in front of the statue. Several people in white and red-trimmed clothes stand in the background.2013-05-27