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A priest with a bare torso, orange-red head turban and white dhoti holds a tall golden multi-tiered aarti lamp with lit flames high above his head, facing a ceremonial scene in a decorated hall. Behind him, several gold-trimmed thrones and seats are arranged with marigold garlands; a richly decorated seated figure in orange-red robes sits on the left throne, and on the right a deity murti is adorned with garlands and gold crowns. Two seated men in white dhotis sit near the right side, and a colourful striped mat covers the floor beside a brick-laid fire pit with a burning flame, brass vessels, and floral offerings. Trishula staffs and gold umbrellas frame the scene.

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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with maroon walls and a warm-lit ceiling. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-and-red head cloth raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames, while a second priest in white stands beside him. To the right stand deity murti and figures decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, on an ornate silver-framed altar; a small fire pit with offerings and brass vessels sits on the floor at right. On the left, a seated figure in orange-and-red robes and an orange head cloth sits on a gold-framed throne draped with garlands, with a golden parasol above. Several empty decorated thrones with umbrellas stand across the hall. The scene shows a puja with aarti being offered.2015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border stands at left holding a silver tray of burning camphor flames for aarti. Behind him, several elaborately decorated deity murtis sit on golden thrones framed by pink and gold backdrops, adorned with thick garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers. Two seated devotees in white dhotis kneel in the foreground near a red rug, and a figure in a saffron-orange dhoti stands at right beside a tall silver lamp stand hung with flower garlands. Smoke rises from the flames in a ceremonial puja setting.2013-07-18July 13 20152015-07-13July 13 20152015-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13A photograph of a temple puja in progress. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow dhoti and a red-and-orange headcloth raises a tall multi-tiered brass lamp (aarti) toward the deities. Seated in the centre-right is a man in a green-and-gold garment with a green turban, hands folded, beside a large decorated shrine. Two deity murtis sit on a red throne draped in red cloth, heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers. At the far right, a man in a white dhoti and mustard shawl holds a brass oil lamp, and brass vessels with fruit and offerings sit on the floor. Colourful painted pillars and a red-and-gold canopy frame the shrine.2016-02-02July 13 20152015-07-13April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 18 20132013-07-18July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copiesOctober 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copies