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A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with back to the camera, holding a flaming aarti lamp before a decorated shrine. The shrine is a stone structure hung with red and orange flower garlands and marigold strands, housing a deity murti adorned with flowers. In front, a small stone fire pit with burning embers, brass vessels, a kalasha, a flower-decorated arch and marigold petals sits on a paved outdoor floor. Night setting with dark background and yellow stone steps at the sides.

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December 10 20072007-12-10Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp in front of the shrine. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a flower-decorated niche with a red and green cloth backdrop. In the foreground are a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small lit fire, fruit offerings and a golden kirtimukha-framed image on a stand. This appears to be an aarti being performed.2007-12-10Night photograph of an outdoor shrine at a temple-like structure. A priest in orange-saffron robes stands at left with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward the shrine. Behind him, a decorated stone-and-brick shrine holds a deity murti pair draped in red and orange garlands with a central floral arrangement. Strings of marigold and red flower garlands hang across the shrine front. In the foreground, a small brass vessel, a bell-shaped kalasha-style pot, bowls of fruit, flower-garlanded altar pieces and a small golden peetha-style seat or throne with a garland sit on a white ritual platform. Smoke or a small flame rises near the altar.2007-12-10December 10 20072007-12-10December 10 20072007-12-10October 29 20162016-10-29September 24 20172017-09-24A night outdoor ritual at a temple-style stage. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-bead necklace, holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a fire pit. Behind him, two deity murtis wearing red, yellow and green garlands and ornate crowns stand on a gold-trimmed platform. Devotees in saris and white clothing stand in the background among string lights and a purple backdrop.2012-09-29 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and orange waist cloth stands bare-chested at right, raising a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Smoke rises from the flame. Before him, on a red-fronted altar with a brass plate, stands a stone shrine with an arched golden frame and orange and red drapes holding deity murtis, including a seated figure and a standing consort. A small red-clad figure stands in an adjacent niche. A silver vessel sits on a carved wooden stand at left, and a stone Nandi bull is visible on the roof ledge.2011-10-04September 29 20122012-09-29Night-time homa at an outdoor temple shrine. A priest in an orange dhoti with a bare upper body bends over a fire pit, tending a flame and pouring an offering from a brass vessel. Behind him a shrine is decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, a kalasha-like pot and a lit oil lamp. A second assistant in white dhoti and beaded necklace stands at right beside a gold-trimmed throne draped in red cloth. A basket of flowers and fruit sits at left, with brass plates and bananas on the ground. Burning oil lamps and flames light the scene against a dark background.2016-02-16 +1 copiesA barefoot man in an orange sleeveless robe with orange-and-gold trim and a beaded necklace stands at a stone shrine at night, hands joined in devotion. Before him on the raised stone platform are a deity murti in red and gold garments with garlands of marigolds, a small figure, brass oil lamps and a small bowl, under a gilded arch. Red curtains hang from pillars beside the shrine, and a red-and-white striped wall runs behind.2010-11-12