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A photograph of a shrine room with a person in a white kurta and long dark hair lighting a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with a flame at the left edge of the frame. The lamp stands on a tall brass stand with a lotus-shaped base. To the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a throne is dressed in a red and gold sari, adorned with white necklaces, a silver crown and garlands of red and white flowers. Below the deity sits a small white statue wearing an orange cloth and a garland. A silver arch frames the shrine behind them, and a striped painted pillar stands in the background. The person's appearance is not distinctive enough to establish identity, so the role is described as a devotee performing aarti. The person is visible in the photo, so the a person flag is unsure.

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January 01 20102010-01-01Photograph of a shaved-headless priest with long dark hair, wearing a white ritual garment, standing at left and waving a brass lamp (aarti) toward a seated black deity murti. The murti wears a red and gold sari-style garment, a white crown, layered gold and white necklaces and a red and white floral garland arch. A small orange-clad figurine with a white head covering sits on the platform in front. A tall brass multi-tier oil lamp stands beside the priest, and a silver arched frame surrounds the shrine.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair and a white kurta and dhoti stands at left, holding a small object toward the lamps, next to tall brass oil lamps. In the shrine niche, a black deity murti with a white crown, a red and white garland and layered silver and white ornaments sits above a smaller white and red figure. A silver arched frame surrounds the niche, and a small brass stand with a kalasha-like object sits at its base. The man appears to be performing puja or aarti at the shrine. The a person candidate has long hair and white ritual clothing, but the figure's face is not visible, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA seated person in plain white ritual clothing, with long dark hair, performs puja at a shrine before a black stone deity murti wearing a white crown, garlands of red and white flowers, a gold necklace and a maroon and gold silk garment. A small white marble figure in orange clothing with a flower garland sits below the deity. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops flank the shrine, and the offering tray holds bananas, apples, a coconut and a kalasha-style brass vessel. Colourful striped fabric hangs on the sides.2010-01-01A person in white clothes sits on the floor at lower left, facing a deity murti in a shrine. The murti wears a red and green sari-like garment, a large silver crown, layered silver necklaces and a red and white garland arch. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine, and a brass kalasha-style vessel and fruit offerings with bananas sit on a low table in the foreground. Colourful woven cloth hangings line the shrine sides and a silver arched frame surrounds the image. The white-clad person is seen from behind, with shoulder-length dark hair; the image is a photograph of an interior shrine.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA person with long, swept-back hair in a white garment lights a brass oil lamp, a tall gold standing lamp, in front of a deity murti. The deity is dark-skinned, dressed in a red and gold sari-like cloth, adorned with white jewelled necklaces, a silver crown and earrings, and framed by a red and white flower garland. The murti sits within an ornate silver arched niche on a black backdrop, with a painted decorated pillar behind the lamp. Scene suggests puja or aarti in a temple shrine.2010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA seated man in white clothes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine. Behind him stands a dark-faced deity murti with a tall white crown, layered gold and red necklaces, and a red-and-gold garment, framed by a red and white flower garland and a gilt arch. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, a small red-clad figure sits at the base, and a tray holds fruit, bananas, flowers and a brass vessel. The man has long dark hair and no visible saffron or crown cues, so his identity is uncertain.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair, wearing white dhoti-style clothing with a maroon-bordered cloth, stands at left holding a round silver bowl on a metal tray. In front of them a black-stone deity murti with silver crown and ornaments, draped in a red-and-gold sari and garlanded with white and red flower chains, sits within a silver arch. Below the deity, a white marble figure in an orange robe and garland sits on a pedestal. Brass lamps stand at the right and side, and brass plates with coconut halves, flowers, oil lamp and clothes lie on the floor in front.January 01 20102010-01-01