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Photograph of a temple shrine at night during a ritual. A man in orange robes stands at left, raising a white feathered fan or chamara over a decorated deity murti with a blue and red garment. In the centre, a barefoot person in orange robes with long dark hair and a red shawl walks across a floor with a small colourful rangoli. Blue velvet curtains hang from a white pillared shrine, with brass lamps and vessels on a stone platform. At right, several women in white and yellow saris sit on the floor beside brass lamps, and a man in orange stands at the edge. Strings of small lights decorate the roof.

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October 07 20082008-10-07Evening aarti at a temple shrine under a corrugated roof, with strings of coloured fairy lights along the arch. A gold-framed niche holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, lit by oil lamps. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with lamps and bells: one at left with a raised lamp, one in an orange robe in the centre swinging a lamp, and one at right holding a flame. A woman in a red top sits at left and devotees in orange shawls are seated in the foreground. Blue curtains hang at the sides and a red-and-white striped mat covers the platform.2008-09-30February 16 20072007-02-16December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesOutdoor temple shrine at dusk with a granite pavilion and maroon curtain. Two large deity murti figures stand on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In front, a barefoot person in a long saffron-orange robe walks past the shrine, long dark hair falling loose. To the right, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls, and one holds a tall ceremonial staff. Small oil lamps and flower offerings line the front edge, with brass plates and vessels on the platform.2006-12-31February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of an evening aarti at an outdoor shrine beneath a corrugated roof. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at left: the nearer one holds a lit aarti lamp in his right hand while palms are pressed together, and the other has his hands folded in namaskar. A man at far left in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass vessel. A gilded deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands in a shrine alcove, with a brass lamp stand, bells and a red-and-gold cloth draped on a low altar in front. Yellow marigold strings line the platform and rangoli and flower petals cover the floor. Oil lamps stand at lower left.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA night-time temple darshan scene in an open-sided hall beside a carved grey stone shrine. On the left, a colourful deity murti in red, yellow and blue robes sits beside brass lamp stands and a gold-coloured vessel. Orange curtains hang at the shrine entrance. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit aarti lamp, and a second white-clad figure stands nearby. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on mats near a row of lit oil lamps, and a few others sit further back. A black metal stepped stand and a brass pot sit in the foreground.2010-07-09Night-time photograph of a temple shrine with a pillared stone canopy and red velvet drapes. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl raises a multi-branched silver aarti lamp toward the deities. Two gilded deity murtis sit on the shrine, one adorned with a crown, garlands and yellow marigold strands. A seated woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits to the side, and several people in white stand in the background. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar, and a row of lights glows beyond the courtyard.2007-02-16October 08 20082008-10-08