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Temple interior photo of a ritual lamp offering. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a rust-red robe with a saffron shawl and rudraksha beads kneels before a tiered brass lamp with many lit wicks. Behind him stand two multi-armed deity murti figures painted in orange and green with gold crowns, flanking a doorway. Within the shrine stands a framed portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron clothing, placed on an ornate golden throne, with a few devotees in orange seated beside it. Brass oil lamps line the sides, and the floor is covered in red carpet.

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February 05 20142014-02-05Photo 11742592February 05 20142014-02-05A shaved-headed priest in orange robes and an orange shawl, with white ash lines on his arms and a rudraksha mala, lifts a tiered silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban sits on a golden throne flanked by brass oil lamps. Two more priests in orange robes sit near the shrine, one ringing a bell, beside a mural of a four-armed deity holding a trident and a kalasha. Brass lamp stands and a reading book stand on the polished floor. The scene is a puja with aarti at the shrine.2013-11-12November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesInterior temple aarti scene. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit flames; white sacred marks are on his arm. Behind him, a seated white-clad priest in a white dhoti and shawl performs a ritual. The shrine backdrop has two golden standing deity statues with crowns and raised hands, flanking a golden altar with a framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure on a throne, and rows of brass oil lamps line the floor. A few other robed figures are faintly visible near the shrine.2013-09-29December 06 20132013-12-06November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesNovember 12 20132013-11-12A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala holds up a lit multi-flame brass aarti lamp, its flames blazing. Behind the lamp, a person in white sits before a golden throne-like altar (peetha) at the center of the shrine. Above the altar hangs a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a golden frame and a crown-like top. Two large painted standing figures with crowns and multiple arms, in orange dhotis and green sashes, flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls. The shrine is decorated with pastel blue, orange and green painted columns and cloth. The man holding the aarti is a priest or devotee; the figure in the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.2013-12-02November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style stage with painted blue and gold walls, a central doorway framing a gilded throne and an oval portrait of a bearded man in a saffron turban hung above it. Two large painted deity murti flank the doorway, each with four arms and a crown, wearing orange and green garments. In the foreground a man in a brown robe faces the stage holding a tiered multi-wick oil lamp, which is lit. Two young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the left of the stage near a small brass tray. Rows of brass oil lamps stand along the stage edges, and a tablet sits at the right edge. A small figure in white sits near the throne area.2013-12-06