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A photograph of a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on an altar. The priest holds a silver bell in his left hand and waves the lamp with his right. The murti is adorned with red, yellow and orange flower garlands and gold ornaments, set in a gilded arch backed by red cloth. Colourful yellow, blue and green fabric panels with floral and geometric patterns frame the scene. Petals lie scattered on the platform. No other people are visible.

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Night photograph of a deity murti seated on a golden throne-like shrine beneath a gold arch, draped in red cloth and heavily garlanded with bright marigold and mixed flower strands in orange, yellow, green and red. A lit oil lamp flame glows beside the figure. In the foreground a shirtless man in white dhoti and white cloth sits and performs aarti, holding a brass bell in one hand while his other hand moves over the offering. Tall decorated pillars with blue, yellow, and green floral and bird patterns and gold-fringed valances frame the shrine. Several women in orange and red saris stand at the left edge. Ritual puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26A seated priest in plain white dhoti and bare upper body performs puja before a decorated deity murti at night. The murti is draped in red, orange and yellow garlands and sits under a golden arched canopy flanked by tall painted cloth pillars in yellow, blue and green with floral motifs. The priest holds a silver bowl and a lit oil lamp, its flame visible near the deity. A red cloth backdrop hangs behind and rose petals lie scattered on the floor in front. The scene is a temple-style ritual setting with abhishekam or aarti offerings.2012-04-26A photograph of a night-time puja before a decorated deity murti on a golden canopied shrine draped with a red cloth. The murti is adorned with garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers and green leaves. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border kneels at the lower right, pouring or offering from a small brass vessel and holding a brass bell at the base of the shrine. Two women in red and orange saris stand at the left edge near tall colourful pillars with orange valances and teal, red and blue patterned panels.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26Night photo of a temple-style ritual at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a white shoulder cloth and a beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while holding a small brass bell in his left. Behind him an ornate golden deity murti or image is decorated with garlands of marigolds and green foliage, set in a canopy hung with tall embroidered orange, red and teal fabric panels. Oil lamps and a table covered in orange cloth sit in front. A man in white with a red scarf stands at left, partly visible, with a red cloth held up behind him.2012-04-26January 04 20162016-01-04April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 06 20162016-11-06A festival procession scene at dusk: a man in a white silk dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, shirtless, reaches toward a decorated palanquin. The palanquin is draped in red and gold fabric and heavy garlands of red roses, white flowers and marigolds, and holds a gold-crowned deity murti in gold and red ornamental dress, flanked by smaller figures. The palanquin's pillars are painted with colourful floral patterns in green, blue, red and yellow, with orange and yellow fringed hangings. The man appears to be attending the deity. Only one physical person is visible.2013-02-24A temple priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, holding a small bell in his right hand and a silver kalasha-like vessel in his left, performing a ritual before a golden palanquin-style shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower strings. Inside the golden canopy sit two deity murtis draped in white and garlanded with flowers; one is a seated figure in white cloth and gold ornaments, and the other is a figure in a green garment. Orange saffron flags on bamboo poles frame the scene, and petals lie on the red-cloth dais in the foreground. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine with flowers and fragrant smoke.2008-11-11 +1 copiesA richly decorated palanquin or ratha shrine at night, lit warmly from within. A deity murti in a white conical crown and ornate gold attire stands at centre, draped in thick garlands of white, yellow, green and magenta flowers. The canopy above is red and orange with painted white bulls and a black trident-like emblem, and the side panels are painted with floral and geometric designs in red, blue and yellow. In the lower right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits near the shrine. A round green fruit sits on the ground at lower left, and a small oil lamp glows at the bottom right.2011-10-06