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A photograph inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A large silver-framed deity murti with a face is covered in dense garlands of orange marigolds and white flowers. In the foreground, a woman in a red-brown sari and leopard-print skirt wears a black rudraksha mala with gold beads and bangles, touching her forehead with her hand while a devotee in white and a man in a light shirt stand nearby holding an orange-yellow garland. Vibhuti marks are visible on her forehead. Several other devotees are visible in the background, and a silver-trimmed railing lies in the lower left.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a deity murti with a white face is heavily garlanded with yellow and white marigold flowers and green leaves, set against a purple cloth with gold trim. In the centre, a man in a pale blue shirt stands behind a silver railing. On the right, a figure in a red-orange garment with a leopard-print lower cloth, a black rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing gold bangles, touches the forehead near a streak of tilak. A silver trishul-topped ritual implement stands at the right edge. The setting is a white marble shrine with carved arches.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple sanctum. On the left, a deity murti with a silver face is decorated with a large garland of yellow and white marigolds and flower petals, set against a purple cloth. In the centre, a brass lamp with a tall flame is held up. On the right, a man with swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-maroon shawl, a black and gold rudraksha mala and gold ornaments holds the lamp and performs aarti. Behind him, a man in white with his hands in namaskar and a woman in a sari stand near the railing, and a man in white with an orange cloth is partly visible. Steel railings and a carved stone arch frame the scene.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti is dressed with thick garlands of yellow and white marigolds and green leaves, with a purple cloth draped behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with a rudraksha mala of dark beads and ornate gold necklaces, a red bindi, white tripundra on his forehead and gold bangles, stands at the right, smiling and holding a brass oil lamp toward the murti in an aarti gesture. Behind him, a white-clad man and other devotees stand with folded hands. a person: the saffron-robed man wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces is performing aarti as a sannyasi devotee.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside an ornate silver-decorated temple shrine where a deity murti is covered in a large circular garland of marigolds and white flowers on a purple cloth backdrop. An oil lamp with a flame sits at the left edge, and a metal railing with flower garlands runs in front. A man in a white kurta and a second man in a light shirt stand near the shrine. On the right, a person with long hair, a red-orange shawl, a black and gold beaded necklace, a gold bangle and a tilak on the forehead, wearing leopard-print lower cloth, raises a hand toward the head, while another man in a white shirt and orange dhoti holds a green leaf.2014-05-19A photograph inside a shrine with a silver-framed niche holding a deity murti covered in a dense garland of orange marigolds and white flowers, set above a purple cloth. In the foreground a man in saffron-red robe with a black beaded necklace, ceremonial gold chains, gold earrings and a white tilak across his forehead holds his hands together in front of the shrine. Behind him a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside another man in a light blue shirt who is reaching toward the railing. A lit oil lamp burns at the left edge, and a metal donation box sits before the marigold-decorated railing with rose petals scattered on it.2014-05-19