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Night temple puja at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. A gold-coloured ornate shrine with carved lion-like pillars holds a silver-framed deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flowers. In front, a young sannyasi in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp (aarti) toward the murti while ringing a brass bell. A second saffron-clad attendant stands beside him with bare, white-marked chest and arms. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes and a man with glasses and bare torso, marked with white ash lines, stand with hands folded. Smoke rises from the lamp. Decorative kolam chalk designs cover the floor. Two people appear in the scene plus a partially visible person in white at the right edge.

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Night ritual at a temple shrine under a corrugated roof with strings of coloured lights. A silver-and-gold-decorated deity murti stands on a wooden platform framed by golden lion-pillar sculptures, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with bare upper body and white markings on her arms holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small bell, performing aarti. Behind her, a man with bare chest, rudraksha-style beads and white horizontal tilaka stands with hands folded in namaskar, beside a white-clad man with grey hair also in prayer. A white-shirted arm is visible at the right edge. Four people are visible.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A night temple scene in a covered open hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights. In the foreground two young priests in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls, with white ash stripes on their bare shoulders and arms, hold a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a handbell, facing a golden shrine. Behind them a bald-headed man in white and a bearded man with glasses and a bare chest, both with white markings and beaded necklaces, stand with palms joined in prayer. The gold-plated shrine has ornate lion-like pillars and contains a deity murti draped in garlands of marigold and green leaves, with a silver throne base. Blue and gold serpent-like ornaments lie on the lower platform, and decorative floor kolam patterns are visible.2017-01-08Night photograph of a temple-style shrine with a gilded arched frame and gold-painted lion pillars. A deity murti, adorned with a garland of colourful flowers and a silver crown, sits on a silver peetha or palanquin base at the centre. In the foreground, a young man in an orange robe with white body markings holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame towards the shrine, while another orange-robed devotee with white markings stands beside him. Behind them, a man in glasses and a white shirt and an older man with white hair stand with hands folded in prayer. The scene is a puja or aarti at the shrine under a metal roof with string lights.2017-01-08Night aarti at a shrine under a corrugated roof. A young man in orange robes with a bare chest and white body markings raises a lit oil lamp toward a silver-and-gold deity murti decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands, seated on a silver throne between two golden guardian figures. A second orange-robed man beside him holds a brass bell, and a third man in glasses and a white dhoti stands behind with bare chest and sacred markings. Teal and blue painted peacock-like forms lie at the base of the shrine steps, and coloured string lights hang in the background.2017-01-08Night puja at an open-sided shrine with a corrugated metal roof and string lights. A golden throne with a silver seat and a decorated deity murti garlanded with colourful flower garlands stands between two gilded guardian pillars. Two young devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with white ash markings on their bodies, stand at right; one raises a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward the deity while the other holds a bell. A man in the background with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands bare-chested with white markings. Peacock-shaped decorations lie on the steps. Three people are visible.2017-01-08Night puja at an open-sided shrine with a golden gateway and golden lion-like guardian figures on either side. A deity murti stands on a silver pedestal decorated with flower garlands, and a bluish-green serpent-like form lies on the platform at its base. Two young priests in orange-red dhoti and wrap stand on the steps; the one in front holds a lit lamp aloft with one hand and a brass bell in the other. Both have white sacred markings on the forehead and body and beaded bracelets. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands behind them, holding a small bell, with strings of coloured lights overhead.2017-01-08Night-time puja under a corrugated roof at an ashram shrine. A gilded golden doorway and gilded lion-guardian pillars frame a silver peetha holding a deity murti decorated with multicoloured floral garlands. Four people stand in prayer: two in saffron-orange dhoti-style robes with white sacred ash markings on their bare bodies, one shaven-headed with a tonsured look, and two men in the background with folded hands, one bare-chested with rudraksha beads and white ash, the other in glasses and a white shirt. Blue and green painted serpent-like decorations lie at the base of the shrine, and a brass oil lamp burns on a stand. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead.2017-01-08A photograph of an open-sided temple hall at night, with a corrugated metal roof and strings of coloured lights. Ornate gold-painted pillars carved with lion figures frame the scene. At left, a silver palanquin-style platform holds a deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. A bearded man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded in namaskar. Beside him, a priest in orange robes holds a ritual tray, and a second orange-clad attendant in the foreground holds a bell and a lamp-tray. A few devotees in saris stand at the right edge. Blue cloth and a striped runner lie on the steps.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08