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A photograph inside a temple hall showing a seated deity murti on a wooden platform, draped in an orange silk cloth with green borders and adorned with red and white flower garlands, with a golden crown-shaped halo behind it. In the foreground at right, a bare-shouldered priest in a white cloth holds a metal plate with lit lamps and camphor flames, while a small oil lamp burns on the floor. A plate of offerings with bananas and round sweets sits on the ground in front, and a chain of flower garlands lies at lower right. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable; the priest's appearance lacks the cues needed for identification.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a temple hall showing a seated deity murti of a saint, dressed in a saffron-orange cloth draped over a green silk cover and decorated with red and white flower garlands, placed in front of a gilded arch. A bare-chested man with grey hair and a dhoti bends forward at right, facing the murti, beside a brass tray of red and white flower garlands. A brass vessel sits on the floor at lower right and a blurred figure in white occupies the foreground edge. The scene reads as a temple ritual honouring a murti.2012-06-05A temple photograph in which a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at right, raising a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward a decorated deity murti seated in a golden canopy. The murti wears a red and white flower garland and a gold-and-blue garment, and sits before an orange-yellow cloth on a stone platform. A tiered lamp stand with lit oil lamps glows at left, and a brass tray holds offerings. A devotee's head is partly visible in the lower foreground. Stone pillars and a painted wooden railing frame the shrine.2012-06-05Photograph inside a temple hall of a seated figure on a low stone bench, dressed in an orange silk cloth draped over a green and gold shawl, wearing a tall gold crown and adorned with a long red-and-white garland. A brass bowl sits on the floor to the right, a tray of flowers is placed beside the bench, and a tall brass oil lamp stand with several lit lamps stands in the foreground at right. In the foreground left, a bare-backed man with grey hair and a red thread across his shoulder sits facing the figure, and a second man in the lower right kneels near the lamps. A bronze-tone staff rests on the floor at left, and small offerings lie scattered on the stone. The figure appears to be a deity murti or ritual image rather than a living person, and no a person candidate is visible.2012-06-05A photograph inside a temple shows a small deity murti seated on a low wooden platform, draped in orange and green silk cloths and decorated with white and red flower garlands. Behind it is a golden arched prabhavali and a brass kalasha-style vessel rests nearby. In front, a brass plate holds bananas and coconuts as offerings, and a flower arrangement of white and red blooms sits at the lower right. A partially visible man with short dark hair, seen from the side at the right edge, bows toward the murti in worship.2012-06-05A man with short dark hair, seen from behind and slightly to the side, performs aarti with a tall brass multi-tiered lamp holding many lit flames. Before him is a gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne-like seat, adorned with red and white flower garlands and a dark-blue and gold cloth, with a golden crown-shaped halo above. Yellow-orange cloth drapes the base, offerings and fruit sit at the lower edge, and smoke rises in a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars. A small hand is blurred at the lower left. Only the man's back and arm are visible.2012-06-05A bare-chested priest in a green dhoti and white sacred thread stands at a palanquin, performing aarti with a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward a deity murti draped in orange and white cloth and garlanded with pink and white flowers. Coconuts sit on a tray in front. The palanquin has a red and blue canopy with gold trim and tassels and a gold-embellished frame. A young boy in a yellow shirt stands at the right edge. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and white tilak markings, but his face and appearance do not establish any identity, so this is a priest performing puja, not an identified person.2012-06-05A photo of a temple ritual at an ornate golden palanquin decorated with red, blue and gold canopy and tassels. A bare-chested older man with grey hair in a bun, white sacred marks and a white beaded necklace, wearing a green dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp with flame over a deity murti draped in white and orange cloth and garlanded with white and pink flowers. Coconuts and fruit sit on a brass tray at the foot of the palanquin. A younger man in a yellow shirt stands at the right with hands folded near the palanquin.2012-06-05November 23 20142014-11-23A man in an orange-red dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a gold necklace and rudraksha headband stands at left, holding a flaming oil lamp (deepam) toward a shrine. Behind him, a golden arch hung with orange, white and pink flower garlands frames a silver-coloured deity murti dressed in flower garlands and a white floral crown. Two brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform, with a steel bowl of offerings, coconuts and banana leaves in front. An older man in white at right pours liquid from a silver vessel. The scene appears to be puja or aarti in a temple-style shrine. One man partly visible at far left edge. Visible physical people: about three.2012-06-05