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A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine showing a priest in an orange-red dhoti and a tall patterned ceremonial headdress holding a silver lamp with several burning flames in front of him. Behind him are golden deity murtis adorned with garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flower garlands, with ornate jewelled necklaces and crowns. Gold-carved pillars and red and green draped cloth frame the scene.

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December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and sacred ash markings on his arm stands at a gilded shrine, reaching toward a row of decorated deity murtis. The murtis wear colourful flower garlands in orange, yellow, red and green, ornate silver crowns and gold jewellery. A golden kalasha-style pedestal and a tray sit in the foreground, with gold pillars framing the scene and green draped fabric and leaves in the background.2013-12-24A photograph of a temple ritual in which a devotee in a saffron-orange dhoti and a richly embroidered black-and-silver ornate headpiece with a multicoloured pompom and orange tassel stands with his back to the camera, arm raised toward a golden shrine. The shrine is heavily decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, and gilded pillars frame a deity murti, with a gilded deity figure visible behind the garlands and a golden head at lower left. Hanging bamboo-leaf decorations and a patterned cloth hang at the right. The figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made; the role is a devotee performing temple worship.2013-12-24May 05 20142014-05-05December 24 20132013-12-24A photograph of a ritual aarti before deity murtis. A young shaven-headed priest in rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and bangles, holds a lit silver five-flame oil lamp in his right hand and a small silver bell in his left. Behind him, two large seated deity murtis in silver-gold finish wear ornate crowns, garlands of red and yellow flowers, and jewelled ornaments; the figure on the right wears a green and orange sari-style cloth. A purple-pink backdrop and wooden panels frame the scene. The priest is not a person by visible cues; the figures on the throne are statues.2014-05-05December 24 20132013-12-24A photograph of a temple ritual centred on three gold-faced deity murtis seated on an ornate golden arch. The central murti wears a pearl-studded crown, an orange garment and a heavy orange-and-gold necklace, with a rudraksha-style mala draped across its body. Flanking murtis wear gold crowns, pearl and gem necklaces, and one is in maroon. Garlands of red, purple, yellow and white flowers surround them. On the left, a priest in a maroon garment with a gold border and a saffron head-wrap holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the deities, with a bright flame rising behind them. The scene is a night aarti at a shrine. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.2014-09-11A photograph inside a temple shrine hung with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe, shoulders bare, holds a lit lamp or aarti tray before the deity murti. Golden and dark-stone deity figures fill the altar, and oil lamps stand on brass pedestals. Two people in the lower foreground are partly visible at the edges, one with dark hair.