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A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands with her back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp before a decorated shrine. The shrine has a large backdrop of two deity murtis in red and gold, with a multicoloured circular emblem above. Below, a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, is garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Wheat stalks and a small deity figure in red and green sit in front. The surrounding carved stone pillars and floral garlands complete the temple-like setting. One person is visible.

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A woman in a white sari with an orange border sits with her back to the camera, facing a shrine with an oil lamp or aarti flame lit at the front. The shrine features a large backdrop of a temple gopuram-style architecture painted with deities and carved panels. Above, two deity figures stand with garlands and a colourful concentric circular ornament. Framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes wearing a garland of white and yellow flowers is displayed at the centre, with a small figure in green and red garments and a decorated peetha below. Wheat stalks and marigold garlands decorate the altar, and a dark-haired figure appears at the bottom edge of the frame.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a shrine room where a woman in a white top, seen from behind, holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) toward a small deity murti dressed in a green and gold garment with white garlands. Behind the murti, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and a beaded necklace is decorated with a white and yellow flower garland. Dried wheat-like stalks, brass vessels and a wooden peetha stand nearby, and a large backdrop shows painted temple columns and a gopuram-style archway. Yellow and orange flowers rest on the altar cloth.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the left edge, back to the camera, arm extended toward a shrine. The shrine has a large printed backdrop of a temple gopuram-style deity panel with red and white drapery, and a central framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long dark hair, garlanded with flower chains. In front stands a small deity murti decorated with a garland, flanked by lit oil lamps and wheat-like sheaves. Several people sit in the foreground at the bottom edge, seen from behind. A forest tree image fills the right side of the backdrop.2011-10-26A woman in a white sari with a long dark braid stands at left, back to the camera, holding a lit flame aloft toward an ornate temple-style backdrop. The large printed backdrop shows carved stone pillars, a rainbow-coloured circular motif, and a tree at right. In front of it, a framed portrait of a figure in orange garments is garlanded with white and yellow flowers, and a deity murti sits on a pedestal decorated with marigolds and a palm-leaf fan. Seated devotees fill the lower foreground, and an oil lamp burns in front of the stage.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of an aarti being performed before a large projected backdrop of a temple shrine with carved stone pillars, green foliage, and a deity murti with garlands and a kalasha-like altar in front. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a long dark braid stands with her back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Several seated devotees, seen from behind, watch from the lower right, and small flames burn on the platform edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A woman in a white sari with an orange border, seen from behind with long dark hair pulled back, holds up a large lit multi-tiered oil lamp in aarti toward a shrine. On a raised platform a seated figure in orange-and-red clothing wearing a garland is placed before a framed portrait. Behind the shrine a large backdrop shows a painted temple gateway with carved pillars, a golden deity figure, and a wall of green foliage. Marigold garlands, flower offerings, coconuts and brass vessels sit on the platform in front, and a small kalasha with garland stands beside the figure. The scene looks like a puja at an ashram hall.2011-10-26A photograph of a devotional aarti in a hall with a large backdrop mural of a temple-like scene. In the foreground, a woman in white clothing with a long dark braid and an orange-edged shawl holds up a lit multi-flame oil lamp, its flames bright orange. On a low raised altar before her sits a seated figure dressed in orange and maroon with white and yellow garlands, flanked by brass vessels, offerings of fruit and flowers, and coconuts on a white-covered table. Behind the altar a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with white and yellow flowers. Another person in white kneels at the lower right edge.2011-10-26