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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest in a white dhoti performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti draped in a pink and green sari, decorated with a garland and gold ornaments. Behind the murti is an ornate golden prabhavali halo arch. A second person, partially visible at the right edge, is also near the murti. The stone walls are grey and the setting is a dimly lit shrine.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim temple shrine. A priest stands at left in white dhoti and white garment, holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti in a gold-framed niche. The murti is adorned in a pink sari with green and gold borders, with garlands of flowers around its neck and a bright orange-yellow flame raised before it. Bananas and fruit sit on a brass tray at the base. Walls are weathered grey stone; a small round emblem hangs at the upper left. The scene is an aarti at the deity.2012-05-18A dim temple shrine photographed at close range shows a dark-stone deity murti, draped in a red sari-like cloth with a green border and garlanded with yellow and orange flower necklaces, set beneath a gilded arched prabhavali. A priest on the left, with a shaved head and bare upper body wearing an orange-brown cloth over his shoulder, holds a flaming aarti lamp toward the image. A second person's hand, with a wristwatch, is visible at the upper right, holding a lamp or offering. Flower petals and small offerings lie on the floor. The scene depicts an aarti ritual before a deity.2012-05-18A bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white dhoti stands at left, reaching toward a deity murti. The murti is a female form draped in a pink sari with a green shawl, wearing a flower garland with yellow and white blossoms and a tall crown-like headdress. Behind it is an ornate gold arch framing the shrine, and oil lamps stand at the right edge. Another person's hand and a partial figure appear at the lower right. The scene suggests a temple ritual dressing or adorning the deity.2012-05-18A priest with grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, bends forward at a temple shrine to adorn a black stone deity murti dressed in a pink and green silk sari. The murti wears a long garland of white jasmine and yellow flowers around its neck and a red tilak on its forehead. Behind it is an ornate golden arch and a brass oil lamp on the right. The scene suggests a temple alankaram or puja.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA dark-stone deity murti stands in a temple shrine, adorned with a pink and gold saree, a green shawl, a multi-strand white and pink flower garland and a red kumkum bindi. A bronze-framed golden arch with floral motifs frames the image. At the left edge, a partially visible person in white clothing stands near the shrine, and a lit oil lamp is visible at the right edge.2012-05-18A photograph of a black stone deity murti dressed in a pink and green silk sari with gold border, adorned with white jasmine garlands and yellow flower strands, with a red bindi on its forehead. An elderly man with grey hair, bare-chested and wearing white and saffron-striped shawls, bends forward in reverence beside the murti. Ornate gold-toned temple frame and a small lamp are visible in the background. The man is a devotee or priest; no clear appearance-based identification is made.2012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05A dark-complexioned deity murti stands in a niche framed by a carved arch, dressed in a magenta sari with gold border and a green shawl, adorned with layered garlands of white and yellow flowers and a red bindi. On the left edge a priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl stands beside the figure, and a brass lamp is visible at upper right. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum with stone walls. No a person candidate is visible, so the figure is a deity murti rather than a person.2012-05-18A priest in a white dhoti stands at left holding a flaming aarti lamp toward a silver deity murti dressed in a white cloth and garlanded with pink and white flower garlands. The murti stands inside a gilded arched shrine framed by orange, red and white striped decorations, with brass oil lamps flanking the base.2012-06-05May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copies