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Close photograph of a ritual at a richly decorated deity murti or shrine. A bare forearm with a yellow bangle reaches toward the shrine, while another hand holds a brass bowl near the foreground. The murti is adorned with red and white flower garlands, yellow marigold strands, green leaves and a red cloth, with a golden backdrop behind. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the frame. No face is visible and no person can be identified.

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March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02January 06 20182018-01-06March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02A bare-chested priest in a gold-bordered dhoti and white upper cloth stands at left, arm raised over a golden-framed deity murti draped in red and adorned with red flowers, yellow marigold garlands, green leaves and a gold arch behind. A second man stands behind him holding a woven basket. Smoke rises in the lit temple hall with scaffolding visible. No identifiable a person is visible; the figures are priests or attendants.2018-03-02A photograph of a temple ritual at night beneath strings of multicolored fairy lights and bare scaffolding. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a gold-bordered white dhoti holds a woven basket and extends his right hand over an offering, a yellow thread on his wrist. Beside him a second man in white stands partly visible. On the right stands an ornate gold arched frame holding a deity murti or ritual image surrounded by yellow marigold garlands, red flower petals, banana leaves and a red-and-green silk cloth draped over a red table cover. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2018-03-02A photo of a worship moment: a hand in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-blue border sprinkles red flower petals over a gilded bronze deity murti seated on a lotus-style base, adorned with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. A second hand holds a brass plate of red petals above. The metal base and surrounding ritual items are polished silver. The figure is a statue, not a physical person, and no one else is clearly visible.2018-03-02A photograph of a ritual offering before a deity murti decorated with red flower petals, white and yellow flowers, and green leaves, with gold-toned ornaments behind it. A bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti holds a large spiky jackfruit on a brass plate at the lower right, resting his hand on it as part of the offering. The altar is draped with red cloth and bordered with garlands and leaves. No other people are visible.2018-03-02A photograph of a ritual worship scene. A person's bare forearm, wearing colourful threaded wrist bands, reaches across a metal altar to hold a brass multi-wick oil lamp with three lit flames, with smoke rising. Behind it stands a gilded metal deity murti decorated with yellow marigold and red rose garlands, with more flowers draped across the altar. A red cloth covers a nearby table and a brass vessel sits at the right edge. The setting is an indoor shrine with a warm, dim background, consistent with aarti or puja offering. No face is visible, so no individual is identified.2018-03-02January 06 20182018-01-06A photograph of a ritual aarti being offered before a small gilded deity murti seated on a golden base, flanked by garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses. A hand holding a silver plate with a burning camphor flame extends in from the left, wearing a gold bangle and red and blue threads on the wrist; the wearer's white dhoti and blue cloth are visible at the edge. Behind the murti, a red cloth backdrop and a draped white figure are partly visible. Only the lower part of the arm and hand are seen, so no face is shown. The setting suggests a temple or ashram shrine during puja.2018-03-02