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A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands at left, holding a flame toward a row of lit brass oil lamps in front of a black-faced deity murti adorned with a gold crown, jewelled necklaces, yellow and white flower garlands and a red and black silk cloth. The shrine has an ornate gold arched backdrop, a palm frond behind the deity, and a framed portrait of a person with white hair on the right wall. Hanging brass lamps and a standing brass lamp frame the scene in warm golden light.

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Jan 28 2022 sripuram2022-01-28A woman in a white and cream sari with a gold border performs aarti before a deity murti decorated with flower garlands in yellow, white and pink and a pink-and-gold cloth draped over its base. The murti wears a golden crown and sits within an ornate golden arched shrine. Lit brass oil lamps hang on both sides and stand at the lower corners, and a framed photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white beard hangs on the right wall. A sprig of green leaves rises beside the shrine, and marigold petals are scattered at its base.2022-01-28Jan 28 2022 sripuram2022-01-28Jan 28 2022 sripuram2022-01-28A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands at left, holding a flame toward a deity murti in a golden arched shrine. The dark-faced murti wears a crown, a red and black silk garment, and white, yellow and red flower garlands. Lit oil lamps stand on brass stands on either side, and a bunch of green leaves rises behind the figure. Flowers and a decorated cloth offering sit on a low platform at the base.2022-01-28Jan 28 2022 sripuram2022-01-28A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, reaching toward a shrine where a black-faced deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari is adorned with a tall jeweled gold crown, red and gold silk garments, and garlands of yellow and white flowers with red roses. Lit oil lamps stand on both sides, and a long green leaf stalk rises behind the deity under a gold arched canopy. Framed portraits hang at right, one showing an elderly saffron-robed figure in a turban-like headwrap and another a smiling person in saffron clothing with hands raised; the portraits are printed images, not physical people. Marigold petals are scattered on the base.2022-01-28 +1 copiesA woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a dark-faced deity murti of Devi, crowned and draped in a pink garment with a garland of white and yellow flowers. Rows of brass oil lamps line the frame and hang from the ceiling, and a gilded arch frames the shrine. A tall green palm leaf stands beside the deity. At lower centre a small garlanded murti or offering sits on a red cloth with flowers. At far left a second person in white and red is partly visible. Framed portraits hang on the right wall beside a brass lamp stand. This is a temple puja scene with lamp offering.2022-01-28A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands with her back to the camera, reaching toward a lit camphor flame held over a deity murti in a shrine. The murti wears a jeweled crown, a red and black silk garment, and garlands of white and yellow flowers with pink blossoms. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling on either side, and a brass lamp stand with a lit flame sits at right beside a framed portrait of an elderly man in a light robe. A green palm leaf rises behind the murti against a gold ornate arch. Dark background, warm lamplight, aarti in progress.2022-01-28 +1 copiesJan 28 2022 sripuram2022-01-28A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the left, holding a lit multi-wick aarti lamp toward a deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari in a golden arched shrine. The murti wears a crown, a pink and black silk sari, and garlands of white jasmine and red hibiscus flowers. Tall brass oil lamps burn on both sides, a green palm leaf stands beside the deity, and red hibiscus and yellow marigolds are scattered on a red cloth before the murti. The scene reads as a puja with aarti at a temple shrine.2022-01-28 +1 copiesJan 28 2022 sripuram2022-01-28 +1 copies