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A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a large garlanded deity murti in a temple room. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and white markings on his arms, and holds a small hand bell in his other hand. Behind him stands a second person in orange, and a seated man in orange with a bead necklace sits at the left edge. The deity wears a crown and is decorated with thick garlands in green, yellow, red and white. A gold peetha/throne with a red velvet seat and a decorative white-fringed umbrella stand nearby, along with a framed portrait on the altar. The setting is a puja/aarti during a temple worship, with a wall of gold-toned cabinet doors at left.

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A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. The deities are seated under a gilded arch in a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a small figure in orange and a white shawl with garlands sits beside ritual brass vessels, and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels surround the altar. Some garland-decorated golden structure is placed before the murti.2009-12-30A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a bare upper body, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp aarti over a decorated deity murti. Behind an altar of marigold, red and yellow flower garlands, two sculpted deity figures are seen, one in red and gold with a crown and trident-like staff, the other in blue and white with a crown. Golden kalasha and a black lingam-shaped form sit centrally wrapped in garlands, with flowers and leaves framing the shrine. A small white figure in orange garments appears near the base. Pillars and ornate stone architecture surround the scene, indicating a temple shrine puja.2011-03-02November 09 20072007-11-09May 07 20172017-05-07November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09June 10 20172017-06-10A photograph of a temple shrine during an abhishekam-style puja. A man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti of a seated figure in green and orange ornamentation, garlanded with long multicolored flower garlands. Two attendants in orange clothing stand at left holding brass plates. Flower petals scatter the floor and a gold arch frames the shrine. Ritual objects and a yellow cloth-draped seat are visible. a person appearance cues are present on the man with long hair, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-11-29 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03June 10 20172017-06-10A photograph of a temple ritual in an open pavilion. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a white flower garland stands at left, holding up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a deity pair. Behind the lamp, a seated golden deity murti in a red garment and crown, with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers, is framed by a large floral arch. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like gold object sit on the altar in front. A second saffron-clad seated figure with a garland is at lower left, and a man in white stands at the far left edge. The scene reads as aarti during puja, with the people visible partly and the figures identifiable only by clothing and role.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30