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January 02 20102010-01-02December 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesDecember 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesEvening arati at a temple shrine. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left facing a deity murti in a gilded niche, one holding a lit oil lamp and the other with hands joined in prayer. A third person in white clothing is partly visible at the far left edge. The shrine is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a red-draped stand holds a brass plate. Brass oil lamps stand in front of the deity, and a floral rangoli lies on the stone floor. Red curtains hang beside the shrine under a roof with paper decorations. No readable text is present except a small dark board. a person identity is uncertain from appearance.2010-01-01January 02 20102010-01-02Evening aarti at a temple shrine. A devotee in orange robes stands with palms joined in prayer before a lit brass oil lamp set on a red-draped stand. Behind him, a second orange-robed figure and white-clad people stand near the shrine. The gilded deity murti is garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and draped in a blue cloth, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel before it. Yellow marigold garlands hang along the stone platform, petals are scattered on the floor, and red curtains frame the sanctum. A dark wooden door and a small framed notice are visible at left.2010-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27A 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.2009-12-30February 16 20072007-02-16A 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.2009-12-30A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with orange cloth hangings and banana leaves. In the centre, a deity murti with a crown and marigold garlands is set in a golden arch framed with flowers. Four people in orange and saffron robes stand in front of the shrine: a bearded man on the left, a young attendant holding a small vessel, and a woman in orange reaching toward the deity's pedestal. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a small white stone figure sits on the platform.2010-02-12