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A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red thread on his wrist and bangles, waves a white cloth or fan with a brass handle toward the shrine. Behind him, a gilded deity murti pair stands in a gold-framed niche draped with red cloth, adorned with white and red flower garlands, with a smaller golden figure in an orange-draped niche to the right. Brass oil lamps, a bell, a fan-shaped brass ritual implement and other brass pooja items sit on the stone platform in front. The setting is an open-air stone shrine with a wooden roof and trees beyond.

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A photograph of a temple shrine where a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, waving a brass censer or incense burner that emits a plume of smoke toward a deity shrine. The shrine has a gold-framed arch with red drapes, and an image of a seated deity murti decorated with marigold garlands is on a raised platform. A smaller gold-framed niche to the right holds a figure in an orange and gold garment. Brass oil lamps and ritual trays sit on the stone counter in front, and a satellite dish is visible at upper left.2013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07A temple shrine with a granite and carved stone structure framing a gilded arch around a deity murti dressed in a red cloth backdrop with garlands. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, raises a golden fan-shaped ritual object toward the shrine with one hand. Brass oil lamp, small brass ritual implements and a brass fan sit on the stone platform in front. A second smaller deity figure in a golden niche stands to the right. Trees and open sky are visible outside the structure.2013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body performs aarti before a shrine with a golden arched frame and red drapes. He holds a large golden fan-shaped ceremonial fan in his right hand while a small brass oil lamp burns on the counter. Brass ritual implements, including a flat-handled arati and a lotus-shaped plate, lie on the orange-fronted stone platform. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis decorated with garlands, a crown and gold-trimmed attire. A smaller standing figure in orange and gold sits in a niche at right. The setting is an open temple courtyard with stone walls.2013-12-07December 06 20132013-12-06December 07 20132013-12-07December 06 20132013-12-06A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest in white dhoti performing aarti. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white shawl raises his right arm toward a golden-framed shrine on the right. The shrine holds deity murtis draped in red and pink cloth and garlanded with white flowers, with a golden arch behind and a smaller figure in orange-gold garments on a side niche. On the foreground altar sit brass oil lamps with a lit flame, brass handheld fans or ceremonial implements, a whisk, and a kalasha. Grey stone pillars and a pink-robed deity frame the scene under open sky.2013-12-07