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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in a red-brown cloth seated at left, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a dark hair knot, and multiple strands of yellow and white marigold garlands. He holds a brass lamp with a lit flame in both hands, offering it toward a deity murti with a golden crown and face, draped in a red embroidered cloth and covered by a large marigold garland with red flowers. Silver-toned pillars and a polished metal backdrop surround the shrine, with rose petals and green leaves scattered at the base. This appears to be an aarti offering.

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January 31 20142014-01-31A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti of a goddess with a golden face and crown, draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and dense yellow and red marigold and rose garlands. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow and gold border and multiple yellow and white flower garlands sits at left, smiling and holding yellow marigold petals in his hands toward the murti in an offering gesture. Long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark are visible; he wears gold bangles and red thread on his wrist. At right, a man with folded palms in a white and beige kurta and a red thread bracelet bows in devotion. Silver pillars frame the shrine behind them, and fresh flowers lie on a tray in the foreground. The scene suggests puja and darshan.2014-02-01January 31 20142014-01-31February 01 20142014-02-01A photograph of a temple puja. A man with a white vibhuti-marked forehead, bare upper body and marigold garlands around his neck and shoulders holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and offers it to a metal deity murti. The murti is adorned with a large orange and yellow marigold garland, red flowers, a gold crown and a red and gold embroidered cloth. Green leaves lie before it and a silver pillar stands behind. The man's ornate gold armband and sacred thread are visible. a person appearance is uncertain; the figure is a priest performing aarti.2014-02-01February 01 20142014-02-01February 01 20142014-02-01February 01 20142014-02-01 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth wears a long yellow marigold garland with white flowers and leans his head forward in reverence toward a golden deity murti. The murti has a golden crown and face, is decorated with concentric rings of yellow marigolds and pink roses, and sits draped in a red sari with gold embroidery. A white tilak mark is on the man's forehead, and a gold armlet is on his upper arm. Behind them are silver-toned pillars and a polished metal wall. The man is a devotee making a puja. No identity cues on the man beyond the garland and tilak, so a person is unsure.2014-02-01A temple ritual before a golden deity shrine. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a red-and-white garland stands centre, smiling, touching a gold plate held by a younger saffron-robed assistant on the left wearing a gold-beaded necklace. Behind them, a golden lingam-like object is draped with yellow, red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, and two larger deity statues in orange and gold garments stand on the right, one wearing a crown and holding a sacred item. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands frame the scene under an ornate carved stone arch. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, in a role of officiating priest in the ritual.2012-01-01A photo of a seated ritual in a temple sanctum with silver-clad pillars. A figure in saffron-brown robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, a yellow and white flower garland, a tilak on the forehead and gold armlet sits cross-legged and offers flower petals from a brass plate onto a deity murti. The deity wears a red and magenta silk cloth draped over a large yellow marigold garland and a gold crown. A second man in a light brown shawl and white dhoti stands at right holding petals. A brass kalasha and small oil lamps sit on the floor with yellow flowers.2014-02-01A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated on the floor in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red forehead mark, a yellow and white marigold garland, and gold armlets, his eyes lowered in prayer. Beside him a large deity murti with a gold crown and face is adorned with a massive yellow marigold garland, pink roses and green leaves, and draped in red silk with gold embroidery. Pink rose petals are scattered at the lower right, and a pink cloth lies in the lower left foreground. The setting is a temple sanctum with polished copper-toned walls and ornamental pillars.2014-01-31