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A devotee in an orange saffron cloth with bare upper body and long dark hair performs an aarti with a lit flame before a pair of metallic deity murtis seated on a stone pedestal. The seated figures wear crowns, flower garlands in yellow and red, and ornate jewellery; the male figure holds a trident, and the female figure wears a red and green sari. Offerings of leaves, flowers and a small kalasha sit on the granite base, with a small brass lamp and a shrine figure in an arch in the foreground. The scene is an evening temple worship inside a stone hall.

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Photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a large seated deity murti pair with a Shiva-like figure wearing a tall crown, red sash and white dhoti, beside a female figure in red and green garments, both draped with marigold garlands. In front stands a black Shiva lingam with a silver-rimmed yoni base and a small Nandi-style murti. A man with long dark hair and a bare torso, wearing an orange saffron cloth, holds a lit oil lamp or flame near the deities, while a second person in orange cloth stands at the left edge. Marble walls and a dark background frame the shrine, with green leaves and flowers on the floor.2007-02-16Night ritual photograph at a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange saffron robe, stands at left holding a lit lamp or arati flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. Before him sits a large deity murti pair of seated figures, one with a red and white headpiece and garlanded red-and-white attire, the other with an ornate crown and red-green garment, both draped in red and white flower garlands. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and a golden kalasha-like base sits in front of the murti with a dark stone pedestal below. A second man in pale robes is partly visible at far left. Grey stone pillars frame the shrine under dark trees.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A figure with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped around the waist and over the shoulder, offers a small lamp or vessel with his right hand toward a stone deity pair in a temple hall at night. The deities are a seated figure in white and red with a crown and a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a second figure in green and red with a tall crown and necklaces; a black lingam sits before them with a yellow flower garland. To the left, a man in orange robes stands holding a steel pot. Columns of white stone frame the scene. Appears to be a puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange wrap is performing an aarti with a flaming lamp on a metal plate before a decorated shrine. Behind him stand two gold-metal deity murtis with crowns and jewelled necklaces, and a black linga is garlanded in red, yellow and white flower garlands with green leaves. Brass oil lamps, silver bowls of fruit and offerings sit on the stone platform. The distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial presentation are visible cues, so the figure is a probable Swamiji performing aarti at a Shivaratri puja.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine at night showing a seated pair of painted deity murtis, one with a crown, red-and-white headwear and white dhoti, the other in red and green sari-like dress with a crown, both adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and white necklaces. In front stands a shivalinga-like base on a stone pedestal. On the left, a figure with long hair and a bare back wearing an orange cloth holds up a lit lamp or flame toward the deities. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a brass kalasha-style vessel on a wet stone floor, with carved grey stone pillars framing the shrine.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Night temple ritual at a shrine. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped at his waist raises a lit oil lamp toward a pair of large dark metal deity murtis seated on a grey stone pedestal; one is crowned with a tall ornate crown and wears white garlands and a white dhoti, the other wears a crown, a green and red sari and yellow garlands. A second man in orange robes stands at left, and a third person in peach-coloured clothing is partly visible. Brass lamps and a small silver-framed shrine stand in the foreground. Stone pillars with carved details surround the courtyard.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph at night of a temple shrine where a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and bare chest, holds a lit camphor flame on a metal plate toward a deity murti. Two stone-grey murtis of a couple stand behind a pedestal heaped with garlands of yellow, white, red and pink flowers, with gold crowns and jewelled ornaments. A trident-like staff and brass oil lamps stand beside the shrine, with fruit offerings in front. The setting is an open granite pavilion with carved pillars and dark trees behind, consistent with an aarti during a Shivaratri puja. The man's identity is not established by appearance.2007-02-16