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A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit oil lamp toward a gilded canopied palanquin-style shrine decorated with red and white flower garlands, peacock feathers and yellow marigolds. Seated inside is a deity murti in red and gold silk with a crown. Behind, a grey-haired woman in white and a woman with dark hair in a dark top stand near a young man in a white dhoti with palms pressed in namaste, wearing rudraksha mala. Glass windows and a cropped reflected tree are visible behind them.

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October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22April 28 20082008-04-28April 28 20082008-04-28A photograph of a priest in an orange saffron garment with a red border waving a flaming oil lamp (aarti) before a deity murti seated on a golden throne. The murti is dressed in red and gold silk, adorned with a crown, and surrounded by red, white and pink flower garlands and peacock feather fans. A brick wall and street curb are visible behind the scene, with one partially visible person in white at the right edge.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15May 04 20082008-05-04A photograph of a ritual at an indoor temple setting. A figure in a peach-orange shawl with a maroon border stands with back partly turned, holding a small vessel and offering toward a deity murti seated under a gilded canopy hung with red and white flower garlands and a green garland. The murti wears red and gold silk and is decorated with a peacock-feather fan. A woman in an orange sari with a red bindi stands at left holding a metal pot, a child in white stands beside her holding a tray, and another devotee in teal and orange kneels at right. A small oil lamp burns at the base among flowers. White flags hang behind, and a white brick wall fills the background.May 12 20082008-05-12October 22 20082008-10-22