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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in a rust-orange turban and a long rust-red garment with a black braided sash-like cloth falling from his shoulder, wearing a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. He raises a lit oil lamp or flame toward the deities while performing aarti. Before him are deity murti draped with long garlands of yellow, green, red, purple and white flowers, one with a trident and a silver face with a crown. A golden halo stands behind them and a figure in a blue and purple sari appears at the right edge. Smoke and light fill the stone chamber.

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A man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and matching turban with an orange feather plume performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp before a decorated shrine. He wears a white flower garland, bangles and an armlet, and has long dark hair falling down his back. Behind him, multicoloured flower garlands frame golden deity murti figures, one wearing a crown and jewelled necklaces, with a silver-and-gold kalasha-style arrangement and a small Shiva linga-like form decorated with flowers in front. The setting is an ornate temple sanctum with gold-leaf arches.2017-07-09Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bearded man in a maroon turban, maroon dhoti and a multicoloured flower garland holds a lit camphor flame toward a large golden deity murti. The murti is draped in layered marigold and rose garlands, with a gold crown-like headpiece. Brass oil lamps and a flower-filled brass vessel stand in the foreground, and smoke rises near the upper left. Gilded shrine decorations and a figure in a red and gold costume appear at right.2016-12-14A photograph of a man in a rust-red turban and matching rust-red garment with a long dark rope-like shawl hanging from his shoulders, wearing a white flower garland and a gold armband. He holds a lit oil lamp in a silver stand and is performing an aarti before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, green and purple flowers. A golden figure with a crown stands behind him, and a golden cobra hood appears beside the decorated idol. Gold ornaments and a jewelled necklace adorn the deity. Another figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-09A photograph of a temple puja before a golden shrine decorated with dense multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. A standing man in a rust-red wrap and a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, with a long dark braid and a white flower garland, holds a lit flame and bell-like lamp toward a central lingam dressed with garlands. Behind it stand two gilded deity murtis adorned with jewelry and crowns, one in a golden-yellow skirt and maroon garment. Brass oil lamps and a pink flower garland appear at the right. The large ornate arch is also framed in flowers.2017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02July 09 20172017-07-09A temple scene in which a priest in a rust-red turban and matching draped cloth stands at left, wearing a rose-and-white garland across his chest and gold bangles on his arm. He reaches toward a large garland of yellow and orange marigolds interwoven with red flowers and green leaves, draped over a golden deity murti with a bronze halo or prabhavali behind it. Gold ornaments and gemstone-studded decorations hang from the garland. Golden and floral decorations fill the background on the right.2016-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a large deity murti heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A man with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a dark brown dhoti, a gold-toned waist band and a multicoloured headwrap wrapped with floral garland, reaches toward the decorated murti with his right arm, adorned with gold armlets. To the left, another attendant in orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body and beaded necklace holds a brass plate. Behind them, a golden shield-like backdrop and a figure in yellow and maroon robes with a red tilak and gold ornaments are visible. Lush garlands drape the central figure. The image is watermarked.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual. In the left foreground a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with a white flower garland, long dark dreadlock-style hair falling to his back, and gold armlets, stands in profile holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him, golden deity murtis are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a golden cobra hood is visible. A brass bell and other ritual implements are nearby. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity shrine.2017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02