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A photograph inside a temple shrine with a decorated deity murti framed by a gold arch and multicoloured flower garlands, with red and gold drapes behind. A man in an orange saffron robe stands at left, reaching toward the shrine, while a man in white kneels in the doorway holding a small metal bowl. Several devotees in white and gold-bordered clothes sit or stand at right, including a woman in a cream sari, and a man in a white shirt partly visible beside a camera. Brass lamps and offering trays sit on the shrine platform. The photo is printed with a date stamp reading 23 1 2006 at lower left.

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January 24 20062006-01-24January 24 20062006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and a gold-toned necklace, holding a lit brass aarti lamp with several flames. He stands at the left in front of a murti of a deity draped in colourful garlands and a dark red cloth, with brass lamps on stands on either side. Multicoloured garland swags hang across the top of the shrine arch. On the right, several devotees in white and white-and-gold clothing stand close together, some with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. A pale ceiling medallion and a small purple logo appear at the top. The scene suggests aarti at a shrine, with haze and smoke softening the background.2006-01-23January 24 20062006-01-24A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron shawl with gold border stands at left, holding a lit flame or aarti lamp up toward a deity murti in a shrine. The murti is adorned with garlands in multicoloured stripes of red, yellow, blue and white draped in a V shape above it, with a red and gold drape behind. Brass oil lamps and puja vessels sit on the altar. Several devotees in white clothes kneel or sit at right and lower left, watching the aarti. The setting appears to be a temple interior with carved gold doorframe and ornate ceiling. The timestamp reads 23 1 2006 along the left edge.2006-01-24January 24 20062006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a figure in an orange robe with a gold border, seen from behind, bending toward a deity murti decorated with multicoloured garlands and draped in red and gold fabric. Smoke or incense haze fills the inner sanctum. Oil lamps burn on a brass lamp stand and a tray of fruit and offerings sits on a gold-cloth covered platform. In the foreground, several devotees in white, cream and teal clothing watch and sit with hands folded, and one person holds a lit flame. A carved wooden door frames the left side and a rainbow-coloured garland hangs across the arch. The orange-robed figure cannot be confidently matched to a person from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.2006-01-24A photograph inside a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and a silver crown, set within a marble doorway hung with red and brown drapes and a colourful garland arch. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe with gold border stands at left holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward the deity, amid smoke haze. Silver oil lamps, a silver kalasha, fruit and offerings sit on the altar. Several devotees in white and green clothes sit with hands folded and watch at right, and a man in white kneels at far left. +3 copiesA temple sanctum with a seated deity murti adorned with silver ornaments and a multicoloured floral garland arch, placed before a brown and red draped backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange garment with long dark hair stands at left, holding a lit multi-flame lamp toward the deity while smoke or incense hangs in the air. Silver lamps and brass vessels sit on the altar, and devotees in white and light clothes kneel at the right, watching the puja. The scene is an aarti at a temple.2006-01-24January 24 20062006-01-24A photograph inside a temple sanctum. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl stands at the left, raising a silver fan or arati plate with his right hand toward a deity murti draped in red and adorned with silver ornaments and a garland. The shrine is hung with multicoloured flower garlands, brass lamps flank the image, and a silver kalasha sits on the altar. Several devotees in white clothing with their hands folded watch from the right side of the frame.2006-01-24Photograph inside a temple shrine doorway draped with red and gold cloth and a multicoloured garland. A priest in an orange saffron garment stands at the centre, reaching up to pour liquid over a dark stone deity murti with a gold arch behind it, during an abhishekam. A man in a white shirt stands beside him, and several devotees in white and a woman in a green sari sit on the floor in the foreground, watching. A small brass vessel sits on the floor beside the murti. Photo stamped with a date of 23 1 2006.2006-01-23