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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a figure in a lime-green silk sari with a red border holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a bronze-gold deity murti in a green silk garment. The figure wears a multi-strand pearl necklace, pearl bangles and an armlet, with long dark hair. The murti wears an ornate gold crown set with red and green stones, a white flower garland, and gold arm ornaments. Behind them stand heaped garlands of yellow, red and purple marigolds and brass items. The figure appears to be performing an aarti or lamp offering. a person: long swept-back hair, pearl necklaces and ceremonial silk clothing match the page's identification; uncertain from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a man in a lime-green silk garment with a red border and a long pearl necklace, bangles and an armlet stands before a large deity murti. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a small oil lamp or aarti tray in the other, performing puja. The murti wears a green cloth, a golden crown, gold arm ornaments and a white flower garland, with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands draped around it. Stone temple walls and a window frame the scene; a flower-filled basket sits at the lower left.2011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16December 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of a temple ritual before a deity shrine framed by arches of marigold and rose garlands in yellow, purple, red and green. A person with long dark hair and a red tilak, wearing a lime-green silk sari with a teal border and a pearl-and-gold necklace and bangles, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and a bell-shaped vessel before two metal deity murtis. The central murti wears a crown and a red cloth, and the right murti wears an ornate jeweled crown and a green silk garment with gold armlets. A bare-chested assistant in white dhoti stands at the lower left, holding a plate.2011-12-16December 13 20112011-12-13A photo of a temple ritual at a shrine decorated with marigold and tulsi-style garlands in yellow, red, purple and green. A person with long dark hair wearing a lime-green silk sari and silver bangles holds a flaming lamp over a Shiva linga draped in garlands. Behind the linga, a deity murti with a trident and gold ornaments stands beside a seated goddess figure in green and red. To the left, two priests in saffron and orange robes stand near a brass plate, one bald and bare-chested with rudraksha beads. This appears to be an aarti offered during a puja.2011-12-16A photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti wearing an ornate jeweled crown and an orange garment with a yellow and red floral garland. A man with long dark hair, a white and red garland of flowers, orange clothing, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti or deepa, toward the figure. Behind the murti are colourful floral garlands in purple, pink, yellow and red, and gold ornaments are visible. The man is wearing a pale forehead marking and smiling.2011-12-11December 13 20112011-12-13A man in a blue silk dhoti and matching blue shawl with an orange border stands at left, holding a brass oil lamp (arati) toward a golden deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a jewelled golden crown, blue silk garment, gold armlets and a white flower garland. Behind it stand tall multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green, and ornate gold metalwork frames the throne. The man wears a rudraksha bracelet and a rudraksha mala. Sunlight enters from the left through a stone temple doorway. The scene appears to be a festival procession at a temple, with the deity seated in a ratha-style setting.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and a bare upper arm performs a ritual at a deity murti decorated with layered flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. He holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, offering aarti toward the ornate golden murti, which wears an ornate crown, is draped in orange cloth and holds a mace. Rudraksha and gold bead malas hang on his chest, and gold bangles are on his wrist. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone and a golden arched frame behind the murti. The text in the corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source2011-12-11A photograph of a temple puja. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-and-gold striped dhoti-style cloth, a gold chain and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, holds a lit flame on a silver lamp (aarti) toward a metal deity murti. The murti is adorned with a gold and red crown, a red silk garment and a white flower garland. Behind it stand tall garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers and a gold arched backdrop. The man appears to be a person, based on long swept hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, with the murti receiving pada-puja-style worship. Brass and gold ritual implements sit nearby.2011-12-12