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A photograph of a temple shrine with a visible arm and hand at left holding a brass aarti lamp with multiple flames, performing an aarti. The shrine has grey stone pillars and a golden arched frame around a red cloth backdrop. Inside stand deity murtis of a seated and standing divine couple, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a small seated figure in the centre, all bedecked in garlands. Brass oil lamps and a brass candelabrum sit on the stone platform, and a red cloth is draped on a pillar at left. The scene is an open temple porch with an orange-painted building behind.

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A temple shrine photographed from a low angle. A bare arm in the left foreground holds up a lit aarti lamp with a dark handle toward the sanctum. Inside a grey stone shrine with carved pillars and a golden arched frame with a red backdrop, two deity murtis stand side by side, adorned with garlands of marigolds and green leaves, one wearing a crown. A brass lamp stand and offering vessels sit on the stone platform. A red curtain hangs at the left and a small figure garland appears to the right. A red-and-white striped wall and orange structure are visible outside.2013-07-06July 07 20132013-07-07July 07 20132013-07-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-armed and with a red thread on his wrist, waves a lit camphor or oil lamp before a shrine. Behind him a deity murti of a goddess in red and gold drapery sits within a gilded arch, adorned with white and red garlands, with a smaller figure in an alcove to the right. Brass ritual implements, a peacock-shaped object and a flat brass fan sit on a stone platform in the foreground. Stone pillars with carved panels frame the shrine, as in an outdoor temple.2013-12-07A photograph of a temple shrine with deity murtis under a gilded arch with red drapery. A person in white clothing with a gold-edged border and a gold bangle lifts a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a flame toward the shrine. Garlanded murtis are seated on a peetha, with brass vessels and kalasha-like pots on the stone platform. A smaller niche to the right holds a figure in orange and yellow draped cloth. Stone pillars and carved stone walls surround the shrine, and a grey-green background of trees is visible through the open side.2013-12-07April 30 20132013-04-30Photograph of a stone temple shrine with a golden arched frame and red drapes, housing a deity murti with garlands of white flowers, and a smaller golden-framed figure beside it. A standing priest in white clothing raises a brass handbell in his right hand with a red thread on his wrist, and a brass oil lamp with a flame sits on the right platform. Partially visible at the bottom, a person's head is seen near lit flames. The pictured shrine has a carved stone base with ornate panels.2013-12-06A hand lifts a brass lamp with a flame toward a granite shrine with carved pillars and a gold-framed arch around a red curtain. Inside, two standing deity murti are dressed in white and purple cloth with garlands, one holding a trident-like staff, and a smaller figure with a shivalinga-style stone and a garland sits on the altar platform. Brass pots, a small bell, oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the stone floor before them, and a green-curtained niche to the right holds a small standing figure in orange cloth. The lamp is an oil lamp used for aarti, not a homa fire.2013-09-21May 13 20132013-05-13September 21 20132013-09-21A photograph of a shrine at an outdoor temple structure with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch. A priest in a white dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, raises a brass lamp with flaming wicks toward the shrine. Inside, a pair of deity murti, one in red with a crown and garland, one in a blue sari-like garment, sit on a blue-draped platform with white and red flower garlands, brass vessels and a kalasha. A smaller standing figure in orange and gold stands at the right. This shows an aarti being performed before the deities.2013-12-06A photograph of a temple shrine where a priest performs aarti with a golden ceremonial lamp held in his raised right hand, wearing a red thread on the wrist and a gold bracelet. Inside the gilded arch, a deity murti is adorned with white and red garlands and stands in front of a red curtain, with a smaller deity figure in an orange-gold niche to the right. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, and offerings sit on the stone platform below, with a lit oil lamp in the lower left foreground. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2013-12-07