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A photograph in a temple interior shows a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, wearing a white and red garland and rudraksha beads, standing beside a gilded shrine. Behind him, two seated deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands; one wears a white cloth and the other a green garment. The gilded canopy is draped with white jasmine and red flower strings, and an orange flag stands at the left edge. A saffron-robed man with long hair and ornate garland cues matches the page's a person context, so the appearance-based label is applied. Two priestly figures and a small kalasha-style object are visible near the shrine base.

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November 11 20062006-11-11A photograph of a temple scene at night. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and a white flower garland waves one hand and holds a long wooden staff topped with an orange flag. He stands before an ornate gold-painted shrine canopy draped with white flower garlands and red bunting, where two deity murtis sit on a red and gold throne decorated with garlands. Hanging on the left and right are framed portraits of a smiling man in white headwear and another in dark embroidered clothing, and a small fire burns in the lower left. Hands of a spectator are visible at the bottom edge.2008-11-11 +1 copiesA temple scene at a golden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and white floral swags. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at left, bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a small flame. Inside the shrine, a seated deity murti in white dhoti-style cloth and a green draped garment sits on a red-cushioned throne, adorned with garlands, a crown and gold ornaments. Flower trays with pink and white blossoms rest at the base, and orange flags hang at the right. Several people are faintly visible in the background.2008-11-11A photograph inside a temple during a procession-style ceremony. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long white and red garland and a rudraksha mala. In front of him is a golden palanquin-style shrine canopy draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands, housing deity murtis adorned with gold ornaments and garlands; a seated figure in white clothing and a green cloth sits beneath them. A right-hand palm is raised in the foreground, and shrine flags and onlookers are visible in the background.2008-11-11Night photograph of a palanquin-style temple procession shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, gold-painted pillars and an orange flag at right. Two seated deity murtis, one bearing a silver-and-gold crown and a white-and-green garment, are adorned with garlands and sit on a red-and-gold cushioned seat. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with his upper body bare, holds a lit oil lamp aarti vessel toward the deities. Flower offerings sit on trays at the base. A lighted speaker sits at lower right, and a lamp glows in the background.2008-11-11A photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and bare upper back stands at left, holding a silver vessel in one hand and a staff in the other, facing a gilded altar. On the altar a deity murti sits on a red-cushioned throne, adorned with white and red garlands, a white cloth and gold ornaments, flanked by gilded pillars draped with jasmine and marigold garlands. Flower offerings in brass plates lie at the base of the altar. A second seated attendant in white and a few more people are partly visible in the background.2008-11-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded processional palanquin. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shoulder cloth, with an orange head wrap, holds a silver lamp with a lit flame toward the front of the palanquin. Inside the golden canopy, two metal deity murtis sit on a red cushioned seat, one adorned with white garlands and a white cloth, the other in green and gold attire. The canopy is decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and orange cloth hangs at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor night procession or temple aarti.2008-11-11December 29 20082008-12-29A night photograph of a gold-canopied palanquin or shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, holding a seated metal utsava murti of a deity wearing a garland and a white dhoti-style cloth. A priest with a bare upper body and an orange-saffron dhoti and turban stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti vessel toward the deity, indicating an aarti. Orange flags hang at the right and a framed portrait stands at the lower right. Printed banner text is visible at the top of the gilded arch. Four or fewer people are visible; the priest is the only clearly visible person in the foreground.2008-11-11A photograph of a temple scene at night. A bare-backed priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a white flower garland on his head, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a golden shrine. Seated within the golden canopy is a deity murti, dressed in white with a silver-and-gold ornamental crown and necklaces, garlanded with white and red flower strands. Flower offerings sit on the platform in front, and orange flags stand at the sides. On the right edge a framed photograph of a bearded figure in a white turban is visible. A speaker box sits on the floor.2008-11-11A photograph inside a temple shrine at night showing a priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap standing at left, bare-shouldered, holding a metal vessel and pouring or offering from it near a small flame. Before him is a richly decorated golden palanquin-like shrine with white and red garland festoons overhead, seated on a red and gold cushioned throne is a deity murti in white cloth with ornate jewelled ornaments and a crown, flanked by a second figure. Flower garlands drape the murti, and offerings of marigold and flower petals lie on the floor below. A partially visible seated person in white appears in the background.2008-11-11December 15 20112011-12-15 +1 copies