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A photograph of a temple shrine during ritual worship. In the foreground a man in white ceremonial cloth holds a long brass fan-like ritual implement toward the altar. On the counter in front are brass ritual objects: a flat brass plate, a ladle-like spoon, several small brass lamp-stands and a brass bell-shaped vessel. Behind them a deity murti with a crown and garlands in red and white stands in a golden arch beside a second figure in blue and pink, with a smaller orange-robed figure at right. A red curtain hangs at the back of the shrine.

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December 07 20132013-12-07A priest in white dhoti and bare upper body performs aarti before a shrine with a golden arched frame and red drapes. He holds a large golden fan-shaped ceremonial fan in his right hand while a small brass oil lamp burns on the counter. Brass ritual implements, including a flat-handled arati and a lotus-shaped plate, lie on the orange-fronted stone platform. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis decorated with garlands, a crown and gold-trimmed attire. A smaller standing figure in orange and gold sits in a niche at right. The setting is an open temple courtyard with stone walls.2013-12-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a man in a white dhoti and shawl raising a ritual implement. The shrine holds a golden-framed niche with a deity murti adorned with red and white garlands and draped in a red cloth, alongside a second figure in blue and pink robes and a smaller standing figure draped in orange cloth. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the stone platform in front. The man's wrist bears a red thread.2013-12-06December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07A photograph of a temple shrine where a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, waving a brass censer or incense burner that emits a plume of smoke toward a deity shrine. The shrine has a gold-framed arch with red drapes, and an image of a seated deity murti decorated with marigold garlands is on a raised platform. A smaller gold-framed niche to the right holds a figure in an orange and gold garment. Brass oil lamps and ritual trays sit on the stone counter in front, and a satellite dish is visible at upper left.2013-12-07December 06 20132013-12-06A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-edged border, seen from behind, waving a lamp or ritual implement before a shrine. The shrine holds a golden arched frame, red drapery, and a deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and a crown, with a saffron-clothed figure in a side niche. A brass lamp burns on a stone counter, beside brass ritual implements, a brass plate, and a golden fish-shaped ornament. The setting is an outdoor temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars.2013-12-07A temple shrine with a granite and carved stone structure framing a gilded arch around a deity murti dressed in a red cloth backdrop with garlands. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, raises a golden fan-shaped ritual object toward the shrine with one hand. Brass oil lamp, small brass ritual implements and a brass fan sit on the stone platform in front. A second smaller deity figure in a golden niche stands to the right. Trees and open sky are visible outside the structure.2013-12-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red thread on his wrist and bangles, waves a white cloth or fan with a brass handle toward the shrine. Behind him, a gilded deity murti pair stands in a gold-framed niche draped with red cloth, adorned with white and red flower garlands, with a smaller golden figure in an orange-draped niche to the right. Brass oil lamps, a bell, a fan-shaped brass ritual implement and other brass pooja items sit on the stone platform in front. The setting is an open-air stone shrine with a wooden roof and trees beyond.2013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07