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A photograph inside a white marble shrine room of a temple. A standing priest in a white kurta and dhoti holds a silver umbrella-shaped canopy over a deity murti in an alcove draped with orange, green and cream cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds. Brass oil lamps and a silver puja tray with offerings sit on the pink-tiled floor. A seated young man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, facing the deity, watches the rite. Shrine ritual with an umbrella canopy offering.

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A photograph inside a white-walled shrine room of a standing man in white kurta and dhoti holding a silver umbrella-shaped canopy over a deity murti in a niche draped with orange, red, green and gold cloth. The murti wears a garland and is set on a yellow-bordered platform with a brass oil lamp beside it. In the foreground a seated man in white with a yellow shawl looks up toward the shrine, with brass puja vessels and flower offerings on a tray before them. The floor is dark polished stone.A photograph inside a white-walled temple shrine. A standing priest in white kurta and white dhoti, seen from behind with dark hair, raises a metal vessel with a lit flame toward a small deity murti in a niche draped with orange, green and yellow cloths and garlanded with flowers. A seated attendant in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat to the left. Brass oil lamps, a plate of flowers and offering dishes sit on a dark floor in front of the niche, performing an aarti at the shrine.A photograph inside a white-walled temple shrine. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shirt, seen from behind, holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti decorated with a garland and draped in green, orange and yellow cloths within a shrine niche. A seated young man in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat to the left, hands joined. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers and offerings sit on a dark wooden table in the foreground.A photograph inside a white-walled shrine room of a temple. A standing man in a white kurta and white dhoti faces an illuminated deity murti draped with green and orange cloth, garlanded with flowers and set on a yellow-bordered platform. He holds a lamp or arati vessel with flame toward the murti. A seated man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left, looking up at the murti. Brass puja vessels, a plate of flowers and a kalasha-style pot sit on the marble floor in front.A photograph inside a white stone shrine niche where a standing priest in a white dhoti and shirt waves a dark bronze or metal lamp toward a deity murti draped in green and red cloth and garlanded with flowers. A small brass oil lamp stands at the left of the niche. A seated person in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala sits at the lower left corner. Brass puja vessels and a tray with offerings sit on the floor in front of the shrine, and yellow-and-red cloth hangs in the niche above the idol. This is aarti being performed at a shrine.A white-walled temple shrine with carved stone framing. A standing priest in a white dhoti and shirt, seen from behind, makes an offering at a small deity murti decorated with a garland and draped in green, orange and yellow cloth curtains. Brass vessels and a lamp sit at the base of the shrine. Beside him on the left, a seated man in white with a yellow shawl watches. A dark stone statue and a yellow-draped figure stand at the left edge.A photograph inside a white stone shrine niche where a standing priest in a plain white kurta holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a small deity murti decorated with a garland and draped in green and red-orange cloth. A seated attendant in white with a yellow shawl sits at left beside a brass vessel. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the floor at lower right, and incense smoke rises at the top of the niche.A photograph inside a white-walled shrine room. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, dressed in a plain white kurta, stands with his back to the camera, holding a censer or incense toward an altar. Beyond him, a deity murti stands in a niche framed by draped green, orange and yellow cloth, decorated with a garland and sitting on a yellow-bordered platform with brass oil lamps and offerings. A second person in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the lower left beside a brass vessel.Interior of a white-walled temple shrine. A priest in a white kurta stands with his back to the camera, holding a feathered whisk or fan toward a deity murti in a niche draped with green, orange and yellow cloth and garlanded with red flowers. A seated attendant in a white dhoti and yellow shawl sits at left, tending brass vessels. Oil lamps burn on the shrine floor, and a brass tray with cups, a flower and a lamp sits on a dark marble platform in the foreground.A temple shrine interior with white carved stone walls and a niche framed by draped cloth in orange, red, green and cream stripes. Inside the niche stands a small deity murti wearing a green cloth and a garland, with a kumkum mark on the forehead, placed on a yellow-bordered base. Brass oil lamps and a plate of offerings sit at the foot of the shrine. A man in a white kurta stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine with his hands near his chest in devotion. Beside him at left, a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels and looks up toward the shrine. Two people are visible.Interior shrine photograph of a white-walled temple sanctum. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti, seen from behind with his hair tied up, performs puja before a deity murti draped with colourful striped cloth and garlanded, set in a niche with a small oil lamp burning beside it. On the dark floor in front are brass puja vessels, a kalasha-style lota, a plate of flowers and offerings. A seated younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat at the left, watching. Architectural pillars frame the right side. Setting is a temple shrine with abhishekam-style offerings.A photograph of an interior shrine room with white-painted walls and pilasters. In the centre, a standing man with long dark hair wears a white kurta and white dhoti and holds a silver vessel with a spout, pouring liquid toward a shrine niche framed by orange, green and yellow draped cloth. Inside the niche is a deity murti adorned with garlands. A seated man on the left in a white kurta and yellow shawl sits on a green mat with his hands in his lap. A tall golden-yellow draped figure and metal pots sit at the left edge, with brass vessels, flowers and a small oil lamp on the floor in front of the shrine.