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A night-time photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, banana leaves and hanging festoons. Two deity murtis are dressed in gold and red garments with crowns and ornaments, seated on a golden-yellow cloth before an ornate golden arched backdrop. On the left, a smaller figure in green and gold garments is also garlanded. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti, with a sacred ash marking and wrist bands, raises a lit oil lamp toward the deities. A brass lamp stand stands at right and a striped cloth lies in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A night-time temple ritual photograph in a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana leaves and hanging strings of flowers. Two richly garlanded deity murtis sit on golden thrones under ornate arches, one wearing a crown and a silver-patterned robe. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body, sacred white markings and a maroon-and-green cloth waves a ceremonial item toward the murtis, while a second attendant in saffron-orange dhoti and beaded necklaces holds a fan-like ceremonial object. Brass vessels and a striped mat lie in the foreground.2016-12-19A man with long dreadlocks and a full beard, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap, stands at right and holds a lit ritual lamp toward a richly decorated deity altar. Garlands in white, yellow, orange and magenta drape the central figure and adjacent images, and a gold-framed arch surrounds the shrine. Floral garlands, fruit and small lamps sit on a golden tray at lower left. A figure at far left adjusts a garland on the altar. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, bare chest with beaded mala, rust-brown wrap, performing aarti before the deities. Two other people are partly visible at left edge, and the altar figures are statues.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A decorated temple shrine with two golden arched niches framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands and banana leaves. In the central shrine, a bronze deity murti with a crown and a tripundra mark is adorned with red, white and green flower garlands and sits on an orange-gold cloth. A priest in an orange dhoti and bare upper body stands at left, holding an oil lamp toward the deity. At the left, a second garlanded murti is seated in a golden niche. At the right edge, a dark stone deity sculpture wears a white garland. Yellow flower chains hang from the ceiling above the scene.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a temple puja inside a tent-like hall with a corrugated grey ceiling and a banana plant. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a beard, a shawl over his shoulder, a brown dhoti and a flower garland stands at left holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward a richly decorated deity murti. The deity sits on a gold-draped throne covered in yellow, orange, white and red marigold and jasmine garlands, with a silver-rimmed backdrop and tall silver lamps. Flower petals are scattered on the red carpet. A second decorated figure stands to the left with a black stone statue beside it. The man is a priest performing aarti, with cues only partly distinctive, so the a person value is unsure.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19