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A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A standing figure in an orange saffron robe holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigold and yellow flowers. Two seated priests in orange robes sit to the left, one holding a tray of offerings. Brass lamps, a kalasha, brass vessels and bowls of flowers surround the shrine, with orange and pink blooms on the pillars. A gold arch frames the deity.

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December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. A standing woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt holds a tall brass lamp with flame, a garland draped over her shoulder. Two seated attendants in orange robes with beaded necklaces sit at left, one holding a floral tray. Before a golden-framed shrine, a deity murti is decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands and a golden crown-like headpiece; a bull figure is visible beside it. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and flower-filled plates sit on the platform. The scene is aarti in front of a decorated deity murti.2008-12-31A temple shrine with a dark stone deity murti adorned with long garlands of yellow, white and multicoloured flowers, and a golden crown and ornaments. A standing figure in an orange-red robe with a shawl and flower garland stands at left, with two other people in orange and red seated beside brass lamps and metal pots. Brass oil lamps and offering vessels with flower petals sit on the platform in the shadowed pavilion, with green trees beyond the open side.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 31 20082008-12-31A shrine pavilion decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, where two priests in orange-saffron robes stand at left holding offering trays. Behind them, a deity murti with a crown and ornaments is draped in yellow, orange and multicoloured garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Brass bowls and flower petals sit on the stone platform in front. A dark red curtain hangs at the left edge. Two more saffron-robed people are partly visible at the right side of the shrine, and a small figure in orange sits near the base of the murti.2008-12-28A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27Outdoor-facing temple shrine during a ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland stands at center, raising a tall brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti of a Shiva-family form with a bull (Nandi) beside it, both adorned with marigold and rose garlands in yellow, orange and purple. Two seated men in orange robes and rudraksha beads sit at left beside a brass tray of flowers. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, plates of petals and a palanquin-like frame with flowers fill the foreground under a gilded arch.2008-12-31