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A priest in a rust-red robe and matching turban holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a richly decorated shrine during an aarti. He wears a red and white rudraksha-style mala and a bracelet. Behind him stand two attendants in white dhotis and ceremonial headwear, one in a patterned conical cap and one in a white turban, one holding a tray. The shrine is decorated with garlands of yellow, pink, red and white flowers, and gilded deity figures and a golden throne stand in the background, with a gold crescent-marked figure in the centre. The setting is an interior temple sanctum with stone walls and wooden doors.

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November 11 20172017-11-11November 18 20152015-11-18January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Night temple ritual in a doorway beside a richly garlanded deity murti draped in flower garlands of pink, yellow, white and red. A woman in a maroon sari with a red and gold border and a red floral garland stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp. A priest in a patterned gold-and-black tall crown, bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth and beaded necklaces, pours or offers from a brass tray with a lit flame. A second man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands beside him at right, and another priest in white dhoti with a white turban stands in the background. Oil lamps burn on the floor and brass vessels sit at lower left. Petals are scattered on the stone floor.2014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of a temple shrine heavily decorated with multicolored garlands of marigolds and white flowers in red, yellow, purple and green. Central golden metal deity murti, crowned, with ornate jewelry, flanked by smaller figures. In front, a woman in an orange-red sari with a gold border stands at left with hands folded in namaskar, facing the shrine. A large silver-and-gold vessel with a garland stands at the centre foreground. Two smaller murtis on either side wear garlands; a brass lamp stand is at right. A camera lens is visible in the lower right corner.2015-01-04January 1st 2013December 05 20142014-12-05April 21 20132013-04-21Photo of a temple ritual before a large golden deity murti of Shiva with a pink-red cloth draped over its lower body, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and green. A standing priest in orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a red flower garland on his head, raises a ritual lamp or vessel toward the deity. Two more men in orange-brown robes stand on the left with hands folded in prayer, one holding a small bell. A black shivalinga-style stone stands in front of the deity on a dark pedestal, and a golden figure with a gold-toned face and rudraksha beads stands at the right edge. Ornate gilded arches frame the shrine. Visible ritual abhishekam or aarti before the murti.2015-02-17 +1 copies