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Photograph of a temple ritual at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, stands at left holding a silver lamp with a lit flame and a small bell-like vessel. In front of him is a golden arched shrine framed with gold ornamentation and a green silk backdrop. Seated within it is a deity murti with a red headdress, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, and a large yellow and red marigold garland, surrounded by more marigold and rose garlands and an orange cloth. The setting is a decorated shrine during puja. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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April 21 20132013-04-21A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred bead headband and a gold necklace, stands at left holding a lit lamp (aarti) up toward a deity murti set in a gold-framed shrine niche. The shrine is decorated with orange, red and white flower garlands and a pink flower offering. A second figure in a maroon robe stands at right beside a flame.2012-06-05A temple priest in an orange-red cloth stands at left with his back partly turned, bare-shouldered, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold armlet, raising one hand in a blessing gesture toward a deity murti. The deity is seated on a gilded arched throne with a golden crown, red and blue ornamental necklaces, a long gold chain, and yellow marigold and red flower garlands, dressed in a pale green cloth. Behind is a covered open-air shrine with a red and white painted wall and a small painted pillar, with trees beyond.2015-02-23A temple-style ceremony before a gilded arched backdrop and a red draped platform. Central deity murti, gold-crowned with a silver-and-gold body and jewelled necklaces, is seated with garlands of yellow marigold and red flowers. Two priests stand on silver pedestals: the left priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-purple cloth on his shoulder and a gold turban is draping a striped silk cloth over the deity; the right priest in white dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl and green turban holds a cloth and wears a marigold garland. In front, three decorated kalasha pots garlanded with marigolds and red flowers sit beside a fire pit with a bright flame, with oil lamps on either side.2015-07-13January 04 20162016-01-04December 13 20112011-12-13July 25 20152015-07-25 +1 copiesApril 30 20152015-04-30A photograph inside a temple shrine where a standing man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a rust-coloured turban, long dark hair and a white flower garland, places a garland or adorns the face of a seated golden deity murti. The murti wears a golden crown, ornate gold jewellery and a golden armour-like upper garment, and sits on a gold throne decorated with large garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers and blue-and-white blossoms. A second figure in orange stands at the left edge beside another garlanded statue, and a golden kalasha-like ornament is visible on the left. The ceiling is pale stone.2016-12-23A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border stands at left, hands joined in prayer with yellow flowers, her head bowed and a red and white flower garland draped over her shoulder. Behind her, a large golden deity murti is decked with multicolored garlands of roses, marigolds and orchids in red, yellow, orange, purple and white. A golden figure in a red turban and a golden murti with gold crown stand beside it, along with a golden kalasha-like ornamental stand adorned with green and gold pendants in front. Gold beaded necklaces hang over the central statue, and ornate gold ornamentation fills the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-11-26A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and white flower strings. A standing priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and gold armlets holds a lit oil lamp toward a small deity murti on a red cloth-draped pedestal, under a gold arched canopy with a crown finial. The murti wears a red cloth headpiece, a gold necklace and a long garland of red and yellow flowers. Orange and red cloths drape the surroundings, with colourful lights and a pink and green canopy behind. The figure holding the lamp is a priest; no candidate for a person is visible in appearance cues, and the figure in the image is a shaved-or-short-haired ritual attendant rather than a qualifying presentation.2016-01-04December 23 20162016-12-23