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A photograph in a dim temple shrine of a large dark stone deity murti adorned with heavy gold garlands, a gold necklace and a decorated face. A bald priest in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, reaching up with one arm to apply something to the murti's face. Two devotees at right in orange and saffron saris fold their hands in prayer beside a tall golden staff. A warm lamp glows above. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Night photograph of a temple ritual before a large black deity murti with wide staring eyes, a dark circular halo behind it, and layered gold and beaded necklaces, rudraksha-style malas, and rosettes on a red-orange garment. Yellow marigold garlands drape both sides of the murti, and smoke drifts across the scene. In the left foreground a person with short dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange cloth with a pink border and holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity, performing aarti. The person's identity cannot be determined from this view.2014-12-02December 02 20142014-12-02February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02July 01 20142014-07-01November `4 2015 +1 copiesA photograph at night of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth and orange rudraksha-style beaded necklace standing with his back to the camera, facing a large black stone deity murti with multiple arms, a white dhoti-like cloth draped on the figure, white and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. A small oil lamp flame glows near the bottom left as he performs a puja or aarti. Behind the murti is a dark metal gate and a lattice window with a light fixture.2013-05-27May 21 20122012-05-21Night aarti at a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead band, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold armlets, holds a lit aarti lamp with flames and a brass bell in his right hand. Behind him a dark stone deity murti stands in a black arched backdrop, adorned with green leaf garlands, red and orange flower garlands and a jewelled necklace. On the right, a woman in white holds a sparkling orange and silver canopy umbrella over the scene. A gold trident stands at the left edge and a mist of incense rises. Part of another person is visible in the foreground at right.2017-05-06November `4 2015 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple puja at a golden deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and an ornate golden arch and canopy. In the foreground at left, a bald priest with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, wearing a brown-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a beaded necklace, sits before a small brass oil lamp with a visible flame and a lit lamp in the foreground. A kalasha-like metal vessel and a trident stand behind an orange cloth-draped table. No one else is visible except a partial figure at far left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2013-09-05May 27 20132013-05-27