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A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine with stone pillars and a smoky, light-filled interior. In the foreground a man with long black hair wears a maroon-red turban with a small ornament, a pink and white floral garland, and a rust-red cloth, and holds up a small ritual vessel or lamp toward the deities. Beside him, a gold-adorned deity murti is dressed in yellow and green garlands, and a large decorated altar with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green, purple and white rises on the right. A gold trident-shaped ornament is visible on the right. At the edge, a figure with white forehead markings assists. Smoke or incense haze fills the air.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in a rust-orange turban and a long rust-red garment with a black braided sash-like cloth falling from his shoulder, wearing a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. He raises a lit oil lamp or flame toward the deities while performing aarti. Before him are deity murti draped with long garlands of yellow, green, red, purple and white flowers, one with a trident and a silver face with a crown. A golden halo stands behind them and a figure in a blue and purple sari appears at the right edge. Smoke and light fill the stone chamber.2017-11-11A photograph of a temple worship scene before a richly decorated shrine with a golden arch framed by multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. Two deity murtis stand on the altar: the central figure wears a crown and jewelled ornaments, and the figure to the right wears a jewelled headdress and a deep maroon sari with gold skirt. In the foreground a standing figure in a rust-red robe and rust-coloured turban with a long braided hair and a white flower garland at the back of the head holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. A linga with vibhuti lines and a garland sits on the platform below, with brass oil lamps at the right edge. Two figures are visible in the scene, one clearly a priest performing aarti or puja before the murtis.2017-07-09A man in a rust-brown wrap and dhoti with a matching rust-brown turban and a long braid stands at a golden deity murti, performing puja with a brass vessel and incense smoke rising. He wears a white flower garland, a gold armlet and bangles. Behind him stands a second figure in blue and orange headwear, and the altar is covered with garlands in red, yellow, white and green. Gold deity murtis are dressed with ornate necklaces and a silver-and-gold peetha is decorated with a kalasha and flower garlands.2016-12-23A photograph inside a temple shrine of a man in a maroon turban with a golden ornament and long dark dreadlock-style hair, wearing a maroon dhoti and a multi-coloured flower garland. He holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded deity murti adorned with a crown, jewelled necklaces and a golden trident, draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. Behind him, a younger man in an orange cloth holds a plate of flowers. A small dark deity figure in a purple cloth sits at the lower right, with scattered orange flowers on the floor. The scene reads as puja and aarti with a lamp offering.2017-12-02A photograph of a ritual in a temple sanctum. A man wearing a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and a white flower garland, with long dark dreadlocks, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass implement in the other, offering arati toward a deity murti heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands, gold ornaments and jewelled adornments. Behind him stands a golden-hued metal figure and another garlanded deity form. The setting is a stone-walled temple interior with warm light.2017-07-09December 02 20172017-12-02December 14 20162016-12-14December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man in a maroon-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in front of a deity murti draped with yellow, red and green flower garlands. The murti wears gold ornaments and a crown-like headdress. A second, bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a brass vessel and carved stone pillar frame the scene. Sunlight enters through a window at left.2016-12-14Photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with dense garlands of white, red, yellow and purple flowers. A long-haired ascetic with a tied-back braid and rust-brown wrap, seen from behind, raises hands in anjali before a golden deity murti seated on a throne, with a crown and jewelled necklaces. A man in a turquoise-and-gold garment and a red turban stands at left beside a brass lamp, and another attendant in an orange wrap holds a brass tray. Incense smoke rises at left. a person appearance is uncertain; the ascetic with long dreadlocks in rust-brown clothing is a possible candidate but the view is from behind.2016-12-23December 02 20172017-12-02December 14 20162016-12-14