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A priest in saffron-orange robes and a white garland stands at left, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame and a bell, performing puja. Vibhuti marks his forehead. To the right, a deity murti draped in orange cloth and bedecked with layered garlands of red, yellow, orange and white flowers stands in a gilded arch before a blue cloth. A decorated kalasha with flower garlands stands in front, with a brass plate at the foreground. Potted plants, a red curtain and a dark stone wall with a speaker behind complete the room.

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May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph of a temple puja in a pillared hall with a red-brown floor. A bearded man with long hair pulled back, bare-chested under a rust-orange saffron wrap and wearing a dark rudraksha mala, holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a metal dish in the other, looking down in devotion. In front of him a deity murti is draped in a large garland of pink lotuses, white jasmine, red and orange flowers, green leaves, and a gold and maroon cloth. A dark stone bull figure, a marigold garland, colourful pillars and folding doors appear in the background. Oil lamps are visible as the ritual setting.2018-05-30June 03 20152015-06-03May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, holds a small handbell in his right hand while standing before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti wears a silver crown, saffron cloth and gold ornaments, and is encircled by thick garlands of green leaves, pink flowers and orange marigolds. Framed portraits hang on the wall behind, and a standing statue of a figure in white stands further back among pillars.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph of a shrine alcove during an aarti or puja. A person in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and a gold-chain necklace stands in profile on the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine lined with red and white flower garlands and marigold strands. A deity murti sits within the niche, flanked by brass vessels and small lamps. On the right, a second person in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and bangles holds a lamp or offering over the altar. Warm light and stone walls surround the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14May 30 20182018-05-30A ceremonial puja before a decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne-like peetha backed by a colourful arch. The murti wears garlands of yellow, white and multicoloured flowers and a red garment. In the foreground a standing man in saffron-orange clothing and a long white and multicoloured flower garland holds a small bell in one hand and a flame or lamp in the other. Beside him a bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, kneels over a large brass bowl where a fire burns with flower offerings around its rim. Tall brass oil lamps flank the throne, and a seated attendant in the background wears glasses.2015-06-04June 28 20142014-06-28