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A dimly lit temple interior with a plain grey stone platform or pedestal at centre. Many small clay oil lamps with flames sit along the steps and floor, and a brass oil lamp with a flame and yellow flowers stands in the foreground right. Behind the platform is a brass trident on a stand, a dark wooden bench, a red-painted wall, a stack of rocks and bricks, and a black pedestal fan. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a brass ritual tray on a wooden table holding a brass oil lamp with a peacock-shaped handle and eight clay diya lamps with lit wicks arranged in a ring around it. Behind and around the tray sit a copper pot with white flowers on a bed of rice, a brass plate of bananas, a red silk-wrapped bundle, a brass stand and a tray of flowers and leaves. No people are visible in the scene.December 20 20092009-12-20October 18 20172017-10-18A close-up photograph of a small brass oil lamp with a spout and a single lit wick flame, placed on a polished pale stone surface. The lamp sits on a reflective floor. To the right, a carved wooden or metal stand with a glass object is partly visible. The background is softly blurred in warm beige tones. No people are visible.2011-10-21April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a kneeling priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a maroon border performing aarti. He holds a tiered silver lamp stand with many lit oil lamps in both hands, its flames glowing against the hall. A white pedestal fan stands beside him, a black bag and red cloth lie on a striped mat, and a sanctum with deity murtis and gold ornaments sits in the background. Visible at the lower left edge is part of another person. A plain description is given; the priest's identity is not established by appearance and is left as a priest.2012-05-10A photograph of an indoor ritual inside a hall with white draped tables and warm lighting. On the left, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-shaped base, wearing an orange-red turban and red garments, with a multicoloured floral garland draped over the seat and gold parasol-like canopies above. Tall silver ceremonial staffs with ornamented finials stand beside the throne. In the foreground, a large brass lamp stand holds oil lamps, and billowing smoke rises from a fire pit where a homa is being performed. On the right, several people in white and cream clothing sit on the floor in prayer, while a priest in a purple-and-orange shawl stands at the edge of the frame. A ceiling fan and standing fans are visible.2015-07-09A photograph taken from an elevated vantage point inside a stone temple hall. A bald man in white ritual clothes bends over a stone platform, his hands reaching toward a brass plate of offerings in front of a gilded deity murti set on an orange cloth. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange and red robes, some with garlands, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall brass oil lamps stand in the foreground beside trays of red flowers, fruit and sweets. Carved dark stone pillars frame the scene, and an outdoor courtyard with palm trees and a golden shrine is visible through the opening. The figure in white could be a priest, but his face and appearance do not clearly establish that he is the a person, so the identity remains unconfirmed.2017-02-10December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a temple hall with orange walls and a gold-and-red ornate throne on the left, empty. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey shirt and a woman in a yellow top with folded hands sit on orange and blue-striped mats facing a homa-style brick fire pit surrounded by offerings. A white-robed priest with a bare chest and sacred thread kneels at the pit, and another priest in white sits to the right beside brass kalashas with mango leaves. Behind them, deity murti garlanded with white flower necklaces stand on a pink-draped platform under a canopy. A standing attendant in white and a seated person are visible in the background.2010-12-23A dimly lit indoor ritual scene with three men standing at a raised metal counter, each wearing saffron-orange garments and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Several people sit cross-legged on a red mat on the floor in front, cleaning or arranging rows of polished brass oil lamps (diyas) and tall dark brass lamp stands. Small oil lamps are lit along the counter, and the setting suggests an evening pooja and arathi. A white-clad seated devotee and a child in a grey shirt are among those tending the lamps.2010-07-13Indoor photograph of a final ceremony in a small room with pale pink walls and a bed against the left wall. A man in an orange robe on the left lifts a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit flames toward a seated figure. That seated figure wears an orange robe, a beaded garland and long dark hair, and sits on the bed with hands together. Two seated men in orange robes sit on the floor in front, and devotees in white clothes stand and sit behind them. At the right, a covered body rests on a low table draped with flower garlands, while people with cameras and folded hands watch. A framed picture hangs on the wall and brass offering vessels sit on the floor. The scene shows aarti being performed beside the covered body during rites.2005-11-13