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A dimly lit temple shrine niche framed by blue-painted walls with ornate pillars. At center, a framed portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing a light turban sits atop an ornate silver-and-gold shrine throne, surrounded by small lights. In front, a tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks stands at left, and a person in white clothing is seen kneeling or bowing at the shrine base. On the right, a four-armed deity murti in red and gold stands beside a tall brass lamp stand. The portrait is printed and not a physical person, so the only physical figures are a foreground silhouette and the kneeling person in white.

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September 27 20132013-09-27A temple aarti scene in a dimly lit shrine with blue and red walls and two standing female dvarapala-style statues with raised hands flanking the entrance. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body and white painted markings on his arms holds up a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps, its flames glowing. Behind him, a second figure in white dhoti stands near the entrance, and tall brass lamp stands line the wall. Inside the doorway, a framed deity image is partly visible.2013-09-28A shaven-headed priest, seen from behind and bare-chested with a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala over his shoulders, performs aarti with a tiered silver oil lamp holding many lit flames before a shrine. Inside the shrine stands a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, placed on a gold throne with a gold canopy. Two devotees in saffron and orange sit before the throne. Flanking the shrine are painted deity murti figures with four arms, in green and red garments, and standing brass lamps line the blue-and-orange temple walls. The scene reads as a puja at a shrine.2013-07-20October 02 20132013-10-02A photograph of a temple shrine with a tiered silver aarti lamp held up by a bare forearm at lower left, its many tiers lit with flames. Behind it, a framed portrait on an ornate gilded altar shows a figure with orange-saffron cloth and a light-coloured face. To the right stands a colourful painted deity murti with a crown, orange dhoti and green sash, and dangling bells hang from the ceiling. Warm lamp light fills the scene, and the forearm bears white sacred ash marks. No other people are visible.2013-10-02April 12 20142014-04-12A photograph of a temple shrine at night. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at left, holding a flaming lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. Behind him, a gold-framed arch surrounds a red-draped niche holding a deity murti with a red crown and jewelled garlands, beside a second figure in red and gold adornment. In front, a framed photograph of a seated man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with marigolds, with oil lamps burning on the altar ledge. The scene reads as a puja with aarti being offered before the shrine.2010-06-06A photograph of a tiered brass oil lamp stand with many lit wicks in the foreground, placed before a shrine. Behind it, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe sits on a gilded throne-like altar with ornate golden carvings. To the left, a painted deity figure with multiple arms and red and green garments stands on a blue-grey wall with decorative red and orange panels. No people are physically present in the scene.2013-08-02Temple interior during a puja. In the foreground a hand holds a tiered silver lamp stand with many lit oil lamps. Behind it, priests in orange and saffron robes sit before a shrine. At the centre, a gold ornate throne holds a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange robes, shown as a printed picture, not a physical person. Flanking the shrine are painted deity figures with orange dhotis, green sashes and crowns, holding ritual items. Small lamps and a golden canopy frame the scene.2013-07-26July 27 20132013-07-27July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph of aarti being offered before a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, set on a gilded ornate throne-like frame with a golden crown finial. A brass multi-wick oil lamp with several lit flames is held up by a visible hand in the foreground, with smoke rising. Behind the portrait is a dark shrine doorway strung with small warm lights, flanked by painted pillars and colourful deity murti figures with raised hands in red, orange and green. Only the offering hand and the partial head of the person holding the lamp are visible.2014-07-10