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A dim temple pavilion with white pillars and carved white capitals, where a standing figure in orange-saffron robes raises a ritual lamp or aarti implement overhead toward a large dark stone deity murti on the right, draped with a yellow marigold garland. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the foreground and middle, and a seated figure in white sits near musical equipment at the right. Ceiling fans and a green leafy torana hang between the pillars. The standing figure's features are not clear enough to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing aarti.

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October 01 20062006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01Interior of a white temple hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, facing a shrine. At center, a robed priest in orange-saffron clothing holds a lit flame aloft toward a golden deity murti in a glass-fronted shrine framed by green curtains, with dark stone figures in garlands flanking it and a golden lion-faced figure on the right. Devotees in orange and red sit closely together in the foreground while a second orange-robed figure kneels beside the priest at the shrine base. Fresh flowers and garlands decorate the shrine, and a ceiling fan turns overhead. The scene suggests an aarti or puja.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01Indoor evening ritual in a plainly furnished room with white walls and a pillar in the foreground. A man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl raises a lit aarti lamp high on the left, facing the seated group. Several people sit on the floor in white and saffron clothes around brass plates of offerings, flowers and small oil lamps. Behind them, a white-sheeted bed is decorated with yellow flower garlands, and a large framed portrait on the right is garlanded with red flowers. Only the portrait's subject is shown, with no identifiable person presented as present.2005-11-13A photograph of a ritual worship scene in a plain whitewashed hall. A standing figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a white, orange, and navy garland, holding a lit oil lamp flame toward a deity murti at right, which is draped in orange cloth and yellow and white flower garlands under a decorated umbrella. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl holds a bottle, a seated man in white and orange shawl plays a mic-side role, and a man in white with an orange shawl kneels near a microphone stand and fan. A seated man at left with folded hands wears an orange shawl over white clothes. Their appearance is uncertain, so the main figure is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2007-12-25Photograph inside a white temple hall with carved pillars during a ritual. A man in orange robes stands at left, holding a flame or lamp toward the seated gathering, with orange-clad helpers seated nearby. At right, a figure in orange robes and a yellow garland sits beside a black stone deity murti with a yellow garland and a green curtain behind it. Devotees sit on the floor in front, many women in red and pink saris and girls in red and teal clothing, with flowers in their hair. A few white-clad men sit at right. Visible people number roughly twenty to thirty.2006-10-01February 16 20072007-02-16A dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a white temple hall facing a shrine. A priest in orange robes stands at left holding a ritual implement beside a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers. Women in red, blue and maroon saris wear yellow flowers in their hair, and men wear white dhotis and shirts. Another figure in white stands at the right beside a golden deity and a decorated shrine, and a golden idol sits in an alcove at right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam being performed before devotees.2006-10-01Indoor ritual scene in a large hall with striped pillars draped in colourful patterned cloth. In the centre, a man in white robes raises a lit flame on a lamp, while a man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands beside him holding a burning lamp aloft. Another man in white stands at the right, and a bearded man in orange clothing stands near a tripod camera. Many seated people in white clothes sit on the floor in rows along the left, some holding small items and a brass vessel. Two large framed portraits of a smiling woman in traditional dress hang on the back wall. Flowers decorate the lower right corner.2006-07-11November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13