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Night-time temple ritual before a large decorated deity murti dressed in dense garlands of white, yellow and red flowers. Two attendants in orange and saffron dhotis stand at left: one holds a tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many flames while the other, bare-chested with white sacred markings, presses palms together. A third priest in an orange shawl and turban stands at right, facing the deity with hands folded. Brass lamp stands wrapped in flowers flank the scene, and banana leaves and a colourful arch frame the background. The image is a photograph of a temple aarti.

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December 19 20162016-12-19Temple aarti in progress before a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne, its face painted and crowned, draped in red and white garlands with a gold shawl. A young priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with bare, white-painted chest and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a silver tiered oil lamp tray with multiple flames towards the deity. Another attendant in orange dhoti holds a plate of small lamps and offerings, while a third stands at right with hands folded, wearing a white flower garland and orange head cloth. Flower garlands in red, yellow and white drape the shrine arches, and a second decorated murti stands in an ornate silver-and-gold niche at left.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Night temple ritual photograph of a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers, with a crown and gold ornaments, seated on a palanquin-like throne in front of a gilded arch. Two priests in orange-saffron dhotis stand before it: the nearer one, bare-chested with tilak and a beaded necklace, holds a lit aarti lamp on a tray, while a turbaned priest beside him performs namaskar with folded hands. A third attendant at right, wearing an orange cloth on his head and a white garland, also stands with hands joined. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels line the foreground, and banana leaves frame the top. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a deity procession or shrine. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a temple shrine during worship. Two shirtless priests in orange dhotis, one wearing a green and gold turban, stand at the altar offering garlands. Their bodies have white sacred ash markings. They are adorning a deity murti with yellow and red garlands, banana bunches, and white flower strands. A black stone murti stands at right draped in white and red garlands, and a brass lamp sits in the foreground. Gold ornaments and a crown-like headpiece crown the central deity figure. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A night-time temple ritual photograph in a shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana leaves and hanging strings of flowers. Two richly garlanded deity murtis sit on golden thrones under ornate arches, one wearing a crown and a silver-patterned robe. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper body, sacred white markings and a maroon-and-green cloth waves a ceremonial item toward the murtis, while a second attendant in saffron-orange dhoti and beaded necklaces holds a fan-like ceremonial object. Brass vessels and a striped mat lie in the foreground.2016-12-19