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February 23 20152015-02-23A photograph of a devotional ritual before a golden shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a deity murti. A shaved-headed man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver cup and a lit flame, while a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp. Devotees with raised hands and a small child with a red bindi watch from the foreground. A camera operator stands at the left edge. Five or more people are visible in the scene.2015-02-23Outdoor puja before a golden shrine holding a deity murti decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a green cloth backdrop. A young man in rust-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala holds a silver kalasha-style vessel and pours liquid while a woman in matching rust-red and gold-bordered sari pours or lights a flame from a small metal lamp. A middle-aged woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala stands behind, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand further back. Fruit offerings, scattered rose petals and a red-and-white cloth lie on the floor, with a canopy and trees behind.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph of a devotional arati ritual before a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A man in a rust-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle holds a lit flame over a silver plate. Beside him a woman in a dark red sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles holds a flame-lit lamp. Devotees in orange and white clothes, including a woman in orange with raised hands, a woman holding a baby in white and pink, and a woman in a grey shawl, gather on a floor covered with a striped mat. A small oil lamp flame is visible near the murti. The deity is set on a golden throne with a white and red striped backdrop behind.2015-02-23February 23 20152015-02-23A photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine under a corrugated roof. A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a dark rudraksha mala and a pale bowl, stands before a gilded throne holding a deity murti dressed in green cloth with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a crown. Women in white and a woman with a pink hair clip hold their hands toward a flame and wave a lamp. Another man prostrates on the ground at left, and white-clad attendants stand near a steel cabinet at right. The priest's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described only by role.2015-02-23September 04 20122012-09-04