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June 04 20152015-06-04June 04 20152015-06-04A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white and multicoloured flower garland, rings a brass handbell and holds a small ritual object while performing worship before a deity murti seated on a golden throne-like peetha decorated with yellow, red and white flowers. The murti wears a crown and a red-orange silk cloth with floral garlands. Two tall brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a lit flame burns in the foreground. A seated man in white with a headset and glasses claps his hands in the lower right. A potted plant is at left and a floor-standing air conditioner is behind the altar.2015-06-04A woman in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a decorated deity murti with gold crowns and garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers. The deities are seated under a gilded arch in a temple-like pavilion. In the foreground a small figure in orange and a white shawl with garlands sits beside ritual brass vessels, and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left edge. A brass lamp stand and kalasha-type vessels surround the altar. Some garland-decorated golden structure is placed before the murti.2009-12-30June 04 20152015-06-04A standing priest in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a matching orange shawl and a white flower garland performs aarti with a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp before a seated deity murti decorated with a multicolour garland and flower garlands. The murti sits on a golden throne with a gold arch behind it, and a tall brass lamp with a lit flame stands at right. A kneeling devotee in orange clothes sits at lower centre beside a brass bowl, and another seated person with dark hair and glasses at lower right holds hands together in prayer. Visible room features include a white floor-standing air conditioner and dark red curtains. Four people are visible.2015-06-03A priest in a red and orange ceremonial dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and bangles, stands at left raising one arm to offer a flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with white and red flower garlands and a gold necklace, set in an ornate golden arch flanked by two large gilded ceremonial discs. Multiple brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on a tiered offering stand decorated with marigold and white garlands, leaves, and small figurines at the base. Gold and yellow draped fabric forms the backdrop. Visible in the image: one priest only, so no additional people are shown.2015-07-06June 10 20172017-06-10A photograph of a priest in a brown dhoti and reddish-brown upper cloth performing aarti with a lit flame on a lamp held in both hands. He wears a long multi-coloured garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces. Beside him, a small deity murti with an orange cloth and a white garland stands before a gold arched frame with a green backdrop. To the right, a large deity murti is dressed in a green silk cloth, decorated with a crown, a white and gold garland, and fully covered in red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. Flowers and a yellow fruit rest on a purple cloth at the base. The scene is a temple altar setting for a ritual.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA priest in a reddish-maroon dhoti with orange-gold borders stands at left with her back partly turned, holding a lit wick near a tall brass oil lamp. Beside her, a gold ornate shrine arch is decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white, framing a deity murti adorned with silver jewellery and a crown-like headdress. Lit brass lamps flank the shrine, and a white tower air conditioner and potted plant appear at left. A small garlanded murti sits in front of the main deity. The scene suggests a puja.2015-06-03January 06 20132013-01-06June 04 20152015-06-04