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September 28 20142014-09-28A temple puja in a small hall: a standing man with hair in a bun, bare-chested and wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a white-and-orange garland, offers flowers or petals toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, silver ornaments and a multicoloured garland of orange, red, yellow and white flowers. Two kneeling assistants in maroon and gold-bordered cloth attend at the lower left and centre, and a brass oil lamp burns to the right beside a gold-framed arch and a cooler. A gold kalasha-like offering sits in the lower right.2015-06-03 +1 copiesApril 21 20132013-04-21A photograph of a temple-style puja inside an indoor hall with pale walls and a white floor. A man with a tripundra on his forehead, a bare upper body, an orange-and-cream striped cloth over his shoulder and a red-and-orange dhoti holds a bell in one hand and a lit lamp with flames in the other, performing aarti before a decorated murti. He wears a long white and multicoloured garland. Behind him, a large ornate golden throne-like peetha holds a seated deity murti dressed in a brown and gold silk garment, adorned with silver jewellery, a crown, and a garland of red, yellow, green and white flowers. A smaller silver figure sits in front on a blue cloth, surrounded by floral garlands. Brass lamps and a standing air-conditioning unit stand nearby, and a few heads of devotees are visible at the bottom edge.2015-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in which a man with long dark hair, wearing a red-and-gold striped silk garment, gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, holds a silver lamp with a flame toward a metal murti of a deity seated under a gold arched canopy. The deity wears a red silk garment, an ornate jeweled crown and a white garland, and is decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. Brass ritual vessels and a bell sit at the lower left and centre. The man appears to be performing aarti or pada puja. a person is identified by long hair, ornate gold jewelry and saffron-red attire, performing the lamp offering as priest.2011-12-12May 30 20182018-05-30A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a golden-bordered shawl performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a seated deity murti in a golden throne. The murti wears a gold crown, a green and orange silk garment, and is draped in garlands of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A ceremonial sword or staff rests against its shoulder. A rudraksha mala hangs on the priest's chest. A maroon curtain forms the backdrop, with a small attendant partly visible at the left edge, hands folded in prayer. Flames and smoke rise from the lamp.2015-04-28June 03 20152015-06-03December 23 20162016-12-23June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies