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January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph of a temple ritual with smoke filling the scene. On the left, a priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti tied with a sash stands holding a lit lamp or incense near a decorated deity. The deity figure is draped with layers of garlands in white, yellow and maroon, with a silver crown and necklaces. Behind, two more deity figures stand in a shrine, also garlanded in red, yellow and white, with a golden framed background. Offerings and brass vessels sit on a red cloth in front. No legible text appears in the image.2013-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17A priest in a white dhoti with a light shawl and a blue-green headcloth performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar. The altar is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow and green foliage. Behind it, two standing deity figures in silver and gold ornaments stand within a garland-festooned shrine lit by warm light, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground; a partially visible figure at left edge is indistinct.2013-07-17A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a pink-and-gold turban performs a ritual before a garlanded deity murti in a shrine. He holds a ritual implement over the altar while smoke drifts through the scene. The deity is decorated with white, yellow, red and purple flower garlands. Golden ceremonial plaques flank the shrine, and small painted figures stand in front of it. Smoke and offerings suggest a homa or puja.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20152015-01-12July 17 20132013-07-17April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA night puja at a temple shrine. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a green and gold waist cloth and a headband holds a lit camphor flame on a lamp toward a deity murti decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands and a pink cloth. Smoke rises in the air. Brass oil lamps, fruits and flower offerings sit on the floor and altar. One other attendant in white stands behind him. This is an aarti and abhishekam-style offering scene. The priest is a ritual officiant, and no identifiable a person depiction is present.2013-07-09Photo of a temple ritual with a priest performing an arati or abhishekam before a garlanded deity murti. The priest's back faces the camera; he is bare-chested, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti with a purple silk waist cloth and a yellow shawl over the shoulder, and holds a silver lamp or arati vessel. Heavy garlands of white, pink, purple and yellow flowers cover the murti, and smoke or incense drifts through the scene. Behind, devotees in white and gold dhotis stand with hands folded, and a few people in white and yellow saris are visible at the right. Golden umbrellas hang in the background of a pillared hall.2018-04-14Close view of a temple ritual with a priest in white dhoti and striped shawl bending over a silver vessel and a small brass lamp with a visible flame. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape a silver ornate altar or throne at right. Smoke and a small fire rise from a metal pot at lower left. Other priests in white and striped cloth stand in the background. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam at a shrine, with a silver deity seat or peetha decorated with flowers.2018-01-06July 09 20132013-07-09