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A young man in orange saffron cloth and a dark wrapped turban performs aarti before a decorated deity murti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. His bare upper body shows beaded bracelets and armlets, and he wears rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind him, the deity murti is adorned with garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers on a silver pedestal. The setting is a temple-style shrine in a plain room.

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April 21 2018

A dim, purple-lit temple scene with a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti or wrap holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, a white forehead mark, and gold hoop earrings, and his hair is tied back. Beside him on the left, a deity murti is decorated with white and red flower garlands, and a golden ceremonial embellishment and a yellow-gold ornate banner hang nearby. Brass lamps stand on the floor. Only one person is visible. The image shows a puja or aarti in progress. The man's appearance matches the page's a person reference only through partial cues (rudraksha mala, long hair and jewellery), which is not sufficient for a confident identification, so this is marked unsure.

A young man in saffron-orange turban and orange dhoti-style wrap holds a silver aarti tray with a lit lamp, the flame rising from a multi-branched silver oil lamp. He wears a rudraksha mala and a long orange-and-gold beaded necklace, with a bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha armband. Behind him, a deity murti stands framed by a large floral arch of red, yellow and white garlands. Another figure in a deep red garment and gold necklace is partly visible at right, and a man in white garland-draped clothing stands at left. The setting suggests a temple aarti during a ritual, with a gold kalasha-like base at the lower centre.

May 18 2019

A photo of a bare-chested man in an orange saffron shawl performing aarti with a flaming multi-wick brass lamp held in his right hand. He wears a long swept-back dark braided top-knot, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala beads around his neck and a beaded bracelet on his wrist, with white ash stripes on his upper arm. Behind him stands a bronze deity murti with an ornate crown.

July 09 2015

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A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare chest marked by white stripes and a bracelet on his upper arm, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, pink and white flower garlands and a silver-toned altar and pink cloth. The priest has long hair tied up on his head and wears small hoop earrings. A small vessel is held in his other hand. The scene is a temple puja set in a pink-lit room with a white door in the background.

A bare-chested priest in rust-orange dhoti performs aarti, holding a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp stand in his right hand and a small handbell in his left. He wears a dark dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and layered rudraksha malas with gold bell-shaped ornaments. Blurred seated devotees in saffron and orange robes fill the background.