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September 11 2012

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Photograph of an aarti at a shrine niche. A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha beads holds a multi-wick oil lamp aloft with both hands, flames rising above a pink and white flower garland. Beside him, a second person in orange robes and gold-bordered cloth stands with a flower garland. At the right edge, a figure in white dhoti with gold border holds a silver bell. Below, a golden palanquin-style shrine frame is decked with pink roses and white jasmine, with brass kalasha pots and oil lamps on a stone platform. Faint rose petals lie on the floor.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. The priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl over his shoulder, leans forward holding a brass lamp with several burning flames toward the figure. He wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and has a shaved head. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch with floral motifs, set against a red cloth draped over a platform heaped with flowers. Small brass lamps and a flower-covered altar fill the foreground, and smoke rises from the flames.2018-03-02A photograph inside a yellow-ochre temple hall decorated with brass bells and garlands of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers. A bare-chested devotee in a teal dhoti stands with his back to the camera while a priest in white dhoti and white shoulder cloth holds his hands near his shoulders, and a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with gold-toned garland and gold earring stands at right with palms joined. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A white sacred thread is visible on the devotee's back. Ritual blessing setting.2012-09-11July 16 20152015-07-16A temple puja in progress before a deity murti dressed in white silk and draped with red and yellow flower garlands, with red flower arrangements and a gold prabhavali behind it. A bald priest bent forward in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a plate toward the deity. Another priest stands behind him on the right in a white dhoti and red garment, and a third priest with a bare torso holds a tray at the left edge. Brass lamps, a bell and flower-strewn offerings sit on the altar in the foreground.2018-03-02A photograph of an outdoor temple scene in which a priest in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a red shawl draped over his shoulder and a beaded necklace, holds a flaming oil lamp toward a stone shrine niche decorated with carved stonework and a garland of red and yellow flowers. Behind him, a second priest in orange robes with a shaved head and a long beaded necklace holds a silver tray. Orange and red painted walls, a corrugated roof and a golden lamp stand complete the setting.2010-10-18 +2 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12Close view of a devotee's hand holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, pinched near a dark beaded wristband. The lamp's flame rises from a shallow bowl on a long handle. Behind, colourful flower garlands in purple, yellow, red, white and green hang in vertical strands. The woman's sari shows pink and orange stripes on the left and turquoise blue at the lower left. A dark backdrop with blurred red and white imagery is visible at right. Only a hand and arm of one person are visible.2018-04-23June 05 20122012-06-05Close photograph of a hand holding a brass oil lamp with a tall, bright flame during a ritual, the lamp on a long handled stand. The person wears a dark rudraksha bracelet on the wrist and a teal blue garment, with a red and gold embroidered blouse visible above. Behind the lamp hang vertical garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers with green foliage, arranged as a decorative backdrop. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible, so the people count is one.2018-04-23