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November 01 2013

A temple interior during an aarti. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron shawl and rudraksha-style beads holds a tiered silver aarti lamp toward a deity murti adorned with garlands of white and red flowers at left. A woman in a white sari sits on the floor reading from a green book beside a brass lamp stand and metal puja tray. The wall behind is painted with a colourful Hindu mural, including a standing figure with four arms holding a trident and a lotus. At right, a framed portrait of a man with a saffron turban and a gold-trimmed throne with a tiger-skin cushion stands in a doorway where several people in dark red robes are seated. Gold lamps and a dim doorway complete the scene.

November 01 2013

A temple ritual in a decorated shrine hall with a glossy white floor. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with a sash and white ash markings on his arms holds up a silver multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti on a gold-and-red throne draped in white and red garlands. A bronze oil lamp stands beside a painted standing deity with four arms, holding a trident-like staff and a lotus, wearing orange and green draperies. In the background at right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban above a gold peetha draped with a tiger-skin cloth, with devotees in orange robes seated before it. Lotus-motif pillars frame the doorway.

A photograph of a temple shrine interior with a priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest performing aarti with a tall silver multi-tiered lamp lit with flames, standing on a white marble platform. Two seated figures in orange robes sit near brass oil lamps (nanda deepa style) in the foreground. Behind them, painted deity figures with red and green draperies flank a doorway into a gold-decorated shrine where a framed portrait shows a man with a saffron turban and beard, and small lights are strung around the entrance. The walls are painted blue with pink and green column motifs and a red carpet is visible.

November 06 2013

November 01 2013

A photo of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment seen from behind, holding a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp lit with flames toward a shrine. The shrine is decorated with painted pillars in pink, green and gold, with two standing deity murtis flanking a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange cloth set within a golden canopy. Brass oil lamps stand on a red carpeted floor. The priest appears to be performing aarti.

Interior of a Hindu temple with a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp held by a sannyasi in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala, seen from behind, with white ash lines on his arms. Two priests in orange garments sit at left, one holding a lit lamp and a small tray. Two painted dvarapala guardian statues with crowns and clubs flank a gold-framed central doorway. Above a gold throne, a framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. Brass lamps line the floor, and the white marble floor is polished.

A priest in orange robes, seen from behind with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his arms, performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit flames before a shrine. The shrine features painted multi-armed deity murtis in orange and green dress flanking a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and robe, set on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion. Brass oil lamps line the floor, and two other robed attendants sit at the side.

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Temple interior with a bare-chested priest in the foreground holding a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit flames, facing a shrine doorway. Two stone-coloured guardian figures in red and green dhoti-style garments stand on either side of the doorway. Another shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth sits at left with a white tilak, and a few more seated figures in orange and red garments are visible in the background near a golden deity murti and throne. Brass lamp stands line the red carpeted floor. Aarti ritual in progress.

A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth and a wooden bead mala performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil flames. He faces a shrine where a framed portrait labelled with a visible saffron-robed figure sits among golden ornaments and lit lamps. Two painted deity figures with multiple arms and green cloths flank the shrine, and brass lamps stand along the marble floor. The arm and forehead bear white ash markings. The scene is a temple puja.