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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamp wicks toward a shrine. Behind him, two painted guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns flank the doorway, and a dark shrine door hung with rows of rudraksha beads frames a deity murti draped in green and white flower garlands. Another person in orange sits near the shrine, and white horizontal vibhuti stripes mark the priest's upper arm. The scene is a temple aarti.

A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red robe with a gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising a large multi-tiered lamp of burning flames before a golden throne. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with crowns and raised arms flank the doorway, and gold oil lamps stand at the sides. Seated figures in red and orange cloth are at the lower left and centre, and a dark curtain strung with small lights hangs behind the throne. The scene suggests an aarti before a seated figure on a peetha. The seated figure on the throne is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing a maroon robe with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala, holding up a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with several lit flames in front of a golden deity murti. Two painted guardian figures flank the doorway, each with multiple arms, crowns, gold necklaces and red and green dhotis. Strings of small golden lights hang across the dark shrine doorway. The scene reads as an aarti during puja in a temple.

December 03 2014

November 07 2014

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe seen from behind, kneeling on a red carpet and holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Behind him, two painted deity murtis with multiple arms flank the doorway, standing on colourful pillars. Beyond, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron/orange headwear and clothing sits on a gold throne-like seat amid string lights. Gold standing lamps line the sides. The priest's posture suggests aarti performed at a shrine.

A shaved-headed priest seen from behind performs aarti with a multi-tiered lit brass lamp held high in both hands before a deity murti. He wears a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The inner shrine is decorated with hanging strings of beads and small lamps, and a gold-clad deity is seated on a throne. Two attendants in orange and red robes are partly visible in front of the murti. Ornate painted pillars with a pink-and-green figure of a deity frame the scene, and a tall brass lamp stands on the right. The priest's role is conducting the aarti.

A shaved-headed priest seen from behind in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and white ash marks on the upper back, faces a shrine lit by a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many burning flames. Beyond the lamp stands a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, placed in a gilded altar niche strung with fairy lights. Two large painted guardian figures with multiple arms and crowns flank the niche on the pink-and-blue columns. Another person in orange sits at the right and a partly visible figure in white sits at the left edge.

October 06 2014

A photograph inside a temple hall with a red carpet and painted pillars. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe with a shawl, rudraksha beads on his neck and wrist, and white markings on his arms, holds a tall golden multi-tiered oil lamp aarti with lit flames, facing a shrine. Behind him, two painted deity figures with multiple arms flank a framed portrait and a doorway lit with small lights. To the left a seated man in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala reads from papers. Brass lamp stands line the walls. Two people are visible, a priest performing aarti and a seated attendant reading.

November 26 2014

Photograph inside a temple sanctum during a lamp offering. In the foreground a shaven-headed man with bare upper body, wearing a maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, holds a tall silver multi-tiered lamp stand with many lit flames. Beyond him, a white-clad woman and several saffron-robed devotees sit facing a shrine. At the centre is a seated figure on a gold ornate throne, draped in red. Flanking the shrine are two tall painted guardian figures with raised arms holding weapons, in orange and green. Small oil lamps and strings of lights decorate the scene.