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June 07 2013

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May 11 20132013-05-11A photograph of a shaven-headed priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, performing aarti with a tiered silver lamp held in both hands. He kneels before an ornate shrine with a golden deity murti and painted blue-and-pink pillars. Oil lamps stand on either side and a deity figure with a red dhoti stands to the right. The figure's face is not clearly visible, so no identification is made.2013-06-14November 13 20132013-11-13June 06 20132013-06-06 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron cloth with a saffron shawl over one shoulder and white ash stripes on his arms performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He stands with his back to the camera before a shrine with gold columns and painted deity figures, one of which holds a trident. Above the shrine hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange turban and robes, with gold ornamentation around it. Several brass oil lamps stand along the floor, and a small figure in orange sits in the background before a golden altar.2013-11-13November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesTemple aarti in progress: a shaved-headed priest with long dark hair, seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala, holds a tall multi-tiered silver lamp with several flames aloft toward a golden deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands. Flower-decorated fairy lights glow behind the deity. Painted pillars in red, green and blue flank the shrine, with a standing deity figure on the right. In the foreground, two musicians in orange clothes play wind instruments, one holding a long pipe to his mouth. Ash marks are visible on the priest's shoulders and back.2017-08-02A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and orange shawl holds a tiered silver aarti lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, seated figures in orange and saffron robes sit near a golden throne with a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban, labelled as the teacher's image. Two painted deity murti flank the shrine with multiple arms holding instruments, and brass oil lamps stand on the white marble floor.2013-11-13June 13 20132013-06-13November 03 20132013-11-03December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesA shaven-headed priest in an orange-red sannyasi cloth and rudraksha bracelets performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many flames in a temple shrine room. He stands with his back to the camera, facing a portrait of a saint in saffron on a gilded throne, flanked by two painted standing deity statues and tall brass lamps on a red carpet.2014-04-22