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A red tented pavilion with a stage at the back where a golden deity murti sits in an ornate golden shrine with blue draped cloth. In the foreground, a bald priest with his back to the camera holds up a tiered silver aarti lamp, wearing a red and gold dhoti-style cloth, a rudraksha mala and gold armlets. Other priests on both sides raise tiered lamps, and a few people in orange and white clothing stand or sit near the stage. Monitors and speakers are arranged on a white-covered table in front of the stage. The scene suggests a puja with aarti during the Rudrabhishekam program.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, facing away from the camera and holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil lamps. Beyond him a golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure in red and gold garments, flanked by a golden standing deity figure in red and green cloth, with strings of small lights around the niche. A rounded brass vessel and lamps sit on the stage. A figure in white sits near the front railing. The priest appears to be performing aarti in front of the deity shrine.

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November 05 2013

A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his body, raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with burning flames toward a shrine. In the background, a large golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure wearing a pink garland, flanked by golden deity statues and warm lights. Two orange-robed attendants sit at the lower stage, one holding a microphone. Red curtains hang above and a golden carved screen stands at left.

Photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a red shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He faces a temple shrine where a gilded arch frames a deity murti in red garments, lit by hanging bells and bokeh lights. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-clad devotee sit near the shrine, and a red carpet runs across the floor. Aarti ritual in a temple.

A priest in orange-saffron robes with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala around his neck performs aarti, raising a lit multi-wick brass oil lamp toward a richly decorated stage. On the right, a seated deity murti in white with a golden crown is adorned with a multicoloured flower garland. Center stage, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange clothing sits on a golden throne with a red cushion and lion-form armrests. Red velvet curtains hang behind the stage, and a small rug lies at the base of the steps. A person's head is visible at the bottom edge, seated in the foreground. The stage is a ceremonial puja setting.

A photograph of a temple-style hall with a red carpet and a golden ornate throne with a carved makara-like top on the left. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, seen from behind, raises a multi-tiered brass lamp in both hands toward a shrine. The shrine has a blue painted backdrop with two standing dvarapala-style figures and a central doorway, and a seated deity murti is visible inside. Wooden pillars and red-framed lattice screens line the stage, with a tall brass lamp stand at right. A few people in orange are seated near the shrine.

November 12 2013

A shaved-headed man seen from behind, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala around his neck, raises a silver multi-wick oil lamp with flames toward a temple shrine. Behind him, a doorway opens onto a gilded deity murti and a golden throne-like shrine. Painted pillars in blue, pink and green frame the hall, with two standing figures in red and green flanking the entrance, and small brass lamps stand on the floor. The scene reads as an aarti in progress.

November 13 2013