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August 17 20142014-08-17November 25 20142014-11-252001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01August 17 20142014-08-17August 21 20142014-08-21A photograph of a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti wrap performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands. He holds a multi-wick brass aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, with a covered brass vessel on a stand beside him. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him hangs a gold and red embroidered banner. Warm purple-lit room with brass lamps and garlands, indicating a puja.2016-10-11June 04 20182018-06-04A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A man in orange-saffron robes, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a dense orange rudraksha mala and a gold-bead necklace, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in his left hand and a silver bell in his right, smiling as he performs the rite. Beside him, several shaven-headed men in orange robes stand in a row. At right, a dark stone Shiva lingam is draped with white flowers and orange cloth. Stone pillars with carved decoration frame the left edge of the shrine, and a dark tiled roof and wall fill the background.2013-03-10October 19 20122012-10-19A shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe and saffron-gold shawl holds a brass five-branched lamp with lit flames aloft in both hands, performing aarti. He wears white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha mala and a long orange-beaded necklace. Beside him at left is a large garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Behind him are a pink wall, a window and a dark red curtain.2014-11-28A seated shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare upper body, with white sacred ash on his forehead and shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklace, performs puja before a gilded shrine. He holds a brass bell in one hand and extends a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a deity murti; pink flowers and offerings lie on the shrine ledge. A person in white stands at left, partially visible. Brass vessels and a gold-framed altar surround the scene.2012-05-14A seated, bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with gold border performs puja at a golden shrine niche with a deity murti, pink and green flower offerings on a tray, and a glowing oil lamp held by another person at left. He wears rudraksha beads, white tilak markings on forehead and arms, and a gold earring, and rings a brass bell with his right hand. A gold plate holds offerings at lower left and warm lights line the shrine pillars. The man has long swept hair pulled back and a distinctive ceremonial look, but his face is not clearly enough visible to confirm identity.2012-05-12