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February 24 20162016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24January 21 20172017-01-21Night photograph of a shirtless young man in an orange dhoti-style cloth and white sacred markings on his arms and chest, holding a lit five-flame aarti lamp aloft before an ornate silver-and-gold shrine. The shrine holds a decorated deity murti with a silver crown, garlanded with yellow and pink flower strands and a jewelled necklace. A camera rig with a red light sits in the left foreground, and brick walls and shoe racks stand behind. Brass vessels and marigold offerings lie on the altar, indicating an aarti in progress during a puja.2017-05-08December 28 20082008-12-28April 26 20122012-04-26A young shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, bare-chested with white vertical tilak on the forehead and white ash markings on the arms and chest, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant. He raises one hand in blessing while holding a brass lamp with a flame in a small cup, beside a tall brass oil lamp stand. Behind him stands an ornate gold shrine arch framing garlanded deity murti with yellow and red flower garlands, gold crowns and jewelled ornaments. A gold-coloured kalasha-like pedestal and gold offering vessels sit in front.2017-01-25January 13 20172017-01-13January 25 20172017-01-25July 21 20102010-07-21September 29 20122012-09-29