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February 07 20162016-02-07Photo 11701603February 16 20162016-02-16At night, a shirtless priest with long dark hair and a beard stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp flame on a metal tray toward a decorated ratha or palanquin-style shrine. He wears an orange dhoti with a pink and green striped cloth over his shoulder and a red mala around his neck. The shrine is heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower strings and topped with kalasha pots; carved lion and deity figures decorate its base. A glass-enclosed central element stands at the shrine's centre, and a bright light is visible behind the priest's left shoulder. The scene appears to be an aarti performed before the shrine.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16November 18 20152015-11-18November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesNight photograph of a priest performing aarti before a flower-decorated shrine. A bare-chested man with long hair tied up and a red beaded mala around his neck holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp in both hands. He wears an orange cloth around his waist and a pink-red shawl. The shrine is heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and red flowers and holds a clear glass-covered sivalinga on a silver base, with flower-covered kalasha pots above. Small carved figures stand at the sides. The orange and gold tones and flame glow dominate the dark background.2016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 19 20152015-10-19Photo 11701317