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November 20 20142014-11-20June 03 20142014-06-03A shaven-headed priest seen from behind raises a tiered brass lamp stand lit with many oil lamps toward a shrine, both arms extended upward. He wears rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists and an orange-brown garment, with a white sacred marking on his upper arm. Blurred golden shrine ornaments, red and gold pillars and a framed image sit behind him in a temple doorway.2014-06-03Photo of a temple aarti ritual. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest seen from behind, wearing rudraksha bracelets, raises a tall silver multi-tiered oil lamp with several lit wicks toward a deity murti. Behind him, a golden-green ornate deity shrine glows with small lamps, flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian figures with red and green dhotis holding staffs. Brass bells hang from the ceiling.2014-11-20November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps in a temple. He wears a saffron-orange garment, rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and white markings on his upper arm. Golden bokeh lights and a gilded shrine interior are in the background.2014-04-18Photograph 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.2014-11-20April 25 20142014-04-25August 04 20172017-08-04November 20 20142014-11-20Photo of a shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and a red-orange shawl, seen from behind, holding up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. Rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrist, and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings are visible on his upper arms. He faces a temple shrine with a golden deity murti and a red carpet, flanked by two painted guardian figures in red and orange. A second orange-clad person stands in the background. The priest's identity cannot be confirmed from the image, so he is described by role only.2014-04-25August 02 20172017-08-02