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Close photo of a ritual aarti in progress. A person in an orange garment wearing a red and gold flower garland holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with a large flame in the upper bowl, while another hand holds a silver handbell below. To the right, a gold-covered deity murti glows with warm light. No visible face; only hands, arms and garland are shown.2013-03-07Close-up photograph of a silver aarti lamp held in a person's right hand, with a lit flame burning from its cup. The lamp has a curved silver handle with scroll ornamentation and sits over a tray of silver bowls with embossed decoration. The person wears a rust-orange garment with a gold-shimmer border across the shoulder, and a maroon sleeve appears at the right edge. Background is dark.2013-04-18September 09 20132013-09-09November 28 20112011-11-28A close photograph of a priest's hand holding a silver aarti plate with five lit oil lamps, with white camphor or flower offering on the tray, during a temple ritual. Behind it are dense garlands of red, yellow and green flowers draped over a deity murti decorated with gold and jewelled ornaments, and a gilded arch in the background. The scene is a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam aarti, with the bangled wrist of the attendant visible at left.2015-04-30 +1 copiesJune 09 20172017-06-09May 20 20142014-05-20July 10 20132013-07-10May 20 20142014-05-20April 19 20132013-04-19March 08 20132013-03-08April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copies