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April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare chest marked by white stripes and a bracelet on his upper arm, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, pink and white flower garlands and a silver-toned altar and pink cloth. The priest has long hair tied up on his head and wears small hoop earrings. A small vessel is held in his other hand. The scene is a temple puja set in a pink-lit room with a white door in the background.2018-04-18A silhouetted devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands in profile at the right, holding a small brass vessel with incense sticks and a metal lamp or bell in the other hand. Behind him, silver-and-gold decorated deity murti are adorned with magenta, white and green flower garlands and jewelled ornaments on a pink cloth. The scene is dim, lit mostly by the deity display. Wrist rudraksha malas are visible on his arm.2018-04-18November 05 20162016-11-05A photograph of a temple ritual in a gold-ornate shrine. In the centre, a figure seated on a jewelled red cushioned throne is draped with long garlands of white, red and green flowers and wears a red robe, gold ornaments and a maroon head covering. A priest in the foreground, seen from behind with dark hair and an orange cloth over the shoulder, holds a lit lamp or flame toward the seated figure's face, as in an aarti. The throne is framed by gilded carved pillars and a golden arch.2019-01-04November 05 20162016-11-05A photograph of a priest performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with pink, white and multicolored flower garlands. The priest, seen from behind in profile, wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body with a sash over one shoulder, a bun of hair on top of the head, earrings and a beaded armlet, and holds a lit oil lamp in the right hand with a small silver vessel in the left. The murti sits on a gilded silver seat draped with a pink cloth, under a silver arch. Smoke rises from the flame.2018-04-18Photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with yellow, white and magenta flower garlands along a gilded arch. In the foreground at left, a bare-shouldered man with a short haircut and white ash markings on his upper arm holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp, its flames lit, toward the deity murti at the centre. The murti is blurred, draped in a red cloth and framed by gold ornaments. Dark wooden bead bracelets are on his wrist. The figure's identity is not clear from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-11-05February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesApril 18 20182018-04-18April 30 20152015-04-30