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Evening arati at a temple-style hall under a corrugated roof. Two priests in white dhotis are seated on the floor; the standing priest, bald and bare-chested with gold chains, holds a lit lamp toward an empty gilded throne with red cushions, garlanded with yellow and white flowers. A framed photograph on the throne shows a figure in saffron-orange robes. A second gilded seat stands nearby beside a red wooden box and brass vessels, while the carved shrine on the right holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. A seated priest with folded hands sits at left.

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October 04 20102010-10-04October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesEvening arati scene in a temple hall at night. Two priests in white dhotis sit on a mat with hands folded in prayer; the one at centre holds a microphone. Brass and silver puja vessels, a flower-filled plate, a red box and a yellow cloth sit in front of them. Beside a gilded throne stands a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, draped in a garland; this is a printed picture on a throne, not a physical person. Two gold-framed thrones with red cushions flank the scene, and a deity murti sits in a shrine niche on the right, decorated with red and white garlands, with brass lamps nearby. Two more white-clad devotees sit in the background.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesEvening temple ritual in a pillared hall. A bald priest with a white vertical tilak, wearing white dhoti and shawl, a gold chain and a gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a mat beside a red fire pit with a flame, holding a brass vessel, with a microphone in front of him. Behind him a framed portrait photo of a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside it stands a gold chair, and on the right a deity murti decorated with red cloth and garlands sits in a gilded shrine arch. Brass lamps, plates of offerings and a yellow thread bundle lie on the floor. Orange curtains hang in the background.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening puja inside a temple hall with smoke in the air. A standing priest with a shaved head, white vibhuti on his forehead, a beaded necklace, and white dhoti with a red border holds his hands in anjali mudra. Beside him a seated assistant in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on a mat before brass vessels and yellow flower strands. In front of them a red box with white markings holds a lit oil lamp and offerings. On the right stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, and a framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure with a beaded necklace placed on it. A smaller gold stool sits nearby, and a brass lamp stand is visible.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening arati at a temple shrine at night. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and a white upper cloth, with a tilak on his forehead and gold necklaces, sits cross-legged on a low golden seat with his palms pressed together before a microphone. Behind him, a golden throne holds a framed portrait of a robed teacher adorned with a flower garland, flanked by brass lamps and a kalasha. Beyond is a stone shrine with golden arch and a deity murti in red with flower garlands. A red box with puja items, brass vessels and a flower-filled pot sit in the foreground, with an orange curtain at left.2010-10-04 +1 copies