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Night-time evening arati at a temple shrine with a sanctum topped by a gilded arch enclosing a deity murti seated on a throne with a red backdrop. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands on a mat holding a lit lamp or aarti plate toward the deity. A gold-colored throne stands in front, with a framed portrait of a person garlanded with flower strands, a brass kalasha and a yellow-and-red offering. A fire burns on the floor in front of a red tray. Two seated priests in white sit at the lower left beside floral offerings, and another seated person in white sits at the right edge. Gold lamp stands and red-and-white steps frame the scene.

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October 04 20102010-10-04October 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 copiesNight-time temple scene at an evening arati. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on the left, hands joined in namaskar, with a microphone stand before him and a red puja box with lamps and offerings on the floor. In the centre, an ornate gold throne with red cushions holds a framed framed photograph of a seated man in saffron robes with flower garlands draped over it, with a yellow flower in a brass pot before it. Behind is a gilded arched shrine with a deity murti in gold and red adornment. An empty gold chair stands to the left under an orange curtain. The sculpted grey stone walls and brass lamps frame the shrine.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 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 copiesNight-time photograph of a temple shrine with a pillared stone canopy and red velvet drapes. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl raises a multi-branched silver aarti lamp toward the deities. Two gilded deity murtis sit on the shrine, one adorned with a crown, garlands and yellow marigold strands. A seated woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits to the side, and several people in white stand in the background. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the altar, and a row of lights glows beyond the courtyard.2007-02-16