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November 05 2013

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October 29 20132013-10-29A bald man in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands from behind, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while performing aarti before a shrine. He wears a small hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, and has white ash marks on his arms. Blurred deity figures and lamps fill the background of the temple hall.2014-10-06A 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.2014-04-18A shaved-headed man in a maroon garment with a gold-edged shawl and rudraksha malas around his neck and arm holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps before a deity murti in a shrine, with a green and gold backdrop and red-and-yellow painted pillars at the edges. He wears a small hoop earring and wire-rimmed glasses, and his arms show white sacred ash markings. The lamp is raised in aarti before the deity, with a red carpeted floor below.2014-10-06A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white ash marks on his upper arm, holds a tiered silver aarti lamp stand with many lit oil lamps and performs aarti before a framed portrait. The portrait, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in the caption, shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange clothing, set within an ornate gold frame and surrounded by hanging lights and gold ornaments. The doorway is decorated with painted orange and green figures.2013-11-05A shaven-headed man seen from behind raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit wicks toward a shrine. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, with rudraksha malas around his wrists and neck. Blurred gold and red decorations, a framed picture and a deity figure stand in the background of the temple hall. The figure is a priest performing aarti; a person candidate cues are not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2014-06-03April 23 20142014-04-23 +1 copiesPhoto 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.2014-04-25A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron cloth with a saffron shawl over one shoulder and white ash stripes on his arms performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He stands with his back to the camera before a shrine with gold columns and painted deity figures, one of which holds a trident. Above the shrine hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange turban and robes, with gold ornamentation around it. Several brass oil lamps stand along the floor, and a small figure in orange sits in the background before a golden altar.2013-11-13October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20142014-04-27A shaved-headed priest seen from behind in an orange and red cloth wrap and rudraksha malas performs aarti with a tiered multi-flame oil lamp before a seated deity murti in a shrine. The murti is draped in gold-colored cloth with a garland and sits beneath rows of small hanging lamps. Painted red and green figures flank the doorway, and white sacred ash marks the priest's arm.2014-09-02