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A bare-chested man in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown dhoti stands at left, holding a lit brass lamp with flames toward a decorated deity figure. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white ash markings on his torso, and a small microphone clip is visible near his ear. Behind him, a deity murti in a purple and gold ensemble with gem-studded jewelry and a crown stands among towering garlands of red, white, yellow and purple flowers. A red curtain and gold frame form the background. Oil lamp aarti and floral decoration suggest a temple puja setting.

April 27 2018

2018-04-27 +1 copies

Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bearded man in a maroon turban, maroon dhoti and a multicoloured flower garland holds a lit camphor flame toward a large golden deity murti. The murti is draped in layered marigold and rose garlands, with a gold crown-like headpiece. Brass oil lamps and a flower-filled brass vessel stand in the foreground, and smoke rises near the upper left. Gilded shrine decorations and a figure in a red and gold costume appear at right.

A photograph inside a temple shrine where a man in a maroon-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and a pink-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in front of a deity murti draped with yellow, red and green flower garlands. The murti wears gold ornaments and a crown-like headdress. A second, bare-chested attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a brass vessel and carved stone pillar frame the scene. Sunlight enters through a window at left.

A man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange-red robe holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, a silver crown and a gold cloth backdrop. The man wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, gold bangles and spectacles, with white sacred ash marks on his arm. Flickering lamp light and a gold-embossed pillar fill the background.

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February 19 2015

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A photo of an ornate temple ritual before a pair of gold-faced deity murtis richly decorated with garlands and jewelled ornaments. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red turban with a feather ornament, a long dark braid, a white flower garland and red-brown clothing with gold armlets. They hold a lit flame in a brass vessel, offering aarti toward a central shivalinga-like form decorated with green-and-gold leaf and flower garlands, with a brass kalasha and pink flowers at right. Rainbow-striped floral arches frame the shrine.

April 14 2018

A priest in a maroon turban and brown robe with long swept-back hair and a garland of white and pink flowers holds a lit oil lamp in a golden aarti dish before a decorated deity murti. The deity is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, orange, red and green flowers, gold ornaments and a dark red cloth. Two attendants stand to the left: one in a white dhoti, one in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, and a small bell is held nearby. The setting is a temple interior with carved stone pillars and a brass lamp stand, with smoke rising from the flame. This appears to be an aarti ritual.

Temple-style ritual photograph of a priest performing aarti before two adorned deity murtis. The priest, bare-chested with a reddish-brown dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl over one shoulder, holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a bell in his left, and wears glasses. Both murtis are heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red, yellow and green flower garlands, with gold and jewelled ornaments. The murti on the right wears a tall crown and a green and orange silk cloth. Gold arched shrine frames and dark red drapes form the backdrop.

A standing man in a brown-orange saffron robe and a pink-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right arm during a temple ritual. He has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind him stands a richly decorated deity murti covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a large golden arch and a dark stone figure beside it. Red carpet and scattered flower petals cover the floor. To the left, a seated young attendant with a white sacred thread and bare upper body holds a brass plate, and another attendant in orange cloth stands nearby. A decorated golden throne-like seat and a striped canopy frame the left side.