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A photograph inside a small, dim temple shrine with white walls marked by red-orange smears. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and bare chest wears a rudraksha mala and holds a brass plate with lit oil lamps and offerings, presenting it to a figure in orange. The orange-clad figure, seen from behind, wears a green leaf garland over an orange shawl and a saffron turban, with ornate clothing visible. Another man stands behind them, and framed deity imagery and flower garlands decorate the wall on the right. The scene shows aarti being offered at a shrine.

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A photograph inside a small temple shrine with a red-painted arched doorway and a framed deity picture decorated with yellow flowers. A bronze hanging bell hangs at the upper left. In the foreground, a man in an orange sleeveless top and an orange cloth has a green leafy garland draped over his shoulders and back. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red cloth over one shoulder holds a brass tray with a burning oil lamp and offerings, while another man stands behind him. Garlands of marigolds and orange-yellow flowers hang on the right side of the shrine near a red image.2010-09-04A photograph inside a small temple chamber with whitewashed walls and a hanging brass bell. A man in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers with a red-and-white flower strand and rudraksha beads, has his hand raised to his head while being honoured. A priest in a white dhoti with a pink shawl, rudraksha mala and red tilak holds a brass aarti plate with a burning flame, small lamps and offerings. Two men stand beside them, one in a striped shirt with hands pressed together in greeting, and another in a white shirt holding a small offering. A young boy in a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at the right. The scene reads as a puja or aarti ceremony with a blessing. The orange-clad man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified only by his orange turban, garland and rudraksha beads, not by face.2010-09-04A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with orange and marigold garlands. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland holds a small flame at a tall brass oil lamp (deepa) at the centre; a handheld microphone is near him. Behind him a bare-chested man in a lavender dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside a deity murti draped in red and white flowers. Devotees in white and orange surround the lamp, and a brass plate of flowers sits in the foreground.2009-11-30Indoor temple ritual lit by a brass oil lamp. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red-and-white flower garland, reaches out to light a tall silver lamp stand decorated with white flower strands. Nearby, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands behind, and a shaven-headed attendant in orange and a man in white watch. Two women in traditional attire with hair in buns sit in the foreground, one holding a plate of flowers. Walls are covered with marigold garlands, and a deity murti or framed image is visible in the background.2009-11-30March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple with orange-red marigold garlands draped on pillars. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-pink flower garland lifts his hands toward a tall polished brass oil lamp with several lit wicks and a flower garland on its stem, a ritual aarti. Around him, devotees in white shirts crowd close, one with raised hands. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands beside a brass lamp. A grey-haired person in the foreground watches. The walls are dark stone with a flower-decorated niche.2009-11-30August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph inside a temple shrine lined with marigold garlands. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with a red flower garland around the neck, holds a lit aarti lamp with a spoon toward a deity murti at the right. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands beside the shrine holding a brass bell, and a brass lamp hangs above. Several people in white and pale shirts crowd the left side watching the aarti, and a grey-haired person is in the foreground. Flower garlands and offerings decorate the shrine.2009-11-30May 18 20122012-05-18November 22 20102010-11-22August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and red and purple flower garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange turban, orange garment and a long pink-red flower garland holds up a silver aarti lamp with lit oil lamps toward a deity murti framed by a silver arch. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a cloth draped over his shoulder stands behind him holding a small bell near a hanging brass lamp. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and other devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge, performing aarti.2009-11-30