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September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a person in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and an orange turban, seen from behind, holding a metal lamp of burning camphor flame toward a small shrine niche. The niche holds a black stone deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, with brass vessels in front. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang overhead, and a rudraksha-style garland of yellow and red flowers rests on the person's shoulders. The scene is an arati offering at a temple shrine.2007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesA person in an orange saffron garment with a golden border and a pink flower garland around the neck stands bent forward in a doorway framed by carved wooden panels, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Inside, a black lingam-like stone form in a tiled chamber is draped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, with petals scattered on the floor and brass lamps in the foreground. The scene shows a puja with an oil lamp offered at a shrine.2009-01-12A man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in both hands, speaking as he performs an aarti. He wears a white and green flower garland and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, people in orange and white robes stand in a plain hall with fluorescent tube lights and a pillar. A cameraman with a raised camera is visible at right. The long hair, orange shawl and ceremonial garland are compatible with a person officiating the lamp ritual at a temple-style event.2006-09-23January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A man with a shaved-looking head and a white horizontal tilak stands bare-chested in an orange-red wrap, wearing a thick white jasmine garland and red, blue and gold beaded garlands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a small brass bowl in the other, lighting a small altar in a niche. The altar has framed pictures, footprint images, marigold and rose petals, brass lamps and a plate of offerings. Another person in orange stands behind him against a patterned wall with brass candle-holder motifs. Possible aarti ritual at a house visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine room with white marble walls. A figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland around the neck holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a white marble shrine structure. Behind the shrine is a decorated altar with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a framed deity picture showing an elephant-headed deity. A second person in orange robes stands at the right edge with hands folded in prayer. The image shows aarti being performed in front of the shrine.2010-02-15June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23