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January 29 20132013-01-29August 02 20172017-08-02March 06 20132013-03-06April 26 20122012-04-26Photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a red shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He faces a temple shrine where a gilded arch frames a deity murti in red garments, lit by hanging bells and bokeh lights. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-clad devotee sit near the shrine, and a red carpet runs across the floor. Aarti ritual in a temple.2014-11-20A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his body, raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with burning flames toward a shrine. In the background, a large golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure wearing a pink garland, flanked by golden deity statues and warm lights. Two orange-robed attendants sit at the lower stage, one holding a microphone. Red curtains hang above and a golden carved screen stands at left.2017-08-02November 20 20142014-11-20Temple aarti in progress: a shaved-headed priest with long dark hair, seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala, holds a tall multi-tiered silver lamp with several flames aloft toward a golden deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands. Flower-decorated fairy lights glow behind the deity. Painted pillars in red, green and blue flank the shrine, with a standing deity figure on the right. In the foreground, two musicians in orange clothes play wind instruments, one holding a long pipe to his mouth. Ash marks are visible on the priest's shoulders and back.2017-08-02August 04 20172017-08-04October 22 20132013-10-22November 20 20142014-11-20August 27 20142014-08-27