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April 27 2014

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June 03 20142014-06-03A 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 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.2014-06-03January 28 20132013-01-28October 29 20132013-10-29A shaven-headed priest in an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on his arms, stands with his back to the camera holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He faces a shrine doorway flanked by painted guardian figures in red dhotis. Inside, a framed portrait with a golden halo sits on an ornate gold throne. Bokeh string lights frame the doorway and a red carpet covers the floor.2014-06-03October 06 20142014-10-06A 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.2014-09-02November 05 20132013-11-05April 28 20162016-04-28March 03 20152015-03-03September 09 20122012-09-09