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A shirtless priest in an orange cloth wrapped at the waist stands with his back to the camera, arms raised high holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with several lit flames. He is inside a gilded temple doorway framed with carved gold scrollwork. Beyond him, a deity murti in a dark red and gold sari sits under an ornate golden arch, garlanded with white flowers and wearing a silver crown-like headdress, with a white and gold cloth draped over an altar below and a brass lamp stand to the right. The scene shows an aarti being performed before the shrine.

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A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth wrap raises a brass lamp toward a shrine framed by ornate gold carvings. Inside, a seated deity murti with a red and gold garment, garlands and a silver-white head covering sits on a white draped platform, with a brass oil lamp beside it. Painted green and red floral motifs decorate the yellow threshold, and white ash stripes mark the priest's raised arm.2024-06-07A photograph taken from behind of a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with an orange shawl and sacred thread, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) with one arm toward a shrine. Inside the gilded shrine niche, a seated figure in a red-and-gold robe with a red turban and a garland of white flowers sits above a deity murti draped with white and maroon cloth, marigold and red flower garlands, and a red cloth offering. Ornate gold carvings frame the doorway, and small oil lamps glow inside the shrine. The scene shows a puja at a golden temple shrine. The seated figure is a statue or portrait-like image rather than a living person, and no living person's identity is established.2024-10-26A photo of a priest performing aarti at a golden-framed shrine doorway. The bare-backed priest wears an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a long orange dhoti, with white ash stripes on his arm, and raises a lit oil lamp toward the inner sanctum. Inside, a deity murti seated on a throne is decorated with white and red garlands, a crown-like headdress, and a large ornamental necklace. Brass trident stands and lamps flank the murti, and a red cloth with an ornament sits in front. The gilded doorway and floral floor border frame the scene.2024-06-07A photo taken inside a gilded temple doorway. In the foreground a bare-backed priest wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and waist raises a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine. Inside the shrine a deity murti sits on a throne with a golden arch, draped in white and maroon cloth, adorned with white flower garlands and a silver ornamental plate, and a crown-like headdress. Brass lamp stands flank the entrance and a decorated floral rangoli border lies at the threshold. The priest is the only physical person visible.2024-06-07A photograph of a temple shrine seen through an ornate gold-painted doorway. In the foreground, a bare-backed young man in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and waist raises a flame-shaped brass aarti lamp toward the shrine. Inside, a seated deity murti or statue is dressed in white and gold cloth with a red and gold turban, a white and gold conical headdress, a large pendant, and white jasmine garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the murti, and a decorative yellow and red floral border runs along the threshold. This depicts an aarti being performed at a shrine.2024-06-07A photo inside a gilded shrine niche with carved golden pillars and frame. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth, holding a tall multi-flame aarti lamp aloft with his right arm, faces the shrine. Inside, a small seated figure in a red-and-gold garment wears a long beaded necklace and a red turban, and stands above an altar draped in red and white cloth, decorated with red flowers and garlands, with a brass trident mounted on the wall beside it. A date stamp in the lower right reads 26-Oct-2024 6:01:47 pm.2024-10-26A photograph inside a gold-lined shrine niche at a Hindu temple. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth stands with his back to the camera, raising a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several burning flames. In front of him a seated figure in saffron-red robes and a turban, adorned with a white necklace, sits as a shrine image above a decorated altar. Below, a golden-crowned deity murti is draped in white and red cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. Pink and gold cloth and a small trident sit nearby, and floral painted borders decorate the floor. A timestamp reads 26-Oct-2024 6:01:46 pm.2024-10-26A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, seen from behind with dark curly hair and a sacred thread, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp in a gold-framed shrine doorway. Inside the shrine, a seated golden statue in saffron and red robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, hands raised in blessing, sits above an altar decorated with red flowers, white garlands and a draped cloth. A golden trishul stands behind the altar, and a painted floral border lines the threshold. Shrine peetha and deity murti are decorated for worship.2024-10-26A shaven-bodied priest in orange cloth, bare-backed with an orange sacred thread across the shoulder, raises a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Inside a gold-framed niche, a seated golden statue in red and orange robes with a red turban and garland sits above a deity murti draped in red and white cloth, decorated with red flowers, white garlands and a brass trident. A red cloth bundle lies on the floor, and the threshold is painted with floral motifs. The scene shows an aarti being performed at a small shrine.2024-10-26A photograph of a golden-framed shrine doorway in a temple interior. A bare-backed priest wearing an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and white horizontal markings on his arm raises a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) toward a seated deity murti. The murti wears a white and gold headdress, garlands of white and pink flowers, and a jewelled necklace, and sits on a white-draped platform before a pale blue backdrop. Brass trident, brass lamp stands and a jewelled cloth bundle on a red cushion are placed in front. The scene shows an aarti performed at the shrine.2024-06-07A photograph of a shirtless priest in an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and orange dhoti, seen from behind, raising a large round brass aarti plate toward a shrine. The shrine is framed by ornate gold-painted walls with carved scrollwork. Inside, a deity murti dressed in red and gold with a silver face mask and floral garlands sits on a white-draped seat, flanked by brass oil lamps, with a painted trident on the wall and a yellow floor border decorated with red flowers. Ash marks are visible on the priest's arms, consistent with an aarti being performed.2024-06-07A young shaved-headless priest with shoulder-length dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands in a gilded shrine doorway, holding a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind him inside the shrine, a seated deity murti in a red and gold garment with a trident beside it is adorned with white and orange garlands, and a golden arch frames the altar. Brass lamps flank the altar and a floral-patterned painted floor border lines the threshold.2024-06-07