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A photograph of a priest performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with pink, white and multicolored flower garlands. The priest, seen from behind in profile, wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body with a sash over one shoulder, a bun of hair on top of the head, earrings and a beaded armlet, and holds a lit oil lamp in the right hand with a small silver vessel in the left. The murti sits on a gilded silver seat draped with a pink cloth, under a silver arch. Smoke rises from the flame.

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A young man in orange saffron cloth and a dark wrapped turban performs aarti before a decorated deity murti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. His bare upper body shows beaded bracelets and armlets, and he wears rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind him, the deity murti is adorned with garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers on a silver pedestal. The setting is a temple-style shrine in a plain room.2018-04-18A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare chest marked by white stripes and a bracelet on his upper arm, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, pink and white flower garlands and a silver-toned altar and pink cloth. The priest has long hair tied up on his head and wears small hoop earrings. A small vessel is held in his other hand. The scene is a temple puja set in a pink-lit room with a white door in the background.2018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18A silhouetted devotee in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands in profile at the right, holding a small brass vessel with incense sticks and a metal lamp or bell in the other hand. Behind him, silver-and-gold decorated deity murti are adorned with magenta, white and green flower garlands and jewelled ornaments on a pink cloth. The scene is dim, lit mostly by the deity display. Wrist rudraksha malas are visible on his arm.2018-04-18October 10 20162016-10-10January 04 20192019-01-04A man in a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold chain, stands at a golden pillar holding a silver lamp or ritual vessel over a flame in a shrine. A second man in orange clothing stands behind him at left. Beside them, a deity murti is decorated with a gold-and-silver embroidered blue and orange cloth, floral garlands and ornaments, seated on a striped throne-like cushion. Red cloth draped over a shrine structure, brass bowls of offerings sit in the foreground, and a brass lamp stands at right. The setting appears to be a temple or puja room with red carpeting.2016-05-22July 16 20152015-07-16A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A person with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a bright flame in the other. In front of them is a dark stone shivalinga topped with white abhishekam offerings, set beside a gold-coloured deity murti adorned with red stones, a crown and yellow and white flower garlands. Red and gold draped cloth covers the altar behind. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a shawl, consistent with a probable Swamiji identification, and performs the puja.2010-02-12May 22 20162016-05-22October 10 20162016-10-10A photograph of a priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red and white garland performing aarti before a gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne with a peacock-shaped arch. The murti wears a crown, gold necklaces, and red and yellow flower garlands over a mint-green cloth. The priest holds a silver lamp with a flame over the figure, while another person's hand holds a tray of red flowers at the lower right. A corrugated roof and a few plants frame the outdoor shrine.2015-02-23 +1 copies