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A photograph of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps in a temple. He wears a saffron-orange garment, rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and white markings on his upper arm. Golden bokeh lights and a gilded shrine interior are in the background.

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June 03 20142014-06-03April 25 20142014-04-25June 03 20142014-06-03A shaved-headed man in a maroon garment with a gold-edged shawl and rudraksha malas around his neck and arm holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps before a deity murti in a shrine, with a green and gold backdrop and red-and-yellow painted pillars at the edges. He wears a small hoop earring and wire-rimmed glasses, and his arms show white sacred ash markings. The lamp is raised in aarti before the deity, with a red carpeted floor below.2014-10-06A 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.2014-10-06November 05 20132013-11-05Photo of a shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and a red-orange shawl, seen from behind, holding up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. Rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrist, and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings are visible on his upper arms. He faces a temple shrine with a golden deity murti and a red carpet, flanked by two painted guardian figures in red and orange. A second orange-clad person stands in the background. The priest's identity cannot be confirmed from the image, so he is described by role only.2014-04-25A 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.2014-06-03A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange garment with a gold border, wearing layered rudraksha malas around his neck and beaded bracelets on his wrist. He raises a silver ritual vessel toward a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, which stands before a golden deity murti in a shrine doorway lined with warm bokeh lights. The priest's bare shoulders and arms are marked with white sacred ash. The scene reads as a lamp-lit aarti ritual in a temple setting.2014-04-18April 25 20142014-04-25June 06 20142014-06-06A shaved-headed priest seen from behind performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He wears an orange cloth over bare shoulders, white tilak markings on his arms, and rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists. Before him stands a shrine doorway with a gilded arch, flanked by painted deity figures in red and green. Another person in orange clothing stands in the background. Red carpet covers the floor, and bokeh lights frame the doorway.2014-04-25