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Night photo of a temple ritual at a gilded arched shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls stand before the shrine: the one on the left, bent forward with a bare upper body, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, while the priest on the right, in a cream turban and white garments, reaches toward the flame with his hands. A purple cloth and a brass vessel rest on the platform in front. The gold-framed deity murti is partly hidden behind the flowers. The image is a photo of an aarti-style lamp offering at a temple shrine.

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Photograph of an evening temple ritual. Two shirtless men in white dhotis with white shawls stand before a decorated shrine with a flame. The man on the left wears a tall ornate gold-and-silver crown and a white garland; the man on the right has a white head cloth and a white shawl with gold border, bowing while both hold their hands toward a lit oil lamp. The shrine is draped in red cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers, with a gilded arch behind it. A woman in a brown sari with a camera stands at the left edge, and a microphone is at the right. The atmosphere is devotional.2012-05-02Temple ritual in a golden-hued shrine. Three men in white dhotis, bare-chested, perform worship before a deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands. The man on the left, bald and holding a small silver plate, pours or offers from a cup. The central man wears a tall ornate headdress with jewelled gold and black patterning and a white garland, reaching toward the murti. The man on the right wears a cream cloth on his head and a white shawl, bowing with hands together over the murti. Gold and bronze throne-like ornaments and a lit oil lamp frame the scene, with red satin hangings in the background. This is a padapuja or abhishekam style offering.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A photo inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights. An elderly bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward a brass lamp stand decorated with red flower garlands in front of an ornate deity shrine with a silver canopy. On the right a younger shaven-headed attendant in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a silver tray with lamps and a brass aarti lamp. A second attendant's arm with bangles is visible at right edge. Aarti ritual in progress.2012-05-12May 02 20122012-05-02Temple wedding ritual inside a richly decorated shrine hall. In the centre a young man in a gold crown and white dhoti with a garland of white and red flowers stands before a deity murti seated on a gilded throne, its figure draped in white and red flower garlands. Beside him a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a cloth head covering and a garland, handles a red cloth. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit on the floor, and a banana plant and carved stone pillar frame the scene. A woman in a cream sari with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left, and a man in white stands behind her.2012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02May 02 20122012-05-02A photograph of a temple aarti or puja at an illuminated shrine niche with a carved white arch and a silver-framed altar. An elderly bare-chested man with a grey-white head and a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre with a flame or lamp held before a golden deity murti, a dark-skinned priest in a white shawl and gold-edged cloth holds a brass plate, and a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a flower garland stands at left. Red flowers, brass pots and a golden lamp stand on the altar. a person is the elderly central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala and bare-chested presentation; he is performing the ritual, not seated on a throne, and the other two are a priest and devotees.2012-05-13 +1 copiesMarch 02 20182018-03-02