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A photograph inside a shrine: a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style headband and gold necklace, holds a silver lamp with a flame above a dark stone deity murti. The murti wears white jasmine garlands, pink and red flower garlands and a diamond-like necklace, set within a gold arched niche with orange, white and green floral decoration. Brass oil lamps burn on the altar, with a brass tray of pink flowers held in the priest's other hand and small offering vessels below. The scene depicts an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A man in an orange-red dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a gold necklace and rudraksha headband stands at left, holding a flaming oil lamp (deepam) toward a shrine. Behind him, a golden arch hung with orange, white and pink flower garlands frames a silver-coloured deity murti dressed in flower garlands and a white floral crown. Two brass oil lamps stand on the shrine platform, with a steel bowl of offerings, coconuts and banana leaves in front. An older man in white at right pours liquid from a silver vessel. The scene appears to be puja or aarti in a temple-style shrine. One man partly visible at far left edge. Visible physical people: about three.2012-06-05Photograph inside a shrine niche where a priest in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a beaded head band and gold necklace, holds a lit aarti lamp with flames before a silver deity murti adorned with white and pink garlands. A brass oil lamp burns on a stone pedestal in front of the murti, with offerings of flowers and a coconut below. On the right, a man in an orange top and gold-bordered saffron cloth stands near smoke from incense, partly cropped at the frame edge. The arch behind the murti is decorated with orange and white floral garlands.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit lamp or camphor flame before a silver deity murti in an ornate gold arched shrine. The murti wears a pink and white flower garland and a pearl necklace. Pink flowers and orange-and-white floral arches frame the shrine, with brass oil lamps lit on either side and a bowl of offerings and coconut on the platform below. A fire flame glows in the lower right foreground. The priest wears a rudraksha-style bead headband and gold necklace. Ritual worship, aarti scene, no crowd visible.2012-06-05A photograph inside a shrine: a shaved-headed man in an orange-red unstitched cloth and a gold necklace, with a beaded headband, lifts a silver lamp with flame toward an ornate golden arch framing a metal deity murti decorated with white and pink garlands. Behind the arch, floral garlands in orange, white and green form a backdrop. At the right edge, a second person in a maroon garment with gold trim stands partly visible. Fluorescent light and a small flame glow at the upper edge.2012-06-05Photograph of a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-beaded headband and gold beaded necklace, offering a flower garland to a silver deity murti decorated with pink and white garlands and a diamond-style necklace. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, a kalasha-like brass bowl and offerings lie on the altar table below, and another person in maroon and gold holds a flaming lamp at right. Puja or aarti in a shrine setting.2012-06-05A temple shrine lit by a fluorescent tube, where a priest in a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and a gold-beaded headband stands at left, holding a flaming wick or camphor flame toward an oil lamp on a brass stand. Behind him a deity murti is framed by an arched garland of orange, red and white flowers, with a gold ornamental backdrop and a gold necklace. A second person in orange and gold silk, partly visible at right, holds another burning flame. Below, offerings sit on a stone platform: a brass bowl, a coconut, flower petals and a banana leaf. This appears to be an aarti or puja scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and a braided headband, holds a lit multi-wick lamp toward a dark stone deity murti decorated with a silver necklace and garlands of white and pink flowers. The arch behind is framed with orange, white and dark green flower garlands and gold-leaf carving, and a brass oil lamp burns on a stand beside it. A person in a red silk garment with gold motifs stands at the lower right, and an elderly man with white hair is partly visible at the right edge. Tube lighting and haze fill the room.2012-06-05A photo inside a shrine doorway of a deity murti decorated with a large arch of red and white flower garlands and a pink garland at its base. A man in an orange-red dhoti and saffron shawl, with a gold-coloured headband and a garland around his neck, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the murti. Two brass oil lamps flank the murti on the stone platform, with a brass vessel and flower offerings below. On the right, a second person in a grey garment pours water from a silver vessel. A red-and-gold cloth hangs at the right edge. Two people are visible in this puja scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies