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A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and wrist bands, holds up a large multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in the foreground. Beyond him, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bindi/tilak sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cloth, framed by a doorway with hanging oil lamps and a colourful painted temple facade in turquoise, pink and green. Devotees in orange and white sit near the throne, one wearing a white shawl, and additional brass lamps stand on the floor.

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April 04 20132013-04-04A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red robe and rudraksha beads raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on a gold throne. The throne sits within a colourful painted shrine doorway of pink, green and yellow. The seated figure wears orange-red robes, long beads and sits on a zebra-striped cloth. Brass lamp stands flank the doorway, and a man in white sits at the base of the throne, with a small bowl and flower offerings at the lower corners. Oil lamps and fairy-light sparkle create a festive glow. The scene looks like an aarti performed before a revered seat in a temple-style hall.2013-03-16A priest in an orange-red cloth with a shaved head and white markings on his arms and shoulders waves a tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning flames toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne, against a tiger-skin-covered seat with lion-faced armrests, is a figure in orange-red robes wearing a beaded mala, with a gold crown-shaped backrest behind him. Hanging brass lamps and beaded strings decorate the dark alcove, and the walls are painted blue, pink and green. Several other devotees in orange sit at the sides, and a red carpet lies in front of the dais. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes and mala on the golden throne matches the page's reference to a person, though the face is not clearly visible.2013-04-06April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a brightly painted temple hall. The seated figure wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, with hands resting on the arm of the throne. Two women in orange and maroon sit on the floor to the throne's right, and a third person sits behind on the left. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the doorway, and string lights glow behind the throne. The walls are blue, pink and green with painted pillars and deity carvings. The seated figure's face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2013-03-07A photograph inside a brightly painted hall with pink, blue and green decorative pillars. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, hands raised in a gesture of blessing. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a red-orange cloth holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. A carved, gold-painted deity figure stands at the left edge, and brass oil lamps flank the throne. A small monitor sits on the white platform, and a partially visible head appears at the lower right.2013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04Photograph inside a richly painted temple-style hall with pink, green and blue decorative pillars and a painted guardian figure holding a club on the left. A seated figure in red robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, hands raised in a gesture, with strings of small lamps behind. In the foreground a shaven-headed attendant in orange-red robes holds a multi-tiered lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the throne, with brass lamp stands flanking the dais and other attendants in red seated nearby.2013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04A photograph of a ritual aarti in a temple hall with brightly painted blue and pink walls and two large painted dvarapala guardian figures holding clubs flanking a doorway. In the centre a tiered silver lamp with many lit flames is held up by a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a white tilak and rudraksha mala, at left. Beyond the lamp, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-bead mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped cloth, with a dark background of small lights. At right a man in white clothes sits with hands folded in anjali, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. The scene reads as an aarti or puja offered before a seated teacher.2013-03-13Inside a richly painted shrine, a shaven-headed priest in an orange wrap stands at left holding a tiered multi-flame aarti lamp aloft toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat is a figure with long dark hair wearing a red robe and rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two attendants in red and gold sit at the base of the throne, and flanking guardian figures in pink and red stand on either side. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor and string lights glow in the background.2014-04-04Photograph of an ornate temple-style hall painted in pink, green and blue with decorative columns. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded mala sits on a gold throne, arms extended, with a large multi-tiered oil lamp aarti burning in front of him. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver aarti plate toward the throne, while a woman in orange sits to the right of the throne and another woman in orange sits at left near a microphone. Brass lamp stands line the sides of the hall. The seated figure's appearance matches a person by the saffron clothing, long beaded mala and throne, and he is in person in the scene.2013-03-07