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A nighttime ritual aarti before a decorated deity murti draped in red cloth and layered with yellow, orange and purple garlands. A bearded priest with bare chest, orange dhoti, red beaded mala and gold necklace holds a silver plate with a lit camphor flame toward the image. Seated at right, a person in a maroon garment with a multicolour flower garland and a flower in the hair has hands raised in a devotional gesture, a sandalwood mark on the forehead. A silver arched shrine frame and a red and blue fringed canopy surround the scene.

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A priest in an orange dhoti with red and rudraksha malas stands at left holding a silver aarti plate with a burning oil lamp toward a silver deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands. At right, a seated devotee with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a garland of pink and yellow flowers and a maroon-and-orange cloth, faces the lamp. Gold-framed silver shrine arch and red drapery surround the scene, with a decorated canopy at upper right.2016-02-16A photograph of an aarti ritual before a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers and a rope of beads. A bearded priest with red-marked forehead and body, wearing a saffron dhoti and beaded necklaces, holds a silver tray with a lit multi-wick oil lamp. Beside him, a man with flowers in his hair, a rudraksha mala with a shawl, and a light tilak extends his hands over the flame in blessing. Red and yellow floral garlands and a silver pillar frame the scene.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16Night ritual photo before a deity murti adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and gold ornaments, set in a gilded arched shrine with a red cloth backdrop. A bearded man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red-orange forehead mark holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp, while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a flower garland stands at left holding a woven basket tray. At right, a seated person in maroon and red robes with a flower garland and yellow flower in hair presses palms together in devotion beneath a red, navy and gold ceremonial umbrella. The setting is aarti at a shrine, with a gold throne-like seat at right.2016-02-16Night-time temple ritual under a tented roof. A bearded man in an orange dhoti and a red rudraksha mala holds up a lit flame in a brass vessel before a golden arched shrine holding a deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Beside him, a second person with long hair, flower garlands and a dark clothed upper body sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on a golden throne-like seat under a red, blue and yellow canopy embroidered with Dhyana Peetha. A brass oil lamp stands at left. Strings of flowers hang from the roof.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA seated person with pressed palms and a multicolour flower garland, wearing a maroon garment and flowers in the hair, sits on a golden throne before a richly decorated deity murti adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands and a gold necklace. A priest in orange clothing stands at left holding a lit oil lamp aarti on a tray, with a basket of offerings beside him. A red curtain and a golden arch frame the shrine, and a canopy with red and blue tassels hangs at top right. The person is shown in an evening puja setting.2016-02-16A photograph of a ritual at night before a gilded shrine arch, with a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. A man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, with a bead necklace and red and white wristbands, holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a flame toward the murti, while a microphone is held beside it. Below, a woman kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed, wearing a maroon cloth, red-and-white floral garlands and flowers in her hair, with a sacred ash mark on her forehead. A basket of flower petals sits in front of the murti, and a gold ornate parasol with red and yellow tassels stands at right.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies