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A photograph of a dimly lit shrine room with a weathered, stained plaster wall. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a bangle on his arm, holds a brass aarti tray with several lit oil lamps toward a carved wooden shrine. The shrine is decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers and a red rose garland. A hanging oil lamp is suspended from the ceiling. In the left foreground, another person in orange clothing holds a flower tray and a bell. The scene shows an aarti offering in progress.

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A man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold armband performs aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass tray before a wooden shrine. The shrine is draped with white and red flower garlands and sits against a weathered, peeling plaster wall. Another person in orange clothing stands at the left edge, and a small oil lamp hangs from the wall above. The setting appears to be a temple corner during ritual worship.2018-03-01Photograph of a dimly lit stone shrine room with a plain whitewashed wall and a carved wooden shrine frame on the right, decorated with white and red flower garlands. A man with long hair, a beard, bare upper body and a red-brown dhoti or wrap with a rudraksha mala, along with gold armlets, performs aarti, holding a brass plate with a lit flame. Beside him, another man in orange-saffron cloth holds a tray of red and white flowers. A hanging oil lamp burns in the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a small shrine.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of a dim, weathered stone chamber where a man in a rust-red and maroon dhoti and shawl, wearing a large rudraksha mala and a beaded wrist band, holds a brass aarti tray with flaming oil lamps before a wooden shrine decorated with red and white flower garlands. Behind him, a monk in saffron robes and a black headband holds a plate of flowers, and another figure in orange stands at the left edge. A small oil lamp hangs from a cord on the wall. The room is lit mainly by the flames, with long shadows cast across the plastered wall.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph inside a dim stone chamber with peeling plaster walls. A man in rust-red robes with a gold-edged dhoti, rudraksha mala, and armbands holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps before an ornate carved wooden doorway decorated with white and red flower garlands. Beside him stands another man in saffron-orange robes, and a third robed attendant at left holds a tray of flowers. An oil lamp hangs from a chain near the doorway and rose petals drift in the air.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01A photo of a night-time worship inside a dim, weathered stone shrine with peeling plaster walls. A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and an upper-arm band, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a carved wooden doorway hung with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a plate of flowers, and a figure at the left edge holds a brass bell. A hanging oil lamp is visible above the doorway. The lamp-bearer's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially; the cues are long hair and malas, but the face is uncertain, so he is described by role as the lamp-bearing priest.2018-03-01A dim stone chamber with peeling plaster walls, where several men in saffron-orange robes perform a lamp ritual. A man in the centre wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps and pink flowers, while a bearded companion beside him wears a rudraksha mala and wrist bands. At left, a man holds a small brass bell and another gestures with offerings. A hanging oil lamp is visible on the wall, a garland of red and white flowers hangs at right, and petals lie on the floor. Visual cues for the central figure, long hair and a rudraksha mala, are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2018-03-01