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A photograph of an outdoor shrine. A man in saffron ochre garments and a white flower garland stands at right, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and bending toward a deity murti. The murti is dark-skinned with several arms, dressed in an orange garment and white flower garland, set in a white arched niche with a red cloth backdrop and a heap of red flowers at its base. A rudraksha-style bead band sits on his head and a sacred ash mark is on his forehead. Tall trees with green foliage fill the background.

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A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland stands outdoors among trees, holding a silver oil lamp with a flame toward a black deity murti. The murti is draped in orange cloth and white and red garlands, set in a white arched shrine framed by red cloth and a red-powdered base. He wears a rudraksha-style headband and a sacred ash mark on his forehead, with gold bangles on his wrist. The scene is a lamp offering at an outdoor shrine.2012-04-27Outdoors among trees, a bald man in saffron-orange cloth holds a silver oil lamp with a visible flame toward a black deity murti draped in orange cloth with a white flower garland, set in a white arched shrine behind a red fabric backdrop and a mound of red powder. He wears a white flower garland, a rudraksha band across his head, a white forehead mark, and gold bangles. The scene shows an aarti offering to the deity murti.2012-04-27Outdoor photo at a shrine among trees. An older shaved-headed man in orange-red robes, wearing a rudraksha bead headband, a long white flower garland and gold bangles, holds a gold tray of white and yellow flowers with his right hand. Beside him, a younger man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them is a red-draped shrine with a deity murti adorned with orange and white garlands, set on a dark red platform, with petals drifting in the air.2012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11A bald man in orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulders and around his waist holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame aloft in both hands, looking up toward it. He wears a white-and-gold bead headband, a long white and red flower garland, gold bangles, and a white forehead mark. Behind him are green trees, a red mound of offerings, and a black-and-yellow dotted border on the ground. The lamp suggests an aarti.2012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in profile, performing an aarti with a silver oil lamp with a bright flame raised in his right hand, while his left hand is held near it. He wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers around his neck, a dark beaded headband, gold bangles and a white forehead mark. The setting is an outdoor garden with green trees and red earth, with a red ritual mound and a black stone platform in the background. No one else is visible; the figure's appearance is a shaved-headed priest in ritual dress rather than a clearly distinctive a person presentation.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoors under a leafy tree, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a shrine holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small vessel in the other, performing an arati. He wears a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala. Before him a deity murti in orange and red clothing with a garland sits in an arched niche framed by red and white scalloped border, on a dark stone base decorated with flower garlands. Offerings, a brass plate and a small kalasha sit near the base. To the right, several men in saffron robes and white dhotis stand watching, one wearing a gold pendant necklace and an orange shawl. The ground is a tiled platform with white and black painted floor designs.2008-07-17November 19 20112011-11-19Outdoor aarti at a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a low white-walled platform. A bald man with a red-beaded rudraksha headband and white jasmine and red flower garlands, bare-chested with a rust-orange cloth, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and gestures toward it. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes and a white-and-red garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Red-and-purple cloth hangs from the tree and folded mats sit on steps behind them.2012-04-27 +1 copies