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A photograph of a standing priest performing aarti with a flame-lit lamp before a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. The priest wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a long multicolour and white flower garland. The deity murti sits on a throne under a gold arched backdrop, adorned with marigold and red flower garlands. In front, a large white bowl with a flame and a flower garland sits on a striped blue and red cloth, a brass lamp stands in the background, and a silver cover sits in the foreground.

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A standing person in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala performs a puja, holding a silver bell in one hand and a silver lamp with a flame in the other. Beside them a brass standing oil lamp burns, and an ornate golden peetha-style frame holds a decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands. In the foreground a large brass vessel holds a burning fire, ringed by white jasmine garlands. A patterned rug and striped cloth cover the floor.2015-06-04 +1 copiesA standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white and multicoloured flower garland and a red-and-white bracelet, holds a small silver lamp toward a gilded deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A large fire pit blazes in the foreground, ringed with white flowers, with a brass lamp stand behind. Another person's hands, wearing a bracelet, hold a silver dish near the fire. The setting is a tiled indoor room with a rug and striped mat. Appearance suggests this could be a person, a sannyasi in saffron clothing with a long swept-back hairstyle and a garland, performing an aarti or homa offering at the murti, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-06-04June 04 20152015-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti-style lamp offering. A person seen from behind in an orange-red sari with gold border and a rudraksha-style necklace and head garland holds a silver lamp toward a lit flame. A second person in white dhoti and shirt stands at right, hand raised with a bangle. The shrine is decorated with pink and white flower garlands, brass vessels and an ornate white arch with a lit strip of lights. The person in orange has no visible long swept hair or crown, so no appearance-based a person candidate is confirmed.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA person in an orange saffron-toned garment with gold border stands in profile, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, offering light before a brass lamp stand at right. A garland of white jasmine, red, yellow and orange flowers with green leaves hangs over the shoulders, and a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a blue bangle are visible. The setting is a plain pale wall. a person candidate: the presentation has a garland and orange clothing, but the face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the status is unsure.2015-06-04 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white and multicoloured flower garland, rings a brass handbell and holds a small ritual object while performing worship before a deity murti seated on a golden throne-like peetha decorated with yellow, red and white flowers. The murti wears a crown and a red-orange silk cloth with floral garlands. Two tall brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a lit flame burns in the foreground. A seated man in white with a headset and glasses claps his hands in the lower right. A potted plant is at left and a floor-standing air conditioner is behind the altar.2015-06-04June 03 20152015-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja. A person with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a deity murti. The murti is decorated with colourful flower garlands in purple, green, yellow and red, and stands beside a gold-tone ornate peetha and a tray of flowers, fruit and offerings. A partially visible person stands at the left edge, and another figure in orange is partly visible behind. The setting is a pale pink wall with an air conditioner unit, and the scene reads as an aarti during puja.2013-05-27June 03 20152015-06-03 +2 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesJune 04 20152015-06-04