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Photograph inside a temple of a bare-chested man in a dark red-brown robe and matching turban, holding a metal plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti-style offering. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha beads stands with hands folded, and another in a dark maroon garment stands with palms joined. Behind them, shirtless men in white dhotis and a white-robed man with folded hands stand on stone steps by old stone pillars, with a tall silver-topped staff visible near the top right. A white-garbed man with a vermilion mark and white shawl on the left stands with palms pressed together. Ritual temple setting with oil flame and devotees.

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April 29 20182018-04-29Inside a dim temple corridor, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a long garland of orange-yellow beads holds a lit oil lamp on a silver plate with offerings, performing aarti. Around him, men in orange and white clothing, one with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks, stand close, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti on the right holds the plate. Temple pillars, metal railings and overhead lights frame the crowded scene. a person performs an aarti offering with a lit lamp during a temple visit.2012-08-17September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24A temple interior during an aarti ceremony. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a red-and-gold headband wears an orange cloth and a large rudraksha mala, arms raised overhead toward a flaming lamp. Behind him, a man in white dhoti holds a tray and other devotees stand with palms joined. At lower right, a woman with her hair pinned with flowers faces the flame held in a brass vessel. A yellow decorated plate and a painted red-and-green wall panel are visible in the background. The appearance-based cues do not clearly match the a person description, so the central figure is described by role only.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph taken in a dim stone chamber with peeling plaster walls and a low ceiling. A bearded man with long braided hair, wearing a rust-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a bare arm band, holds a brass tray with lit flames at the center of the frame. Beside him, an older man with white hair and a white beard, dressed in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell and a small vessel. Other robed figures in orange and brown stand to the left, and small oil lamps hang from cords on the right wall. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja, with the lamp flame as the focal point.2018-03-01Inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars, several men in saffron and white ritual clothing perform a puja. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace and bangles lights an oil lamp on a silver tray holding flowers and a small metal bowl, while a shirtless man wearing rudraksha malas holds the tray. A bare-chested man in orange with a shaved head and sandalwood tilak stands at left, and a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala watches. Yellow walls and a metal gate frame the scene.2012-08-17A photograph inside a dim stone shrine lit by warm lamps. At center, a priest in orange robes bends over a deity murti draped in red, gold and white cloth, with a bright flame burning before it. Three circular lamps glow on the wall behind. Around the shrine stand several men: a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala at left, another in orange wrapping, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body, and a figure in orange at right; one holds a small orange cloth. Offerings sit on a plate at the base of the murti. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2012-05-18A temple scene in which a white-clad priest, bare-chested with a sacred thread and white dhoti with striped border, holds a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated palanquin draped with flower garlands and an orange cloth. Behind it stands a golden palanquin bearing a deity murti. To the right, a shaved-headed elderly man in orange robes and rudraksha malas stands beside a younger man in orange with a long garland and bangles, both with hands folded or near the palanquin. Two more men in orange with gold-trimmed garments and beaded necklaces stand at right, along with men in white shirts. A tented canopy with red and white fringe and hanging flower strands frames the upper left.2012-06-05