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Night photograph of an aarti at a shrine. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and gold pendant, holds a silver tray with a bright flame toward a golden arched shrine. Behind him stands an ornately dressed deity murti in green garments with red and purple sashes, beside a golden lion-like vahana. Smoke rises from the flame into the dark background.April 30 20152015-04-30A shaved-headed priest in orange-brown ritual cloth and a beaded mala performs an aarti at night before a gold-coloured deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Flames burn from an oil lamp on a grey ornate table draped with orange cloth, and smoke rises from a camphor flame. A trident stands at the right beside a small kalasha-like vessel, and a Ganesha relief is carved on the table. The priest holds his hands over the flame, with a tilak on his forehead. No one else is clearly visible.2013-09-05November 23 20142014-11-23November `4 2015 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photo. A shaved-headed young priest in orange robes with a red-banded waist cloth and rudraksha mala stands at right, holding a silver aarti plate with a large flaming lamp aloft in both hands, a small headset microphone at his cheek. Behind him a dark sky with smoke. At left, a decorated deity murti under a gold arch is garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, with a silver kalasha and a small golden deity figure on a green leaf tray. In the lower left a seated devotee in orange cloth watches, and a brass oil lamp stands on a blue and purple cloth-covered table. Steps rise at right.2013-10-16September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesApril 29 20132013-04-29November 23 20142014-11-23Night photograph of a temple puja at a golden deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and an ornate golden arch and canopy. In the foreground at left, a bald priest with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, wearing a brown-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a beaded necklace, sits before a small brass oil lamp with a visible flame and a lit lamp in the foreground. A kalasha-like metal vessel and a trident stand behind an orange cloth-draped table. No one else is visible except a partial figure at far left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2013-09-05January 02 20162016-01-02