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A photograph from behind of a priest performing aarti before a temple shrine. The priest wears a white dhoti with gold-bordered edge, has a rudraksha mala around the neck and rudraksha bracelets on both wrists, and has white sacred markings on the upper arms. Both raised arms hold a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, flames blazing at the top. Behind is a dark doorway with rows of small round lamps, a gold-coloured seated deity murti, and painted figures in orange and red dhotis on the right. Single person visible.

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August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesAugust 21 20142014-08-21August 27 20142014-08-27A priest seen from behind performs aarti before a shrine, lifting a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamp flames held high in his right hand. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border, has shoulder-length brown hair, a rudraksha-style red-brown beaded necklace, and white horizontal sacred marks on his upper arm. Two painted deity guardian figures with red and orange garments and gold crowns flank a doorway hung with small lights. A golden figure sits in the dim shrine behind him. The swami's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so he is described as a priest.2014-10-02August 21 20142014-08-21A shaven-headed man seen from behind raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit wicks toward a shrine. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, with rudraksha malas around his wrists and neck. Blurred gold and red decorations, a framed picture and a deity figure stand in the background of the temple hall. The figure is a priest performing aarti; a person candidate cues are not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2014-06-03June 03 20142014-06-03June 03 20142014-06-03April 27 20142014-04-27Seen from behind, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-edged shawl stands before a temple shrine, holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning flames raised toward the deity. His hair is tied back in a ponytail and he wears a rudraksha mala around his neck. Two large painted guardian figures flank the doorway, each with a crown, raised arms, red dhotis and green sashes, and a row of golden lamps lights the dark doorway behind him.2014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21January 28 20132013-01-28