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January 28 20132013-01-28April 27 20142014-04-27A bald man in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands from behind, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while performing aarti before a shrine. He wears a small hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, and has white ash marks on his arms. Blurred deity figures and lamps fill the background of the temple hall.2014-10-06November 05 20132013-11-05June 03 20142014-06-03Photograph of a temple aarti. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings raises a tiered silver lamp with multiple lit wicks. Behind him, warm bokeh lights frame a doorway and a golden deity murti. A seated figure in white clothing sits to the right, and a brass lamp stand stands at the edge. The setting is a temple with red and pink decorations.2013-04-07A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron robe with a gold trim, wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several flames. He faces a deity murti seated on a golden throne within a temple shrine, framed by a golden halo and strings of warm bokeh lights. Tall painted guardian figures in red and orange stand on either side of the shrine, and a few other people in white clothing are blurred at the edges. The scene suggests an evening aarti during worship in a temple.2013-01-28November 20 20142014-11-20A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth and a wooden bead mala performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil flames. He faces a shrine where a framed portrait labelled with a visible saffron-robed figure sits among golden ornaments and lit lamps. Two painted deity figures with multiple arms and green cloths flank the shrine, and brass lamps stand along the marble floor. The arm and forehead bear white ash markings. The scene is a temple puja.2013-11-13Temple interior with a bare-chested priest in the foreground holding a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit flames, facing a shrine doorway. Two stone-coloured guardian figures in red and green dhoti-style garments stand on either side of the doorway. Another shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth sits at left with a white tilak, and a few more seated figures in orange and red garments are visible in the background near a golden deity murti and throne. Brass lamp stands line the red carpeted floor. Aarti ritual in progress.2014-02-11A young man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl stands at right holding a tiered silver aarti lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a braided bracelet. A man in a striped shirt stands at left edge, and blurred devotees with small lamps fill the background of a warmly lit hall.2012-09-04August 04 20172017-08-04