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March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02A temple puja in progress. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with an orange-saffron sash and a yellow shawl bends forward and holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) over a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands. Behind the deity stands a gold-framed ornate backdrop and a gold throne-like shrine arch hung with green leaf garlands. Two bare-chested assistant priests stand nearby; one holds a silver plate, the other wears a blue shawl and red cloth. Flames and smoke rise from the lamp and offerings. Several people are visible, including partially seen figures at the left edge.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02A temple puja in progress before a deity murti dressed in white silk and draped with red and yellow flower garlands, with red flower arrangements and a gold prabhavali behind it. A bald priest bent forward in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a plate toward the deity. Another priest stands behind him on the right in a white dhoti and red garment, and a third priest with a bare torso holds a tray at the left edge. Brass lamps, a bell and flower-strewn offerings sit on the altar in the foreground.2018-03-02A temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights in an arched niche with carved white stone. A shaven-headed priest with a bare chest, a gold-banded orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a rudraksha-style headband holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in red flower garlands, with brass and silver pots before it. Beside him a younger man in orange with gold-bordered cloth stands with palms joined in namaskar, and at the right edge another attendant in white blows a conch or horn. Rose petals lie on the floor. The scene reads as aarti at a shrine.2012-05-08Temple worship scene in a gold-decorated shrine. Three men in ritual dress stand before an ornate silver throne with red cushion and gem-studded backdrop. Central priest in white dhoti and cream head cloth holds a brass lamp with flame, with green and maroon sash. Beside him a bare-chested assistant with rudraksha mala and white dhoti performs anjali with hands folded. Behind, a standing man with a long-haired topknot and rudraksha malas in folded-hand prayer. Before the throne is a framed portrait wearing an orange turban, draped in red, yellow and white garlands, with a silver lion or animal figure beside it. Setting is aarti before a portrait on a throne.2020-03-15 +2 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20Photograph of a temple shrine niche with an arched white stone frame and warm lamp lighting. A bare-chested man in an orange silk dhoti with gold border stands at the shrine offering a lit flame, with a flaming oil lamp and pink flower garland decorating an altar of a deity murti. To the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges holds a lamp and bell-shaped vessel. A third figure in a red-orange robe with a flower garland stands at the left edge. The man in orange shows distinctive ash-marked arms and a headband but his face and features are not used for identification.2012-05-12December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07