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May 25 2017

A photograph of a temple shrine with a bare-backed priest in an orange cloth draped over his shoulders, facing away from the camera and holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil lamps. Beyond him a golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure in red and gold garments, flanked by a golden standing deity figure in red and green cloth, with strings of small lights around the niche. A rounded brass vessel and lamps sit on the stage. A figure in white sits near the front railing. The priest appears to be performing aarti in front of the deity shrine.

A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple-style hall with a red curtain and painted pillars flanked by gold ornamentation. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth raises a multi-tiered lamp of lit oil lamps toward a central golden throne. Seated on the throne is a man in orange clothing wearing a long white flower garland, flanked by two attendants and two standing deity figures in green and orange. Two seated attendants in orange cloth, one holding a microphone, sit on the stage floor below. The scene shows a ritual lamp offering before the seated figure.

May 24 2017

August 02 2017

A temple shrine with a golden throne-like seat backed by an ornate golden arch, set in a painted blue and red hall. A seated figure with long dark hair and a red-brown wrap sits on a tiger-skin cushion, wearing a white flower garland, with a kneeling attendant in white below. Two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with raised arms flank the shrine. In the foreground a man with a shaved-looking head and a bare, painted upper body in an orange cloth holds a large brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames, while a microphone stand appears at the right edge. Ritual aarti in a shrine setting.

A ceremonial scene in a red-draped temple-style setting. On the right, a seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears an orange-saffron shawl, a saffron turban, layered rudraksha malas and gold beads, and holds a ceremonial staff; a crowned figure stands behind him. On the left, a priest in orange robes with white ash markings on his arm and a shaved head holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Golden tridents and staffs stand beside the throne, a deity murti with garlands is at left, and a camera operator is at lower right. a person is seated on the throne wearing saffron and rudraksha malas.

February 22 2013

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July 29 2017

A photograph inside a red and gold draped tent-like shrine. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal marks on his arm, holds up a silver lamp with a large flame in both hands as an aarti. Behind him, a figure wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a white beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne under a gold canopy, hands joined in greeting, with a trident beside the seat. A golden arched frame holds a deity murti with a crown and yellow cloth. Two women in orange and red sit to the right near the throne, and a seated figure in orange is visible on the far right. Two monitors appear in front of the throne.

A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-framed walls and a red curtain above. In the centre a man sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-and-orange garment, multiple garlands and beaded necklaces, and making a gesture with his hands. Two large painted deity murtis stand on either side, each with multiple arms holding objects and wearing green sashes and gold ornaments. In the foreground a person with shaved hair wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder and holding a lit lamp faces the throne from behind a brass railing. Other seated people in white and orange clothing are at the lower left. A red and multicoloured cloth covers the platform, and a lotus-shaped emblem appears on a side panel.

A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, performs aarti by holding up a tiered silver-and-gold lamp with multiple lit flames before a seated figure on an ornate golden throne. The throne has a gold arched backrest and a red cushion, flanked by two golden lion statues. Behind them stand two painted deity murti figures with raised arms in gold ornaments, and tall ornamented pillars frame the blue and pink temple hall. Brass lamp stands are visible on the sides. The seated figure wears red and gold garments and cannot be clearly identified from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.