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A priest in an orange-red cloth with a shaved head and white markings on his arms and shoulders waves a tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning flames toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne, against a tiger-skin-covered seat with lion-faced armrests, is a figure in orange-red robes wearing a beaded mala, with a gold crown-shaped backrest behind him. Hanging brass lamps and beaded strings decorate the dark alcove, and the walls are painted blue, pink and green. Several other devotees in orange sit at the sides, and a red carpet lies in front of the dais. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes and mala on the golden throne matches the page's reference to a person, though the face is not clearly visible.

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April 06 20132013-04-06A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red robe and rudraksha beads raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on a gold throne. The throne sits within a colourful painted shrine doorway of pink, green and yellow. The seated figure wears orange-red robes, long beads and sits on a zebra-striped cloth. Brass lamp stands flank the doorway, and a man in white sits at the base of the throne, with a small bowl and flower offerings at the lower corners. Oil lamps and fairy-light sparkle create a festive glow. The scene looks like an aarti performed before a revered seat in a temple-style hall.2013-03-16A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and wrist bands, holds up a large multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in the foreground. Beyond him, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bindi/tilak sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cloth, framed by a doorway with hanging oil lamps and a colourful painted temple facade in turquoise, pink and green. Devotees in orange and white sit near the throne, one wearing a white shawl, and additional brass lamps stand on the floor.2013-03-16April 04 20132013-04-04A photograph inside a brightly painted hall with pink, blue and green decorative pillars. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, hands raised in a gesture of blessing. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a red-orange cloth holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. A carved, gold-painted deity figure stands at the left edge, and brass oil lamps flank the throne. A small monitor sits on the white platform, and a partially visible head appears at the lower right.2013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04Inside a richly painted shrine, a shaven-headed priest in an orange wrap stands at left holding a tiered multi-flame aarti lamp aloft toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat is a figure with long dark hair wearing a red robe and rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two attendants in red and gold sit at the base of the throne, and flanking guardian figures in pink and red stand on either side. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor and string lights glow in the background.2014-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual aarti in a temple hall with brightly painted blue and pink walls and two large painted dvarapala guardian figures holding clubs flanking a doorway. In the centre a tiered silver lamp with many lit flames is held up by a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a white tilak and rudraksha mala, at left. Beyond the lamp, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-bead mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped cloth, with a dark background of small lights. At right a man in white clothes sits with hands folded in anjali, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. The scene reads as an aarti or puja offered before a seated teacher.2013-03-13A seated figure in a dark red-orange robe and a long beaded rudraksha necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms and a gold arched back, draped with a white and black striped cloth, inside a painted blue and pink shrine hall. Behind him hang small brass bells and lamps on chains. In the foreground a bald priest in orange clothing holds up a multi-tier brass aarti lamp with lit flames, while other devotees in orange and red sit near the throne with hands raised. The scene looks like an aarti offering before a seated teacher.2013-04-06April 04 20132013-04-04