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A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white tilak on his forehead holds a lit camphor flame in a brass aarti lamp while ringing a small brass handbell, during an evening puja. He has long swept-back hair and a beard, and he faces a richly decorated deity murti draped in garlands of pink lotus, marigold, red and yellow flowers and green leaves, with gold ornaments and a gold kalasha-style crown visible. Behind him another attendant in orange stands, and an ornate shrine hall with lit lamps and framed pictures on the walls sits in the background. The photo is watermarked with copyright text along the lower right.

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A man in a rust-orange saffron wrap and an uncovered upper body stands at night in a temple courtyard, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while facing a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in layers of garlands of pink lotus, white, yellow, red and green flowers, with a gold ornament at its centre. He wears a long plaited hair style, a rudraksha mala across his chest and red thread on his wrist. A black stone Nandi bull with a yellow flower garland sits at the left edge, and pillars and a white-clothed figure stand behind. The setting suggests an aarti offering with a deity-decorated altar.2018-05-30May 30 20182018-05-30A photograph of a temple puja at night. A man with long dark hair, a short beard, and a rudraksha mala draped over an orange-brown robe stands at left holding a silver bell and a lit oil lamp with a visible flame. He wears a bare upper body and smiles toward the deity. 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