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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at night before a decorated palanquin-like ratha or peetha heavily garlanded with yellow and red marigolds and white jasmine strands. A small oil lamp with a flame and a brass lamp stand flank the shrine, and the priest holds a lit lamp or aarti offering toward the decorated structure. A cameraman with a still camera and another with a video camera on a tripod film the ritual. Strings of lights and a yellow-fringed canopy hang overhead, with a carved stone pillar on the right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with decorated vahana.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Temple ritual at dusk: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange-and-gold shawl stands at a decorated pedestal, extending his arm to sprinkle or offer something over a tiered pink-and-white altar heaped with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flower chains. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit before it. A second priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at left in smoke drifting from incense. A camera operator is visible at right edge. Carved stone pillars and hanging decorative strings frame the scene.2016-12-07A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl performs aarti, lifting a multi-tiered brass lamp with a large flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a pink pedestal, draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and white flower strands, with a silver lamp nearby. A cameraman on a tripod films the scene at night, and a seated attendant appears at the right edge.2016-12-07Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flaming brass aarti lamp toward a flower-decorated kalasha on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. Smoke drifts across the left side. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod and two other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging strings of beads and yellow fabric trim frame the top.2016-12-07A night-time temple ritual photograph. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a golden border and an orange shawl stands at right, raising a lit flame or camphor on a plate toward a decorated palanquin-like altar draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands with a pink-and-gold structure on top. Smoke drifts through the frame. At left, a man in a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands beside a brass lamp with a bird finial and a trailing red garland. A photographer with a camera is at the far right beside carved stone pillars and hanging ornaments.2016-12-07A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame aloft beside a decorated palanquin draped in red and yellow marigold garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings. A brass lamp stand stands at right. Photographers with cameras on tripods film the ceremony at night beneath hanging decorative strings and a temple structure with a yellow fringed canopy. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame. A small red tilak marks the priest's forehead and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07