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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamp wicks toward a shrine. Behind him, two painted guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns flank the doorway, and a dark shrine door hung with rows of rudraksha beads frames a deity murti draped in green and white flower garlands. Another person in orange sits near the shrine, and white horizontal vibhuti stripes mark the priest's upper arm. The scene is a temple aarti.

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A shaved-headed priest seen from behind performs aarti with a multi-tiered lit brass lamp held high in both hands before a deity murti. He wears a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The inner shrine is decorated with hanging strings of beads and small lamps, and a gold-clad deity is seated on a throne. Two attendants in orange and red robes are partly visible in front of the murti. Ornate painted pillars with a pink-and-green figure of a deity frame the scene, and a tall brass lamp stands on the right. The priest's role is conducting the aarti.2014-11-26November 07 20142014-11-07October 06 20142014-10-06November 07 20142014-11-07December 03 20142014-12-03October 06 20142014-10-06A bald priest with his back to the camera performs aarti, lifting a tiered brass lamp with multiple lit wicks above his head before a shrine. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a dark beaded necklace, with white horizontal markings on his upper arm. Flanking the doorway are painted deity murtis with four arms and red-orange dhoti-like garments. Smaller brass oil lamps stand along the foreground, and a person in white is partly visible at the left edge reading from a book. The blue and red painted walls, gold trim and lit shrine interior complete the temple setting.2014-04-17November 26 20142014-11-26April 04 20142014-04-04October 06 20142014-10-06A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seen from behind, wearing a maroon robe with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala, holding up a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with several lit flames in front of a golden deity murti. Two painted guardian figures flank the doorway, each with multiple arms, crowns, gold necklaces and red and green dhotis. Strings of small golden lights hang across the dark shrine doorway. The scene reads as an aarti during puja in a temple.2014-11-07November 07 20142014-11-07