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A shaven-headed priest in a maroon garment with a dark rudraksha mala on his wrist holds a brass multi-wick lamp (aarti) toward a seated figure in the background. The seated figure is a golden-throned murti or statue draped in red and gold garments, with a red turban and a large gold necklace, set against deep red curtains with brass lamp stands on either side. This appears to be a puja or aarti offering before a deity murti or statue, not a living person.

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November 10 20152015-11-10A photograph of a bald man seen from behind, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl over his shoulders and rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists, raising a lit brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right hand. In front of him stands an ornate gilded backdrop with carved white-and-gold panels and a golden canopy over a seated deity murti or figure on a throne. A red carpeted stage platform lies in the foreground. No other physical people are visible.2015-08-28A photograph of a temple shrine seen from behind. In the foreground a bald man with a rudraksha mala and a saffron-and-gold shawl holds a silver multi-wick lamp aloft in one raised arm, performing aarti. Ahead, a seated figure in red garments is set before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop with a crown-like finial, flanked by painted guardian figures in red and green with raised arms. Strings of small lights and a brass lamp stand complete the scene.2014-11-11A 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.2014-11-26February 18 20132013-02-18February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA 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.2017-05-24A photograph of a ritual inside a red and orange tented hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered shawl, sandalwood marks and rudraksha mala, faces away from the camera while holding a lit camphor aarti flame on a brass plate toward a golden throne. Seated on the ornate gold throne under a gold parasol is a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, a white beaded necklace and a gold chain, hands joined in greeting; the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Behind the throne stands a gold-framed deity murti with a trident-like staff nearby, and to the right a seated woman in orange with a flower garland. Two small girls in orange kneel at the lower edge beside black monitors, and a framed photo hangs at left.2013-02-07A photograph taken from behind a priest in saffron-and-gold robes who raises a flaming camphor lamp toward an ornate golden shrine. Inside a gilded arched recess stands a seated figure on a red and gold throne, adorned with long beaded garlands and a crown-like head covering, flanked by golden lion-shaped pillars and carved gold panels. Several attendants in orange and white robes sit on the red mat below, and hanging bells and a dark drape frame the central alcove. Deep red velvet curtains hang above.2015-08-26A 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.2013-02-07