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A nighttime aarti at a temple stage hung with blue, purple and white fairy lights. A tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many burning oil flames is held aloft in the foreground by a figure in red garments. Behind it, a seated figure in an ornate silver throne-backdrop wears a crown-like headdress and a garland of marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits on a striped rug beside the altar, with brass lamps and lotus-shaped diyas along the floor.

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October 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18A tiered copper oil lamp (nanda deepam style) with multiple rows of lit flames stands in the foreground, held up by a devotee whose head and hands are partly visible from behind. Behind it, a white and silver ornate arch-shaped shrine backdrop is decorated with garlands, and a seated figure in white ritual clothing sits before it with a garland-draped deity murti in the background. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights in purple, blue, gold and white hang across a maroon curtain, and small oil lamps glow along the floor.2017-10-18A photograph of a festive stage in a hall decorated with strings of purple and warm white fairy lights hung in a curtain backdrop. A silver ornate arch frames a central seated figure dressed in orange-red garments with a large flower garland and a golden crown-like headdress, resembling a deity murti or seated image rather than a clearly visible living person. Two women in red and saffron saris sit kneeling at the front of the stage, one holding a small object, and a shirtless man in white dhoti kneels to the left of the central figure, apparently performing a puja. Brass lamps and offerings line the platform, with golden carved panels and pillars flanking the set.2017-10-18September 17 20122012-09-17October 18 20172017-10-18April 01 20132013-04-01A multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps is held forward in the foreground by a pair of hands wearing bangles. Behind it, through a doorway framed by blue walls with yellow and pink trim, a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a white tiger-skin cloth, the throne backed by a gold carved halo and strings of small lamps. The seated figure has a white forehead mark and long dark hair; the appearance is a person, seated in a ceremonial role during an aarti. A second person in orange sits at the lower right edge beside the throne. A brass lamp stand stands at left.2013-03-05A photo of an aarti ceremony in a temple-style hall with turquoise walls, green and pink painted borders and brass lamps on the sides. A seated figure in a maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold chair with a tiger-striped cushion receives a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with lit oil lamps, held aloft by a bald priest in orange clothing at left. Devotees in maroon and orange sit or kneel at the lower right and bottom. A gold throne and dark stone backdrop with hanging bells complete the scene.2013-04-06April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA seated guru on an ornate silver throne with a large ceremonial backdrop of gold, silver and jewel-like embellished arches, framed by a dark red curtain strung with fairy lights. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes, a gold crown and a long garland of white and red flowers, and holds a staff. Three devotees sit on the floor before him: an older man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and sacred thread, and two women, one in orange and one in a gold-bordered sari with long hair. A small brass lamp sits at the lower right. Darshan or satsang setting.2017-10-18September 17 20122012-09-17