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Close-up photo of a ritual aarti: a hand in the foreground holds a brass plate bearing a lit oil lamp and incense sticks, offered before a deity murti draped in dense garlands of yellow and red-pink flowers. A brass bangle is worn on the wrist. Other fingers are faintly visible at the left edge.

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A photograph of a ritual arati in a temple setting. A person's hands hold a silver pedestal lamp with a bright open flame and burning sticks, extended toward a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red and yellow flowers and green leaves. A brass bowl with yellow marigold petals sits in the foreground. In the blurred background a figure in white clothing stands near a golden ornamental stand. The scene reflects a flame-offering puja at a shrine.2015-10-18A night-time photograph of a ritual aarti. A brass lamp holder with a bright open flame and small hanging bells is held up by a hand at the lower centre-right. Behind it hang dense strings of marigold and white jasmine garlands in yellow, orange, red, white and purple. A partially visible person at the lower left, with a shaved or close-cropped head and gold ornament at the neck, is turned toward the flame. Smoke drifts across the dark background.2011-12-22February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual being performed beside a large garland of white and yellow flowers with red blossoms, threaded with dried grass stalks. A priest in a gold-bordered orange-red shawl and white garment holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and offering items, wearing a beaded necklace of gold-toned and dark beads and a bangle. Only his hands, shoulder and torso are visible, with a blurred foreground figure. Behind the garland is an ornate golden-bordered cloth and a red and purple patterned backdrop.2015-10-18December 22 20112011-12-22Close photo of a ritual in progress. A priest's hand holds a lit oil lamp with a flame, beside a cluster of jasmine and marigold garlands mixed with red flowers and dried grass stalks. The priest wears gold-bead necklaces and bangles, with a red and gold cloth draped over the shoulder. In the foreground, the shoulder and head of another person are partly visible. The background shows red and gold textiles. The scene suggests a puja with garlands and an oil lamp.2015-10-18A blurred close-up photograph of brass oil lamps (diyas) with a lit flame at upper right, held by a figure in orange-saffron clothing at left. Behind them hang dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in yellow, red, magenta and purple, forming a colourful backdrop. The warm lighting suggests an evening ritual setting. No faces are clearly visible and no individual can be identified.2015-02-19February 01 20172017-02-01Photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with yellow, white and magenta flower garlands along a gilded arch. In the foreground at left, a bare-shouldered man with a short haircut and white ash markings on his upper arm holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp, its flames lit, toward the deity murti at the centre. The murti is blurred, draped in a red cloth and framed by gold ornaments. Dark wooden bead bracelets are on his wrist. The figure's identity is not clear from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-11-05April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in which a hand raises a brass oil lamp (deepa) with smoke rising from its flame. The arm wears a bangle and white thread, and the figure is partly visible at lower left. Behind, out of focus, stands a deity murti dressed in red and white garments with a golden crown and garlands. Warm golden lighting and ornate gold decoration fill the sanctum.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01