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A bearded, bare-chested man stands before a red-draped shrine performing aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp held high in both hands. He wears a red rudraksha mala and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch on one wrist. Beside the shrine, a golden arched frame surrounds a deity murti adorned with dense yellow and orange marigold garlands and a heavy gold-and-jewelled necklace. Another bare-chested person is partly visible in the left foreground, facing the lamp. The setting is dark with warm lighting focused on the lamp and the deity.

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February 16 20162016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA priest in an orange dhoti with red and rudraksha malas stands at left holding a silver aarti plate with a burning oil lamp toward a silver deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands. At right, a seated devotee with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a garland of pink and yellow flowers and a maroon-and-orange cloth, faces the lamp. Gold-framed silver shrine arch and red drapery surround the scene, with a decorated canopy at upper right.2016-02-16A photograph of a golden-framed shrine holding a deity murti decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and a gold necklace, set against a red cloth backdrop. On the left, a bearded priest with bare upper body and red and gold beaded necklaces holds a silver tray of lit oil lamps toward the murti in aarti. On the right, a person with flowers in hair and a pink and green garland presses palms together in prayer. Red and yellow tassels hang at the top right.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16A photograph of an aarti ritual before a deity murti adorned with garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers and a rope of beads. A bearded priest with red-marked forehead and body, wearing a saffron dhoti and beaded necklaces, holds a silver tray with a lit multi-wick oil lamp. Beside him, a man with flowers in his hair, a rudraksha mala with a shawl, and a light tilak extends his hands over the flame in blessing. Red and yellow floral garlands and a silver pillar frame the scene.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16A photograph of an aarti ritual before a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and white flowers and strands of beads. A bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti and a red-beaded mala with a gold pendant holds a silver aarti plate with a lit oil lamp in both hands, while a basket is at the left edge. Opposite him, a devotee kneels with palms pressed together raised to the forehead, wearing a flower garland and red beads. A red canopy and silver arch frame the shrine.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold necklace and beaded bracelets, sitting on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion and hands joined in namaste. a person is seated before a bare-chested attendant with white ash markings and a rudraksha mala, who kneels and performs an aarti with a flaming oil lamp. Behind them are gilded deity murti and decorations, and a golden trident is visible at the right edge.2017-10-01Photograph of a Hindu temple ritual with a young man in a purple headband and bare chest wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, holding a brass tray with a lit aarti lamp with multiple flames and flower petals. A second man with his back to the camera, wearing a purple silk shawl and gold neck ornament, receives the flame. Behind them stands a pillar garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers, and a green cloth backdrop.2018-04-14A bare-chested man performs aarti with a silver tray holding five lit oil lamps in front of a deity murti dressed with flower garlands and ornaments. He wears a red-and-white beaded mala around his neck, a wristwatch, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a small hair knot. Behind the murti is a green cloth backdrop and an ornate gold arched frame, with gold ceremonial standards at the sides. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but not clearly distinctive, so identity is left uncertain.2015-07-16