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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing a rust-orange shawl over his bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass aarti plate with a bright oil lamp flame in front of a doorway. He has a brass bell in his other hand and a bracelet of beads on his wrist. A second man in orange robes stands behind him, and a small framed picture hangs on the wall. Other devotees are partly visible at the edge. The doorway has a blue painted frame, and a stone deity murti stands near the flame.

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March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesA photo of a night-time worship inside a dim, weathered stone shrine with peeling plaster walls. A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and an upper-arm band, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a carved wooden doorway hung with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a plate of flowers, and a figure at the left edge holds a brass bell. A hanging oil lamp is visible above the doorway. The lamp-bearer's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially; the cues are long hair and malas, but the face is uncertain, so he is described by role as the lamp-bearing priest.2018-03-01A photograph of a man with long dreadlocks and a reddish-orange shawl stands at a shrine, holding a brass aarti plate with several lit oil lamps in front of him. He wears rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck. Through a blue-framed window, a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers is visible, along with a small nandi-like sculpture and a stone lingam base. A second person with a red-striped forehead and rudraksha mala stands partially at the left edge, and another person's hand appears at the far left. The scene shows aarti being performed at the shrine.2018-03-01A photograph taken in a dim stone chamber with peeling plaster walls and a low ceiling. A bearded man with long braided hair, wearing a rust-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a bare arm band, holds a brass tray with lit flames at the center of the frame. Beside him, an older man with white hair and a white beard, dressed in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell and a small vessel. Other robed figures in orange and brown stand to the left, and small oil lamps hang from cords on the right wall. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja, with the lamp flame as the focal point.2018-03-01A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, shown from behind and in profile, holding a brass aarti plate with a lit flame in a small shrine room. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and rudraksha beads on his wrist. To his left, a woman in a red sari with a red forehead mark stands beside him. Beyond the open doorway, a deity murti is decorated with white and red flower garlands, and a dark shiva lingam-like object sits draped in garlands. A statue of a seated figure stands near the frame. This appears to be an aarti ritual at a shrine. The man's presentation shows dreadlocks, an orange shawl and rudraksha cues, but these alone do not establish identity, so he is described by role.2018-03-01A photograph inside a dim stone chamber with peeling plaster walls. A man in rust-red robes with a gold-edged dhoti, rudraksha mala, and armbands holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps before an ornate carved wooden doorway decorated with white and red flower garlands. Beside him stands another man in saffron-orange robes, and a third robed attendant at left holds a tray of flowers. An oil lamp hangs from a chain near the doorway and rose petals drift in the air.2018-03-01A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl holding a lit brass aarti lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other during a ritual. He wears a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a long dark mala of rudraksha-style beads, and a gold-toned ornamental necklace. Behind him, several devotees with palms joined stand in a doorway amid smoke, including a woman in a light blue garment at left. The setting is a plain interior with white walls.2012-09-09March 01 20182018-03-01May 31 20122012-05-31March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dimly lit stone shrine room with a plain whitewashed wall and a carved wooden shrine frame on the right, decorated with white and red flower garlands. A man with long hair, a beard, bare upper body and a red-brown dhoti or wrap with a rudraksha mala, along with gold armlets, performs aarti, holding a brass plate with a lit flame. Beside him, another man in orange-saffron cloth holds a tray of red and white flowers. A hanging oil lamp burns in the background. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a small shrine.2018-03-01September 09 20122012-09-09