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A photo of a person in an orange silk garment with a long dark wrap and a rudraksha-style mala necklace performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp before a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with yellow and red garlands and a blue sari-like cloth, set in an ornate gold arch. A small sign in the background is partly visible. The scene is a temple setting in the evening with smoke rising from the flame. a person: the orange-clad figure with long swept hair and ceremonial mala cues is the.

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A person with long dark hair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame near two deity murtis adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and gold jewellery. A stone-pillared temple wall behind them bears a sign reading Sri Nanjundeshwara Mandir. a person: the figure shows long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's identification of the event, but the face is not used for identification.2011-11-29A man in an orange silk garment and orange shawl stands at left, long dark hair swept back, holding a lit oil lamp with flame toward a garlanded deity murti. He wears a gold bangle on his upper arm and a beaded orange mala necklace. The murti is dressed in a blue sari with gold ornaments and is decorated with yellow, red and pink flower garlands, set in an ornate gold arch framing a red wall with smoke rising. The scene suggests aarti at dusk. The man has distinctive long hair, orange ornate clothing and a rudraksha-style mala, a probable match for a person in an appearance-based sense, performing aarti before the deity.2011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a temple ritual at the Sri Anandeshwar Mandir, a sign reading in Hindi and English on the orange wall behind. A standing man in saffron-orange robes, a white flower garland with red and purple flowers around his neck, sacred thread marks on his forehead and wooden beads on his wrist, holds a silver lamp with a flame and a silver spoon, performing aarti. In front of him, two decorated murti figures stand in a shrine framed by yellow, red and purple flower garlands; one wears a silver crown and the other an ornate silver headdress and necklaces. A golden arch and orange cloth frame the shrine. The scene suggests a pratyaksha puja. The man appears to be a person by his long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha-style beads and garland.2011-12-11A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with a long white flower garland and orange-red beaded bracelets, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before two garlanded deity murtis under a copper-coloured arch. The murtis are draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and wear elaborate jewellery and crowns; one has a tall silver crown. Behind them is a red wall with a signboard reading 'श्री आनंदेश्वर मंदिर' and green plants. The man has long dark hair and holds a bell in his other hand.2011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti wearing an ornate jeweled crown and an orange garment with a yellow and red floral garland. A man with long dark hair, a white and red garland of flowers, orange clothing, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti or deepa, toward the figure. Behind the murti are colourful floral garlands in purple, pink, yellow and red, and gold ornaments are visible. The man is wearing a pale forehead marking and smiling.2011-12-11A man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and a bare upper arm performs a ritual at a deity murti decorated with layered flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. He holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, offering aarti toward the ornate golden murti, which wears an ornate crown, is draped in orange cloth and holds a mace. Rudraksha and gold bead malas hang on his chest, and gold bangles are on his wrist. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone and a golden arched frame behind the murti. The text in the corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source2011-12-11March 03 20112011-03-03A night-time temple ritual in an orange-walled hall. A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads, stands at a square fire pit, holding a large brass plate and pouring or offering into the pit. To the left a second man in white clothes kneels beside a carved wooden stool. Behind the fire pit stand gilded deity figures, a golden peetha/vahana carrying two figures with floral garlands in red, yellow and white, and an ornate umbrella canopy with fringed tassels. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel surround the scene, and a small pot of flowers sits on the ground. Hindu homa or puja ritual with visible fire pit and offerings.2010-11-09December 30 20092009-12-30A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair swept back and a white and pink flower garland over the shoulder, wearing a rust-red wrap, holds a lit oil lamp toward an ornate golden throne-shaped altar. Seated on it is a deity murti dressed in red and gold with a blue and orange embroidered cloth, a tall crown, and a silver necklace. A smaller seated figure with flower garlands sits on the altar base below, and a brass lamp stands at the right. The setting is a dim interior with a red canopy overhead. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2016-05-22Photograph of a man in a saffron-orange silk dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, standing with palms pressed together in namaste beside a decorated temple shrine at night. He has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, deity murtis are adorned with dense garlands of red roses, yellow and white marigolds and green leaves, with a gold arched canopy and a banana-leaf backdrop. An orange-clad metal figure of Ganesha sits to the left with flower garlands. A carved stone pillar rises at the right edge.2011-11-29