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A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot in a tiled room, holding a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with flames in his left hand and a small bell in his right. Around his neck hangs a gold-beaded necklace. He looks toward a tall painted standing deity murti with a raised arm and pointing finger, its body in pink and green with gold ornaments. Behind him is an ornate gold-toned shrine with a small seated figure and a curtained wall. A white tower fan stands at left and a carpet lies on the floor.

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December 30 20112011-12-30A man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands barefoot in a temple room, holding a lit multi-flame oil lamp in one hand and a small brass handbell in the other. He wears a long gold-coloured rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a large standing murti, painted in pink and green with multiple arms and a raised finger, is positioned in a doorway. Behind them a gilded throne-like seat with lion carvings and a maroon curtain are visible, and the lamp flame lights the scene warmly.2011-12-30December 28 20112011-12-28December 31 20112011-12-31A man in orange-saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace holds a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a large painted deity murti standing in a dim temple room. The murti has a pale-pink body, green dhoti-like lower garment, gold armlets and bracelets, and raises one finger upward. A bell is visible in the man's other hand, and a silver shrine niche sits behind. Wooden doorway frames the left edge. Visible vertical copyright text on the left is excluded.2011-12-27October 06 20112011-10-06A photograph in a dimly lit room of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold-beaded mala around his neck, holding a brass plate with a burning flame aarti lamp. He gazes toward a tall painted deity statue on the right, with a green and pink garment, gold bangles, a tall crown and one raised hand pointing upward. Behind him a silver-framed altar piece and a small brass bell are visible, with a dark rug on the floor and a standing fan at left. A wooden door frames the left edge. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so he is described by role only.2011-12-27October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth and a wooden bead mala performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil flames. He faces a shrine where a framed portrait labelled with a visible saffron-robed figure sits among golden ornaments and lit lamps. Two painted deity figures with multiple arms and green cloths flank the shrine, and brass lamps stand along the marble floor. The arm and forehead bear white ash markings. The scene is a temple puja.2013-11-13A man in a saffron-orange robe, with a gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-gold headband, holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in both hands, performing an aarti before a shrine. Behind the lamp, a small white stone shrine niche holds a deity murti adorned with a garland. Fresh red and white flower garlands and rose petals line the right edge. A second man in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. The setting is a marble-walled temple hall with smoke rising from the flame.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti scene at night. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind and partly in profile, holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many burning wicks. Beside him a seated musician in orange clothing is partly visible at a microphone stand. Behind them stands a golden deity murti with a crown, holding a staff and a ritual object, against a blue and red painted temple wall with decorated pillars and garlands. Golden figures and a red canopy frame the background.2011-12-14A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04