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A temple shrine interior with a priest seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha bead necklace, raising a lit multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) toward a framed portrait on a golden throne-like altar. Two tall painted deity murti flank the shrine, with a small gold oil lamp on either side and red carpet below. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and orange robes, some with hands folded in prayer, sit along the carpet, and a string of small lights frames the doorway.

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A temple aarti scene in a shrine hall with a red carpet. A young priest seen from behind, shaved head, wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder with a red border and rudraksha beads, raises a brass multi-wick oil lamp toward a golden deity shrine. White sacred markings are on his arms and back. Two seated devotees in white dhotis with folded hands sit to the left, and a figure in orange sits at the right edge. Colourful painted guardian figures with raised hands and crowns flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-04-27Photograph of an evening aarti in a temple hall with painted pillars and two standing deity murtis flanking the shrine. A devotee in saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles raises a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward the shrine. Inside the shrine a framed portrait of a man with a saffron head covering sits on a gilded throne-like altar, with fairy lights glowing. Oil lamps stand on the red carpet, and several people in white dhotis and saffron cloths sit with hands folded in prayer. Five physical people are visible, the foreground devotee among them, with the cropped image showing only part of a seated figure at left.2014-06-19April 25 20142014-04-25April 27 20142014-04-27A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with painted pillars and two standing deity murti flanking a central framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled as a framed photo rather than a physical person. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robe with a pink-edged cloth and white tripundra markings faces the shrine, raising a brass aarti lamp. To the left, two seated women in orange and red saris sit with hands folded, and to the right a seated man in white dhoti and white shawl with white tripundra markings and rudraksha beads also sits with hands joined. Brass oil lamps and a tray with offerings stand on a red carpet.2014-06-06June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a shrine room with painted blue and gold walls and two painted standing deity figures flanking a central altar. A bald man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp or ritual vessel toward the altar. Five people sit on red mats at right and left, hands folded in prayer; those at right wear orange and white dhoti clothing. A framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned man sits above a gold altar with brass lamps lining the floor. Garlands hang across the altar and draped fabric frames the shrine.2014-06-02A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red shawl and dark rudraksha malas stands with his back to the camera, raising a tiered silver-and-gold aarti lamp with multiple lit flames toward a shrine. Behind him a framed portrait of a man with an orange turban sits on a golden pedestal beside an open doorway. Two tall painted guardian statues with gold crowns, orange and red dhotis, and green sashes flank the doorway, with brass lamp stands along the red-carpeted floor. Seated at left, a person in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds an open book. The scene reads as an aarti ceremony in a temple hall.2014-04-18A photograph of a temple shrine room with red carpeting and painted deity statues flanking the central doorway. A shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala seen from behind holds a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps, facing the shrine. Two boys in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor to the left. A framed portrait showing a figure in orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed altar within the doorway, surrounded by small string lights. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls.2014-04-27A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha malas raises a multi-tiered brass lamp ablaze with many flames, his back to the camera. Two women in orange saris sit on a red carpet at left, one holding a small lamp. Behind them stand two painted deity murti figures with four arms and crowns, flanked by tall brass oil lamps, and a gold-framed portrait sits in the centre above an ornate golden throne.2014-06-03A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, raising a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames toward a shrine doorway. Two seated priests in orange and white ritual clothes sit on a red carpet to the left beside small puja trays with offerings. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with orange-gold garments and green sashes flank the entrance, and tall brass oil lamps stand on either side. A devotee-style figure in orange is visible within the shrine. The scene is an aarti ritual in a temple-style hall.2014-04-25April 27 20142014-04-27