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A photograph inside a temple hall showing a shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha malas raising a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Beside him a younger man in white ritual dress sits on red carpet. Painted pillars flank the shrine with two standing deity figures in orange and green garments holding ritual objects. Brass oil lamps line the sides and a framed portrait sits in the shrine. Several other people in orange robes sit in the background, so the scene reads as an aarti in progress.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with painted pillars and a red floor. A shaven-headed priest in a rust-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads raises a tiered brass aarti lamp toward a shrine doorway flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian figures holding maces. Two seated attendants in white dhotis sit on the left, and another orange-clad figure appears at the back. Brass oil lamps line the walls. The priest's face is not visible from behind, so no identity is asserted; the scene shows aarti before a shrine.2014-04-04April 04 20142014-04-04A photograph inside a temple shrine with red carpet and painted pillars. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha beads, seen from behind, holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames. Two seated boys in white and saffron sit to the left. Behind the shrine, two gilded deity murti flank a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled as a portrait. Brass oil lamps stand along the sides. Only the three visible people are counted. The priest is a presumed candidate only by setting, so the appearance is too uncertain to name him.2014-04-04A 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 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.2014-04-25A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, raises a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps toward a shrine doorway. Two colourful deity murti flank the doorway, each with multiple arms and gold ornaments, and gilded pillars stand at the sides. A seated attendant in white dhoti and shawl sits at left, and another figure in saffron sits in the shrine interior, with brass lamp stands along the floor. The red carpet and ornate painted walls complete a temple aarti scene.2014-04-27A shaved-headed priest in a maroon robe with a gold-edged border stands with his back to the camera, holding a tall silver multi-tiered lamp (aarti) with several lit flames, and wears rudraksha beads and a bracelet. Before him, a seated priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala reads from an open book on a red carpet. Behind them is a temple hall with painted pillars and two colourful standing deity murtis with multiple arms, brass oil lamps, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban on a gold-framed pedestal with string lights. The scene suggests an aarti being performed in a temple setting.2014-04-18February 14 20142014-02-14A 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 shaven-headed priest in an orange-red sannyasi cloth and rudraksha bracelets performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many flames in a temple shrine room. He stands with his back to the camera, facing a portrait of a saint in saffron on a gilded throne, flanked by two painted standing deity statues and tall brass lamps on a red carpet.2014-04-22Temple interior with a bare-chested priest in the foreground holding a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit flames, facing a shrine doorway. Two stone-coloured guardian figures in red and green dhoti-style garments stand on either side of the doorway. Another shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth sits at left with a white tilak, and a few more seated figures in orange and red garments are visible in the background near a golden deity murti and throne. Brass lamp stands line the red carpeted floor. Aarti ritual in progress.2014-02-11A photograph inside a temple shrine: a bald priest in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads on his neck and wrists holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple flames toward a shrine. Two seated women in orange-red saris sit to the left, and another seated figure in orange sits in the background near the golden throne-like altar. Two painted standing deity murti with crowns, gold ornaments and raised arms flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls.2014-06-01