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Night-time photo at a temple entrance behind iron mesh gates, with a brass aarti plate holding a bright flame. A bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate toward a bearded man with long dark hair wearing an orange-red wrap and a bare upper body. Beside them a younger attendant in orange holds a flame lamp. Devotees in white and dark clothing stand on steps behind, and a lit shrine with deity murtis is visible through the gate. Several visible people are in the scene.

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Night-time temple scene at a barred shrine area. In the centre, a long-haired bearded man in a rust-orange robe with a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead stands with palms joined before an offering flame. Beside him a woman in a red-and-gold sari presses her hands together in prayer. To the left, a bare-chested priest with grey hair holds a lit lamp or camphor flame for the worshippers. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand near the steps. On the right, a young attendant in an orange cloth holds a golden kalasha-style vessel. Grilled gates and deity murti are visible in the background.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesAugust 17 20122012-08-17A night-time temple scene in which a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a striped cloth over his shoulder holds a lit flame or camphor plate toward a man in a rust-red robe and long dark hair, who has his palms pressed to his forehead. The man wears a long brown rudraksha-style mala around his neck and a bead band on his arm. Beside him, a young attendant in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass kalasha. Behind them, devotees stand watching near iron grilled enclosures and temple pillars, with a shrine containing deity murti visible behind the grille. Smoke or incense drifts through the air. A man in a pink shirt and dark trousers stands at left. This appears to be an aarti or pooja being offered.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of a ritual in a bare concrete hall with brick walls. In the centre, a person in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a gold-bead mala, has both palms raised to the forehead while receiving a flame. A bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti, with a red coral mala, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, bowls and offerings. An older man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together. Devotees in orange and purple garments stand behind, and a man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti stands at right. The scene resembles an aarti or puja; no identity is asserted from appearance.2012-09-24May 29 20122012-05-29 +2 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple of a bare-chested man in a dark red-brown robe and matching turban, holding a metal plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti-style offering. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha beads stands with hands folded, and another in a dark maroon garment stands with palms joined. Behind them, shirtless men in white dhotis and a white-robed man with folded hands stand on stone steps by old stone pillars, with a tall silver-topped staff visible near the top right. A white-garbed man with a vermilion mark and white shawl on the left stands with palms pressed together. Ritual temple setting with oil flame and devotees.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA crowded temple interior photographed from a slightly elevated angle. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together in namaskar stands beside a bearded, shaved-headed sadhu in orange with a matted headpiece and long rudraksha necklaces. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp and flame over a small brass vessel on a yellow altar table, with flower petals and fruit offerings on the floor. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press around, and a shirtless man raises his hand near a metal grille. The setting appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2012-01-07February 02 20102010-02-02