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A shirtless priest with a shaved head and glasses performs an aarti with a flaming lamp before a deity murti heavily adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands and a gold crown-like ornament. He wears a rudraksha mala, a yellow dhoti with green border, and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. The ornate ceiling above is patterned with floral motifs. Smoke rises from the flame.

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April 05 20122012-04-05A bare-chested priest in a green and gold dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and round spectacles, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti heavily decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. The deity wears a tall gold crown and gold jewellery, with a large gold face-shaped halo behind. Red cloth drapes the upper back.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A priest in a temple shrine performs aarti to a decorated deity murti of a goddess, wearing a red and gold saree-style dress, gold jewellery and a tall ornate crown. The murti stands before a gold-faced arch framed with garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and white jasmine. The bare-chested priest in an orange-and-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp with a bright flame toward the murti. A second person is partly visible behind him. The scene is in a dimly lit temple sanctum.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A priest in a saffron-red dhoti and shawl with bare chest and a holy ash mark on his arm performs aarti with a silver lamp of burning oil wicks before two ornately adorned deity murtis seated on a gilded throne. The murtis are draped in white and yellow-green garlands, with a crown and jewelled ornaments; the figure on the right wears a purple silk sari-style dress. Smoke rises through the warm-lit shrine, with gold canopy and drapes behind.2015-04-30A photograph of a temple ritual with two gold-faced deity murtis adorned with crowns, jewellery and a red garment, set within a dense arch of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, orange and white. A bare-chested priest in an orange shawl and a green-and-gold silk dhoti stands at left, leaning forward to tend the murti with his right hand, possibly performing a puja or alankaram. Only the back of a few heads is visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2012-04-05A photograph inside an ornate temple hall shows a bare-chested priest in a green and yellow dhoti and an orange shawl, wearing glasses and a gold bangle, raising his arm to adorn a large deity murti. The murti is heavily decorated with layered garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and leaves, and a gold and purple jewelled ornament. Elaborate painted ceiling panels, pillars with gold and colourful finials, and hanging yellow and blue tassels frame the scene. A man's arm is visible at the lower left edge. This appears to be a temple ritual of flower decoration on a murti.2012-04-05A photograph of a priest performing aarti to a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers. The priest's back is to the camera; he is bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder, a dark patterned waistcloth, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bangle on his wrist, and he holds a brass lamp with a flame toward the image. The murti wears an ornate golden crown set with green and red stones, and a gold-and-purple decorated base sits below the garlands. The priest is a priest, not an identified person, and no candidate is shown in appearance.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 30 20152015-04-30April 05 20122012-04-05