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Interior of a tent with pink-orange walls and fabric hangings, a gilded wooden throne with a tufted golden back in the foreground, and an ornate gold-carved palanquin-like seat behind. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl-like cloth, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) in a metal dish while a second priest in a white garment with beads stands behind. A seated man in grey kurta with a white cloth over his shoulder watches. A camera operator is visible at right and a small metal kalasha-style vessel sits on a table. The scene suggests a ritual aarti in progress, with four people visible.

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Photo 11728710 +2 copiesDecember 09 20112011-12-09A photograph inside a red and gold draped tent-like shrine. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal marks on his arm, holds up a silver lamp with a large flame in both hands as an aarti. Behind him, a figure wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a white beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne under a gold canopy, hands joined in greeting, with a trident beside the seat. A golden arched frame holds a deity murti with a crown and yellow cloth. Two women in orange and red sit to the right near the throne, and a seated figure in orange is visible on the far right. Two monitors appear in front of the throne.2013-02-07A seated man in white ceremonial dress sits eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a cream turban with a red tilak, a red-and-white beaded mala, and armbands. A priest in saffron-orange robes and gold necklace leans in from the left, offering a lit oil lamp with flames toward him. Brass lamps hang on the dark wooden doorway and gold-and-red painted pillars frame the scene. The temple setting suggests a puja offering in progress.2012-04-03A photograph of a ritual inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red-and-white draped cloth. A shirtless priest in an orange-red dhoti raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) with his right arm toward a seated golden deity murti under a gold-framed canopy. Two attendants in white dhotis and orange-red headwear, garlanded with white flowers, stand beside the murti; one has his hands folded in prayer. A small fire pit with flames burns in front. A man in black shirt and a man in white with orange shawl stand at the left edge. A microphone stand is in the foreground.2014-05-10A temple ritual in a stone hall: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity image decorated with red and pink garlands, seated on a golden palanquin beneath a red and white canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms joined or hands raised in reverence, including a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headband and ornate gold necklaces who is offering a gesture to the deity. Devotees in white stand behind them. Ornate gold and maroon fabric panels line the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20132013-02-10May 10 20142014-05-10A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward a silver-and-gold palanquin draped with garlands of pink and white flowers and red roses. Standing in a row to the right are several men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders; the tallest in the centre wears a crown-like headband and a flower garland, and the man on the right has a long beard, rudraksha beads and a gold-bordered orange wrap. A watch-wearing man in white stands behind them. Ornate red and gold canopy fabric hangs overhead.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA ritual scene at a temple-style hall during a puja. In the centre, a seated man in a maroon-red robe and a matching red turban sits on a gold-and-red throne (peetha) with a gold lion-headed armrest, folding his hands in namaste. A ceremonial rudraksha-style garland of red beads hangs on his chest. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange-brown robes with a bare upper body and a wooden bead mala stands with a silver ceremonial implement and a small lamp, tilting a vessel toward a silver lamp. Silver trident-topped staffs (trishula) stand on either side, and a gold ornate canopy and flower garlands in yellow and purple decorate the throne. Several devotees in white, some with garlands, sit along the right edge.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in a temple hall with golden carved walls. In the foreground, a priest shirtless with rudraksha malas, a maroon turban and a white dhoti holds a small brass vessel with a flame over a lit fire on a stack of yellow bricks. Flowers, leaves and a brass bowl sit nearby. Beside him a young man in a white dhoti and rudraksha malas sits near the fire. Behind them, several young men in orange robes stand with hands folded. In the background, a figure in orange robes sits on a red and silver throne. Yellow and orange flower garlands decorate the foreground.2018-01-06