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Close photo of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame burning in a copper cup, offering to a shrine of gold-toned figures decorated with white jasmine garlands, red roses and yellow marigolds. The person wears a dark maroon robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a bead bracelet on the wrist. Green palm foliage blurs in the background.

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A close photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, the flame flickering above the cup. The person wears a maroon-red robe and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala around the neck, with a white and green flower garland draped at the side. To the left, a gilded deity figure and a carved stone shrine are decorated with white jasmine garlands, red roses and yellow marigolds. The background is a soft-focus green garden with trees. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering at a shrine.2016-09-26Close photo of a priest performing aarti with a silver oil lamp (deepa) held in his right hand, flame rising from the cup. He has a white forehead band with a red vertical mark, a rudraksha mala, and beaded red and gold bracelets and ornaments. Behind the lamp stands a wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers, with a blurred green background. Only one person is visible.2016-08-27December 19 20162016-12-19Photograph of a temple ritual in the foreground: a dark-skinned hand holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, its stand decorated with a small figure, held up before a seated figure. Behind, a deity murti or statue is adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands and a red cloth. The seated figure wears an orange-red robe, a red head cloth or crown-like wrap, and a long beaded necklace, but the candidate's appearance is partially obscured and blurred. A white cloth with a gold border hangs at the right, and the background is softly out of focus.2011-01-17Close photo of a hand raising a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and rising smoke, held against a plain pink-beige wall. To the left, a gold-toned deity murti face is partly visible; to the right, garlands of red, orange and white flowers hang beside the lamp. Only a forearm and hand are visible, so no full person is shown.2018-04-21April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a man performing aarti before a carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland over a red-brown robe, holds a flaming brass aarti lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, and smiles toward the flame. Tall palm and green trees and a clear blue sky appear in the background.2017-01-01June 09 20172017-06-09Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a flaming wick and leaf-shaped ornaments on its stem, offered before a blurred carved stone or wooden deity murti with ornate figures on the right. Warm orange wall in the background. No full human figure is visible.2011-09-19October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Close-up photo of an aarti ritual: a priest in a white dhoti holds a silver camphor lamp with a large open flame in his right hand, while his left hand holds a small silver vessel. Only his hands, arms and lower body are visible, with a gold bangle on his wrist and a gold chain at his neck. He wears an orange shawl draped over the left side. The background is blurred with red and white striped pillars. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-12-19 +1 copies