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A photograph of an aarti ritual in a colourful temple hall with painted pink, green and blue pillars. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe raises a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil flames. Beyond him an ornate gold throne holds a seated figure in orange robes with a tiger-skin cloth before it, and devotees in light clothes sit nearby. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the doorway.

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April 01 20132013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a colourfully painted temple hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron robe raises a tiered silver aarti lamp with many burning flames toward the shrine. Behind him, a figure in orange-brown robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold-backed seat and a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by hanging lamps and brass oil lamps. Other people in saffron and white clothing sit nearby, and a woman in a pale green garment is at left. The walls are painted in pink, green and yellow patterns.2013-04-01 +2 copiesA shaved-headed priest in an orange-red robe and rudraksha beads raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on a gold throne. The throne sits within a colourful painted shrine doorway of pink, green and yellow. The seated figure wears orange-red robes, long beads and sits on a zebra-striped cloth. Brass lamp stands flank the doorway, and a man in white sits at the base of the throne, with a small bowl and flower offerings at the lower corners. Oil lamps and fairy-light sparkle create a festive glow. The scene looks like an aarti performed before a revered seat in a temple-style hall.2013-03-16March 21 20132013-03-21March 21 20132013-03-21April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesApril 06 20132013-04-06A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a decorated shrine room. In the foreground a bald priest in a white dhoti raises a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit flames toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears rust-red robes, an orange-brown shawl and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion. Behind the throne, pink, yellow and green painted pillars and gold-lit arches frame the room. Small brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and women in red saris sit at the lower right beside a kneeling devotee. No readable name appears on the scene itself.2013-04-01March 21 20132013-03-21April 04 20132013-04-04A priest in an orange-red cloth with a shaved head and white markings on his arms and shoulders waves a tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning flames toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne, against a tiger-skin-covered seat with lion-faced armrests, is a figure in orange-red robes wearing a beaded mala, with a gold crown-shaped backrest behind him. Hanging brass lamps and beaded strings decorate the dark alcove, and the walls are painted blue, pink and green. Several other devotees in orange sit at the sides, and a red carpet lies in front of the dais. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes and mala on the golden throne matches the page's reference to a person, though the face is not clearly visible.2013-04-06