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A photograph of a temple ritual at a lit shrine. An elderly bald man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala with a red-and-brown bead band across his head, holds his hand over a brass oil lamp with large flames. Beside him a woman in an orange garment and gold necklace stands with a gold waist band nearby. The shrine is decorated with pink and white flower garlands and marigold strings framed by an arch of small yellow lights, and a hand at the right edge holds a brass vessel. The scene is an aarti with oil lamps; the man appears to be the a person candidate, with rudraksha mala and saffron cloth cues.

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May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13A photo of a bald elderly man with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange wrap around his waist, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on his arm and forehead, gesturing with outstretched hands toward a lit shrine. Gold oil lamps with bright flames sit on a silver and gold altar stand with pink flower garlands, beside a gilded deity murti. A second person in white clothing with a bead bracelet holds a plate near the lamps, and another person in orange stands behind. The warm lighting and lamp flames fill the scene.2012-05-13June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border stands at a brass shrine, holding his hand over a lit brass lamp with several flames. He wears a maroon-beaded headband, a long rudraksha mala on his chest, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him, a white-and-gold carved arch and a gilded altar niche hold floral garlands of white and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands at the right holding a brass plate. A person at the far left wears orange cloth and beaded necklaces. The scene appears to be a lamp offering or aarti at a temple shrine.2012-05-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 04 20122012-06-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photo inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm lights. An elderly bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward a brass lamp stand decorated with red flower garlands in front of an ornate deity shrine with a silver canopy. On the right a younger shaven-headed attendant in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border holds a silver tray with lamps and a brass aarti lamp. A second attendant's arm with bangles is visible at right edge. Aarti ritual in progress.2012-05-12June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of warm orange lights. A bald older priest with a bare, light-smeared upper body wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders and performs an aarti or puja, holding a long silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps before a gold shrine niche decorated with pink flowers and a deity murti. A younger man beside him in an orange-red garment with gold border and a gold necklace stands behind, with a rudraksha bracelet on his arm. Silver vessels and a tray of pink and white flowers sit on a wooden altar. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge.2012-05-13 +1 copies