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Seen from behind, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-edged shawl stands before a temple shrine, holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning flames raised toward the deity. His hair is tied back in a ponytail and he wears a rudraksha mala around his neck. Two large painted guardian figures flank the doorway, each with a crown, raised arms, red dhotis and green sashes, and a row of golden lamps lights the dark doorway behind him.

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August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesAugust 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21August 21 20142014-08-21June 19 20142014-06-19August 21 20142014-08-21A priest seen from behind performs aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp holding many lit oil lamps in a temple hall. He wears a white dhoti with gold border, bare shoulders, and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his hair tied back. Before him, two painted guardian figures with raised arms and gold crowns flank a doorway hung with beaded strings. Behind the doorway, a seated figure on a gold-backed throne receives worship, with a brass lamp stand on the left and a plate of offerings at lower left.2014-08-21A photograph taken from behind of a woman with her hair pulled back into a low ponytail, wearing a white garment with a gold border draped over her shoulder and a brown rudraksha-style mala around her neck, facing a lit display of oil lamps before a doorway. Two large painted deity murti figures with multiple arms and red, green and gold dress flank the doorway, and strings of lights hang on the dark wall above. The scene suggests a temple puja setting with aarti lamps.2014-08-21August 27 20142014-08-27June 19 20142014-06-19November 26 20142014-11-26October 02 20142014-10-02