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A standing man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with reddish-maroon border holds a lit brass oil lamp in his left hand and a small brass bell in his right, while wearing a heavy gold chain necklace and a white horizontal line on his forehead. He stands in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel trusses and a slowly turning ceiling fan. Behind him are a painted cylindrical pillar and a wall with an orange-painted panel holding framed photographs and a printed notice. The scene suggests a temple arti offering, a lamp-lit devotional act performed by a priest.

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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and a white shawl with a yellow-gold garland stands at a raised platform in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. He holds a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple lit flames in both hands, offering the flames upward. Multicoloured patterned pillars with yellow fringe frame the space.2010-10-01A priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth stands in a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, holding up a golden aarti lamp with a multi-tiered tray of lit oil lamps. He wears a gold necklace, has white sacred ash marks on his arms and a tilak on his forehead, and is shaved-headed. Colourful decorated pillars with yellow fringe line the hall, and a metal railing runs along the front.2010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01A photo taken under a corrugated metal roof supported by black steel trusses with ceiling fans. In the centre, a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a long gold-coloured chain and a pendant, holds a brass bell or handbell in his right hand and smiles toward the camera. White vertical markings are on his forehead and arms. At left edge, another partially visible man in white with a gold chain stands near a wall. Two tall decorative pillars with colourful painted patterns and a small white bird motif stand in the background.2010-10-01Photograph inside a corrugated-roofed hall with an orange wall and exposed black metal roof trusses. Three priests in white dhoti-style clothing with gold necklaces raise lit oil lamps (aarti) toward the ceiling. The priest on the left holds a bell-like object in his other hand. A framed photo board hangs on the orange wall. Partially visible seated devotees are at the bottom edge, and a golden kalasha-like object is at the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this image.2010-11-10A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28Indoor temple arati scene under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses and ceiling fans. Three priests in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths stand at a metal rail; the nearest, on the right, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, wears gold chains and has white markings on his forehead and arms. A middle priest holds a brass vessel, and a left priest holds a lit lamp. Orange-and-yellow cloth cushions lie on the stone ledge in front. Behind them an orange wall displays framed printed pictures, and a striped painted pillar stands at the back. Two or three seated or standing people are partly visible at the lower right.2010-10-01A photograph of a night aarti ceremony. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a brass lamp with a large open flame, smoke rising behind it. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Incense sticks stand in a bowl at his lap, a second oil lamp burns to his right, and a gold kalasha-like brass object sits at the right edge beside a seated figure in orange. The background is dark with a round brass plate behind him.2011-10-26October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies