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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti and white shoulder cloth with yellow borders, wearing a beaded necklace and bangles, turned away from the camera as he lifts a lit aarti lamp with a flaming wick in a stone-walled temple interior. A marble shrine ledge and carved pillars are visible behind him, with a small glass cabinet at upper left. The figure is a priest performing a lamp offering, and the flame is the main focal point. a person is not visibly identifiable by appearance here.

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May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest seen from behind wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and a gold necklace, and holds a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a shrine. Gold bangles and beaded armlets adorn his arms. Behind him stands a gilded shrine arch decorated with red flowers, flanked by tall silver pillars, brass oil lamps and a glowing lamp on the left, inside a temple hall with white pillars. The scene shows an aarti offering at the shrine. No visible a person figure is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the person is described only by role as a priest.2012-05-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA seated man in white ritual clothing, bare-chested with a white cloth draped over his shoulder and a yellow-edged cloth, holds a silver lamp with a lit flame, performing an aarti-style offering. Beside him on a low table sits a golden shivalingam with a small gold finial, and a lit oil lamp is visible. Above on a shelf are fruits and a decorated tray. The white wall behind has a wall socket. No distinctive a person cues such as saffron clothing, crown, or mala garlands are clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain; he is described as a priest performing puja.2011-10-05A 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.2011-12-28October 05 20112011-10-05A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands before a temple shrine, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp in his raised right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala with a gold pendant and a red tilak. Behind him a decorated deity murti is draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with brass lamps and vessels on the stone altar ledge.2012-02-09September 28 20112011-09-28A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and wrist watch holds a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp, seated in front of a red and white striped backdrop with potted plants and a silver brass vessel in the foreground. Apparent aarti performed during a puja; the figure appears to be a priest rather than a clearly identifiable a person.2011-12-31December 09 20112011-12-09A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands in profile at night, holding a silver bell in his right hand and a silver aarti lamp with several burning flames in his left. Smoke rises from the lamp against a dark background. A partially visible person in orange clothing appears at the lower left edge. The priest, with his bare upper body and gold bangles, appears to be performing an evening aarti ritual.2015-05-05December 09 20112011-12-09