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Photograph of a camphor flame burning above a silver tray of flowers and white offerings on a gold-edged table, during an aarti in a temple setting. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand behind the flame: the one on the left has bare arms and bare chest with multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant, the one on the right wears a long rudraksha mala, gold garlands and folds his hands in namaskar with a red-tilak, red-banded headband. Behind them a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a mala stands on the right. Golden ritual objects and a brass lamp are visible.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a temple ritual indoors. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, stands at left with palms pressed together. Beside him, a younger priest with a red-and-white forehead mark, a white floral garland and a rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a flaming camphor or ghee flame over a tray of white and pink flowers. At right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and glasses watches. Brass oil lamps, a silver kalasha-style vessel and a gold-brocade covered table stand in front, and a decorated deity murti with garlands appears in an alcove at right.2012-06-05Two saffron-robed priests perform a fire ritual at a table draped with a green cloth. The priest on the left has a shaved head with white-and-red vibhuti markings, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap around his bare upper body. The priest in the centre wears a gold-beaded garland, a red-beaded headband and an orange wrap, and holds his hands above a flame burning in a brass tray of pink and white flowers. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with a garland, and oil lamps stand on the table. A devotee with folded hands stands at the back. No clear visual cues establish a person's presence, so the figures are described by role only.2012-06-05A ritual fire ceremony at a temple-like hall with white and gold marble walls. In the centre a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style garland holds a flaming camphor or offering fire over a silver tray of flowers on a green-gold draped table. To the left an older bald man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial headband stands beside a gilded throne-like seat. A man in white dhoti and shawl raises an arm behind them, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at right beside a shrine with a red-and-gold decorated arch. Brass oil lamps and a copper vessel sit on the table. Several people in white and shirts stand in the background with hands folded in prayer.2012-06-05July 16 20152015-07-16June 05 20122012-06-05A temple interior during a fire ritual. A shaved-headed priest with a white forehead band and an orange cloth around the waist stands bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with hands held over a large flame. Beside him, another orange-clad priest with a rudraksha mala stands before a bright flame rising from a silver tray of flowers and offerings. A third man in white dhoti and shawl with a mala stands to the right near a decorated deity murti niche. Oil lamps, a silver vessel and a green gold-bordered cloth cover a table in the foreground. Two priests in orange are present, with the white-clad attendant and background figures partly visible, so the physical people count is limited.2012-06-05A photograph inside a temple hall of a priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp aloft while a large flame burns over a silver-edged tray of flowers on a green-gold draped table. A second orange-clad priest stands beside him with a garland and a third man in white behind, hands folded in prayer. Spectators in white shirts and dhotis stand at left, and a deity murti in a garlanded shrine with a striped arch is visible at right. A brass pot of water sits on the table, and a wooden chair with a gold-trimmed throne stands at left.2012-06-05May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11July 16 20152015-07-16Photograph of an aarti ritual at a shrine. A bald man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-bead headband and white sacred markings on his chest and arms holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti in a golden shrine with a pink flower garland. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and gold armlets also reaches toward the flame. At left a person in an orange garment wears a beaded headband and gold necklace. A white arched niche with lamps frames the shrine.2012-05-12