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A shaven-headed priest in white ritual cloth with a gold necklace and bangles raises a silver multi-wick lamp toward a carved stone shrine at dusk. Five flames burn from the lamp. Behind the stone niche hangs orange drapery, and a brass lamp stand stands at right. A small dark deity murti at the base of the niche is decorated with yellow flowers. The scene suggests an evening aarti at a temple shrine.

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A 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.2011-12-28February 09 20122012-02-09A 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.2012-05-09September 13 20112011-09-13A 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.2012-05-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 05 20152015-05-05May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesDecember 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white shawl over his shoulder holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, extending it forward with both hands. He wears a red tilak and thin-framed glasses. Behind him are ornate gold-and-dark-red chairs, a wooden window grille, and partially visible seated devotees at the bottom edge.2012-10-01May 10 20122012-05-10September 06 20122012-09-06