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A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl performs aarti, lifting a multi-tiered brass lamp with a large flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti sits on a pink pedestal, draped in yellow and red marigold garlands and white flower strands, with a silver lamp nearby. A cameraman on a tripod films the scene at night, and a seated attendant appears at the right edge.

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December 07 20162016-12-07A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl stands bare-chested at an outdoor temple-style shrine, reaching up to pour or offer something over a deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala sits attentively, and a silver oil lamp with a bird finial stands in front. Smoke rises at left, a camera tripod is visible, and strings of hanging decorations and a yellow-fringed canopy frame the scene.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flaming brass aarti lamp toward a flower-decorated kalasha on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. Smoke drifts across the left side. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod and two other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging strings of beads and yellow fabric trim frame the top.2016-12-07A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at night before a decorated palanquin-like ratha or peetha heavily garlanded with yellow and red marigolds and white jasmine strands. A small oil lamp with a flame and a brass lamp stand flank the shrine, and the priest holds a lit lamp or aarti offering toward the decorated structure. A cameraman with a still camera and another with a video camera on a tripod film the ritual. Strings of lights and a yellow-fringed canopy hang overhead, with a carved stone pillar on the right. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with decorated vahana.2016-12-07A priest in a white dhoti with a light shawl and a blue-green headcloth performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar. The altar is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow and green foliage. Behind it, two standing deity figures in silver and gold ornaments stand within a garland-festooned shrine lit by warm light, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground; a partially visible figure at left edge is indistinct.2013-07-17December 07 20162016-12-07A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a multicoloured silk head-wrap bends over a brass multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly, while he holds a silver tray of pink and white flowers. Rudraksha-style beads hang at his neck and a bangle is on his wrist. Beside him stands a basket of yellow and white flowers, and a golden arched frame, flower garlands and small brass vessels surround a decorated floor spread with striped mats. Incense smoke rises in the background, where other figures are faintly visible. The setting suggests a night ritual of lamp offering.2016-12-12A temple ritual photograph at night in a decorated shrine hall. A shirtless priest in an orange-and-white dhoti stands at left, raising both arms and holding flowers over a flower-garlanded altar bearing a pink-and-white tray, kalasha pots and marigold and jasmine garlands. Behind him stands a second man in white and a deity murti under a golden canopy. At right, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands beside a tall brass oil lamp and a gold-draped deity figure with garlands. Smoke drifts through the scene, with hanging white tassel decorations above.2016-12-07Temple ritual at dusk: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange-and-gold shawl stands at a decorated pedestal, extending his arm to sprinkle or offer something over a tiered pink-and-white altar heaped with yellow and white marigold garlands and red flower chains. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit before it. A second priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at left in smoke drifting from incense. A camera operator is visible at right edge. Carved stone pillars and hanging decorative strings frame the scene.2016-12-07A bare-chested priest in a gold-bordered white dhoti and saffron-coloured cloth stands at right, arms raised with palms pressed together and holding incense sticks above his head. A rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. Beside him at left is a deity murti or ceremonial pedestal draped with yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, with a striped cloth and a woven basket-like vessel at its top. A brass lamp with a red garland sits in the lower right foreground. Smoke or incense haze fills the air, with colourful hanging lights and a crowd blurred in the background.2016-12-07