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Photograph of a temple aarti. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings raises a tiered silver lamp with multiple lit wicks. Behind him, warm bokeh lights frame a doorway and a golden deity murti. A seated figure in white clothing sits to the right, and a brass lamp stand stands at the edge. The setting is a temple with red and pink decorations.

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January 28 20132013-01-28April 28 20162016-04-28April 27 20142014-04-27A bald man in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands from behind, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while performing aarti before a shrine. He wears a small hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, and has white ash marks on his arms. Blurred deity figures and lamps fill the background of the temple hall.2014-10-06June 03 20142014-06-03November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron robe with a gold trim, wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several flames. He faces a deity murti seated on a golden throne within a temple shrine, framed by a golden halo and strings of warm bokeh lights. Tall painted guardian figures in red and orange stand on either side of the shrine, and a few other people in white clothing are blurred at the edges. The scene suggests an evening aarti during worship in a temple.2013-01-28April 12 20132013-04-12A shaven-headed man seen from behind raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit wicks toward a shrine. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, with rudraksha malas around his wrists and neck. Blurred gold and red decorations, a framed picture and a deity figure stand in the background of the temple hall. The figure is a priest performing aarti; a person candidate cues are not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2014-06-03A tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps is held aloft by a person in the lower left, whose shaved head and bare shoulder are in silhouette. The blurred background shows a golden shrine with a deity murti framed by an arch and red cloth. Behind the lamp, several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand in a temple, out of focus.2016-07-15A shaven-headed priest in an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on his arms, stands with his back to the camera holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He faces a shrine doorway flanked by painted guardian figures in red dhotis. Inside, a framed portrait with a golden halo sits on an ornate gold throne. Bokeh string lights frame the doorway and a red carpet covers the floor.2014-06-03A photograph of a ritual aarti in an indoor hall with red-brown wooden trim and a draped cloth backdrop. A young man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas stands in the foreground holding a tall golden multi-tiered oil lamp with many lit flames. Seated devotees, mostly women in white and light clothing, fill the background, some with hands folded. The scene is warmly lit by the lamp flames.2012-08-25