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Night aarti scene in a gilded temple hall with a red carpet. Four men stand in front of a decorated throne with a framed portrait garlanded in red and yellow flowers. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and gold necklaces. The man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a green and gold border, a bare upper body, rudraksha mala and a white-and-orange headwrap, and holds a brass lamp with lit flames. Two attendants in white dhotis stand with hands folded or palms together, and a man in a brown garment stands behind. A drum and floral offerings lie on the floor, and bells hang from the ceiling.

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March 15 20202020-03-15Photo 11728710Photo 11728708 +2 copiesPhoto 11728729 +2 copiesPhoto 11728704 +2 copiesPhoto 11728705 +2 copiesPhoto 11728707 +3 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18A temple ritual in a stone hall: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp before a deity image decorated with red and pink garlands, seated on a golden palanquin beneath a red and white canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with palms joined or hands raised in reverence, including a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headband and ornate gold necklaces who is offering a gesture to the deity. Devotees in white stand behind them. Ornate gold and maroon fabric panels line the background.2012-06-05 +1 copiesInterior of a tent with pink-orange walls and fabric hangings, a gilded wooden throne with a tufted golden back in the foreground, and an ornate gold-carved palanquin-like seat behind. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl-like cloth, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) in a metal dish while a second priest in a white garment with beads stands behind. A seated man in grey kurta with a white cloth over his shoulder watches. A camera operator is visible at right and a small metal kalasha-style vessel sits on a table. The scene suggests a ritual aarti in progress, with four people visible.2013-02-08A photo of a ritual inside a red-draped hall with a red carpet. A man in a long-sleeved red-brown robe and red dhoti, wearing a heavy gold garland and bangles, stands with palms together holding a small brass vessel and lamp. Behind him, a robed attendant in white dhoti and red shawl stands with hands folded. On the right, a deity murti sits on a golden peetha throne draped in orange and blue embroidered cloth, with garlands and a shiny gold-coloured canopy. A brass lamp stands nearby, and a white-filled bowl sits on a red cloth in the foreground. The scene suggests a pushpabhishekam and padapuja style ritual.2016-05-24A photo of a temple ritual. A shirtless priest in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti leans forward to wave a multi-flame oil lamp over a decorated altar. The altar holds a golden and wood ornamental seat draped with a white cloth and heaped with garlands of yellow and red flowers, with lit oil lamps and fruit offerings around it. Several men stand behind in white and saffron-bordered dhotis, some wearing gold necklaces and holding hands in prayer. Brass lamps and flower-decorated mats fill the foreground.2017-04-06