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A priest in a red and white dhoti with a blue-and-gold sash holds a brass aarti lamp with a large flame, offering it before a deity murti. The murti is dressed with long white and red flower garlands and red rose petals, and a brass ornamental figure with yellow and red flowers sits in the lower right. Red petals and green leaves are scattered on a red and cream cloth, and smoke rises from the lamp, indicating aarti in a temple setting.

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A 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 puja in progress before a deity murti dressed in white silk and draped with red and yellow flower garlands, with red flower arrangements and a gold prabhavali behind it. A bald priest bent forward in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a plate toward the deity. Another priest stands behind him on the right in a white dhoti and red garment, and a third priest with a bare torso holds a tray at the left edge. Brass lamps, a bell and flower-strewn offerings sit on the altar in the foreground.2018-03-02September 19 20152015-09-19December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a priest performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. The priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl over his shoulder, leans forward holding a brass lamp with several burning flames toward the figure. He wears a rudraksha mala and bangles and has a shaved head. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch with floral motifs, set against a red cloth draped over a platform heaped with flowers. Small brass lamps and a flower-covered altar fill the foreground, and smoke rises from the flames.2018-03-02A 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.2016-12-07A priest with a shaved head and bare back, wearing white dhoti and an orange-and-gold shawl, holds a brass lamp with a flame and a bell-shaped aarti vessel before an ornate gold-framed shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red roses, marigold garlands and green leaves. Another person in white stands at left, and several more figures stand in the background. Small deity murti with garlands sits on a red cloth in the foreground, and string lights and scaffolding are visible behind. This shows an aarti ritual at a shrine.2018-03-02A bald man seen from behind, wearing a golden-yellow and white shawl over his shoulders and a beaded mala around his neck, performs an aarti with a multi-flame brass oil lamp. Five flames rise from the lamp as he holds it over a bed of red flower petals and green leaves. Behind him a large gilded deity murti with ornate carved detailing and garlands stands in a dim hall lit by red lights. Smoke drifts upward from the lamp. The scene appears to be an evening puja. The man's appearance is not clearly identifiable from this angle, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.2018-03-02December 07 20162016-12-07March 02 20182018-03-02July 09 20132013-07-09March 02 20182018-03-02