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A 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.

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A photograph of a temple sanctum. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bead bracelet on his wrist holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit wicks, seen from behind. Two standing guardian figures with golden crowns and red-and-green sashes flank the entrance. A framed portrait with a gold frame sits within the shrine, and a seated person in white dhoti and shawl with a red thread sits at left, reading or chanting. Brass lamp stands line the walls and a red carpet covers the floor, with a string of small lights around the shrine doorway.2014-04-27A 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.2014-06-03June 03 20142014-06-03A photo of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment seen from behind, holding a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp lit with flames toward a shrine. The shrine is decorated with painted pillars in pink, green and gold, with two standing deity murtis flanking a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange cloth set within a golden canopy. Brass oil lamps stand on a red carpeted floor. The priest appears to be performing aarti.2014-04-22April 25 20142014-04-25A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth, wearing rudraksha malas on his neck and arm, holds a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while facing a shrine. Inside the shrine a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe sits on a gold throne, surrounded by fairy lights. Two painted deity murti flank the entrance, each with crowns and orange-red dhoti, and a red carpet covers the floor. Other devotees in orange are seated near the throne. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, and the visible shaven priest's appearance does not qualify as a person candidate.2014-04-23 +1 copiesA shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, kneels with his back to the camera and holds a golden multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti) lit with flames. Ahead, a shrine room with painted columns and two multi-armed deity murti flank the entrance. Inside, a framed portrait labelled with a printed name sits on a golden throne-like altar surrounded by small brass oil lamps, garlands and string lights. A second woman in red-orange clothing sits on the red carpet at left, bending forward. The scene is an aarti being offered at the shrine.2014-06-03October 12 20142014-10-12A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps before a temple shrine. Two painted deity statues with multiple arms and red and green dhotis flank the shrine, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban hangs in the centre. A second robed attendant in orange kneels at left beside brass lamps and puja offerings on a red carpet.2014-02-14October 29 20132013-10-29A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads around his neck and wrists and white ash stripes on his arms, raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps toward a shrine. Two painted guardian figures in gold crowns and orange dhotis flank the doorway. Beyond the lamp, a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange garments hangs inside the shrine, surrounded by gold ornaments and string lights. The priest performs aarti at the shrine.2014-06-06November 07 20142014-11-07