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A photograph inside a temple hall with cream pillars and a blue-framed niche showing a deity murti above. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, holds up a multi-tiered lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a seated man. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes, a long flower garland, rudraksha mala beads and vibhuti on his forehead, with bandages on his arms, and sits eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. A woman in a colourful top sits at the lower right edge.

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May 19 20122012-05-19A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple hall. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, seen from behind, holds up a multi-tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps toward a seated man. The seated man wears a saffron-orange robe, a white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and a crown-like headpiece, and sits eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Behind him is a blue painted wall niche with a deity murti. A woman in a blue top sits at the lower right edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) in the central throne seat, given his saffron robe, rudraksha mala and crown-like headpiece.2012-05-19A photograph inside a temple hall with cream-coloured pillars and a blue niche above. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a white garland, a beaded necklace, and white forehead markings, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Before him a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border raises a silver ritual implement. A cooler stands at left. a person: the seated figure wears saffron robes, a garland and a beaded necklace on a golden throne, and the priest performs a puja before him.2012-05-18May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph inside a hall with cream pillars and a golden ornate throne. A man seated on the throne wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace, bangles, a headband and white and red markings on his forehead; he holds a white ceremonial wand and raises one hand in blessing. Before him, a tiered silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps sits between two kneeling figures. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with white sacred ash on his arms and chest holds a ritual item. On the right, a woman with long grey hair in a white blouse and red-green border kneels with her hands together over the lamps. The seated man is a candidate for a person based on the swept headgear, saffron clothing and ornate beaded necklace, while the scene is a puja with oil lamps.2012-05-12A photograph inside a temple-like hall with cream pillars and blue wooden doors. A man with a red bindi and a long gold-and-beaded garland stands in front of an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange-saffron robe and holding a white whisk-like fan in one hand while gesturing with the other. In front of him, two seated people perform a lamp ritual at a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit oil lamps: a bald man in an orange robe with white ash markings on his arms and forehead, and a white-haired woman in a white sari with a red border. Two black monitors sit at the lower corners.2012-05-12May 20 20122012-05-20A seated man on a gold-and-red throne in an ornate hall with blue doors and cream columns, wearing orange robes, a white floral garland, and white tilak markings; he raises one hand in blessing. In front of him a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps burns, and a man in white dhoti gestures toward it. Seated devotees include a woman in a white sari with folded hands, a young woman in white and orange holding a microphone, and a shaved-headed person in the foreground wearing a rudraksha mala. Two cooling units stand beside the throne. A screen is visible at lower left. a person is the central figure on the throne, identified by orange robes, garland, and ceremonial throne; a printed caption at top right reads the source credit.2012-05-19January 24 20132013-01-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside an ornate, arched temple hall with cream-coloured columns and a deity image on a blue-framed niche behind. In the foreground, a man seen from behind in an orange dhoti-style cloth and a gold chain necklace raises a silver multi-wicked oil lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. Seated on a gold-framed throne draped in orange cloth and wearing a gold crown, a central figure receives the worship; a bald man in orange robes sits beside a stone platform with offerings and flowers, and a child in white sits at the right edge. A peach-coloured cloth hangs on the right side of the hall.2012-05-08May 11 20122012-05-11September 17 20122012-09-17