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A photograph inside a dimly lit stone shrine with dark granite walls and gold-coloured ornamental door frames. A bare-chested priest in cream dhoti with a gold waist band and sandalwood/vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms holds a brass aarti plate with a flaming oil lamp. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron kurta leans forward with his hands near the flame, and at the left edge an older man in white with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a garlanded deity murti with a white cloth and a stack of brass oil lamps on the right wall suggest an aarti at the sanctum.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph taken at night inside a stone temple doorway lined with carved golden-toned frames. A bare-chested priest in cream dhoti with a sacred thread and white arm markings holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings, facing the sanctum. Beside him stands a long-haired man in an orange-red robe, hands held together near his chest, and at left a figure in white garments with an orange shawl is partly visible. Behind the priest a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a cloth backdrop, and brass oil lamps stand at right against dark stone walls.2006-09-18Photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands centre, reaching toward a brass plate with a lit oil lamp held by a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti. At left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, flanked by brass oil lamps on tall stands and gold-framed doorway panels. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair, a candidate in the ritual scene.2006-09-18Photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple sanctum with dark stone walls and gold-framed doorway. A bare-chested priest with sacred ash markings and a red-brown rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass tray with a flame and offerings, directing the light toward a garlanded deity murti draped in white cloth. To the left, a young man in a long-sleeved white garment with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands beside another figure in orange robes with long dark hair who looks down toward the flame. Brass oil lamps are arranged on a rack at right, and the scene suggests a night aarti at the deity.2006-09-18A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple shrine at night. A priest with bare upper body and a yellow-gold dhoti stands at the sanctum, raising a lit oil lamp toward a linga adorned with white and orange flower garlands, a white draped cloth and a white circular backdrop. Warm golden light glows on the ornate gold-painted doorframe. Two people with long dark hair, one in an orange-red robe and one in a white garment, stand at the doorway in the foreground, viewed from behind. Brass oil lamp stands line the right side and a hanging lamp is visible above.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph taken in a dimly lit stone temple interior with warm lamplight and a string of bulbs on the right wall. A woman in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands on the left, smiling and holding small white items in her hands. To the right, a shirtless man with a braided topknot, a horizontal tilak mark on his forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck holds a metal tray with a burning oil lamp, extending it toward her in an aarti-style offering. He wears a white dhoti with a coloured border.2006-09-18A photograph of a temple interior with rough stone walls and warm lamplight. On the left, a person with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe smiles while holding a small white offering or cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed priest with white vibhuti marks on his chest and arms, wearing rudraksha malas, a white dhoti and a white upper cloth, holds a brass plate with a burning oil lamp toward the offering. Electric lights are visible on the right edge. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2006-09-18Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by a row of orange lights around an arched niche. In the centre, a shirtless priest with a shaved head and a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border, wearing a beaded headband, holds a flame over an ornate golden shrine with red flower garlands and a deity murti. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with a multi-strand orange garland and flower headpiece stands with hands folded. At right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass lamp or offering vessel near the shrine doorway, with gold bangles on his wrist. Silver pillars, brass vessels and flower offerings decorate the altar.2012-05-12March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple aarti or puja at an illuminated shrine niche with a carved white arch and a silver-framed altar. An elderly bare-chested man with a grey-white head and a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre with a flame or lamp held before a golden deity murti, a dark-skinned priest in a white shawl and gold-edged cloth holds a brass plate, and a younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with a flower garland stands at left. Red flowers, brass pots and a golden lamp stand on the altar. a person is the elderly central figure, identified by the rudraksha mala and bare-chested presentation; he is performing the ritual, not seated on a throne, and the other two are a priest and devotees.2012-05-13 +1 copies