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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with saffron-gold borders and a gold-toned sash stands at left, extending his right arm with white marks on the upper arm to hold a silver lamp with a lit flame toward a shivalinga-like black stone. Behind him, a large gilded bronze deity murti with raised hand and adorned arms is seated on an ornate golden throne against red drapery, and another white-clad figure stands in the background. Smoke rises from the lamp.

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December 28 20112011-12-28A bare-chested young male priest with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a brass oil lamp with a curved handle up in his right hand during a ritual. Behind him, an ornately decorated golden deity murti stands adorned with gold jewellery, white and red floral garlands and flowers. Brass bowls with offerings sit on a dark ledge in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2017-02-01A shaved-headed priest seen from behind wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and a gold necklace, and holds a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a shrine. Gold bangles and beaded armlets adorn his arms. Behind him stands a gilded shrine arch decorated with red flowers, flanked by tall silver pillars, brass oil lamps and a glowing lamp on the left, inside a temple hall with white pillars. The scene shows an aarti offering at the shrine. No visible a person figure is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the person is described only by role as a priest.2012-05-09A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands before a temple shrine, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp in his raised right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala with a gold pendant and a red tilak. Behind him a decorated deity murti is draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers, with brass lamps and vessels on the stone altar ledge.2012-02-09December 28 20112011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and gold-and-bead necklaces performs aarti, holding a silver lamp with a flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, seated before a white marble murti of a seated figure draped in orange cloth with a garland. Brass pots, a brass bowl and a green cloth sit on the floor, with incense smoke rising in a dim outdoor shrine behind an ornate metal grille. The priest's face and identity are not attributed; the seated figure is a statue, not a person.2011-09-28December 19 20102010-12-19September 28 20112011-09-28September 19 20112011-09-19January 26 20172017-01-26May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20112011-09-28