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A photograph inside a shrine of a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold waist band, a rudraksha-style beaded headband, gold necklace and white ash markings on his arms and chest, holding a lit multi-flame lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti in a gold arched niche. A younger attendant in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at right, hands folded. Red and orange cloth drapes the murti, and a small lamp burns at the lower right. Appearance-based candidate is uncertain and the priest's features are not clearly distinctive enough to name him, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.

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May 14 20122012-05-14A photograph inside a temple shrine. An elderly man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, a beaded rudraksha mala and gold armlets, and holds a small vessel while offering to a black deity murti dressed in white and orange cloth with a white jasmine garland and pink flowers. Gold ornate shrine arch surrounds it, with a brass oil lamp burning at right. A younger man in white dhoti with gold border stands with folded hands in a respectful pose. Appearance-based cues on the elder are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is described as a priest performing puja.2012-05-13May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesA bare-chested elderly priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest stands at left, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with flames toward a deity murti in a gold-framed shrine niche with a yellow backdrop. The murti wears white and red-striped cloth, a pink flower garland and adornments, and pink flowers are arranged at its base. A brass oil lamp stands at right on the marble-panelled wall, in an abhishekam or aarti setting at a temple shrine.2012-05-11A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. In the centre, a dark stone deity murti stands in a golden arched niche decorated with a crown-like gold finial, draped with a white flower garland and a pink flower on its head, with oil lamps burning in front. On the left, a bald elderly priest with bare shoulders wears a red-orange cloth and a beaded headband and gold armlets, leaning forward to hold an arati or lamp toward the deity. On the right, a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands with his hands folded in prayer, wearing glasses. Brass lamps and a brass vessel sit at the base of the shrine against a marble wall. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a shrine.2012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13May 08 20122012-05-08A priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold-edged waistcloth and a beaded headband stands bare-chested, holding a lit camphor or oil lamp flame toward a dark stone deity murti dressed in an orange shawl and draped in pink flowers within a golden arched shrine niche. Ash or sandal markings are visible on his arms and chest. Two attendants in white dhotis stand at the sides of the shrine. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, pink flowers and a fruit offering sit on a stone platform in front. The setting is a glossy marble-walled temple sanctum.2012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed man with long rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured headband wears an orange-red garment with yellow borders and holds a small object near a lit lamp. Opposite him, a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow trim, wearing glasses, holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp. Behind them is a golden arched niche containing a deity murti draped in white with a garland, flanked by oil lamps. A tray of mangoes, bananas, oranges and apples sits in front. Two more figures in white stand at the left edge.2012-05-09A photograph of a shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers, performing aarti before a deity murti in a gold arched shrine niche. The murti, dark-stoned with a white cloth, pink flower garland and rudraksha mala, sits on a pink-flower-strewn platform beside brass lamps. A second attendant in white stands at the left edge. Golden lion-like carvings flank the shrine. The priest's identity cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2012-05-11May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14