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A sadhu with long dreadlocked hair and an orange head wrap and orange lower garment stands bare-chested with his back to the camera, raising a silver multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) toward a large wooden temple door with iron fittings. Two painted guardian dvarapala statues flank the door, wearing gold crowns, gold jewellery and pink dhotis with green sashes; one holds a trident-like staff. White vibhuti marks are on his arm and the seated figure's body. The setting is a temple entrance performing aarti.

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September 02 20172017-09-02September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple doorway with two large yellow-painted wooden doors studded with square panels and iron fittings. In the foreground, a person with long dark matted hair, seen from behind, wears an orange saffron cloth draped over the body and holds a lit multi-wick brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) in the right hand, with white ash markings on the arm. Flanking the doors are painted deity statues: on the left a figure wearing a crown and gold necklace, and on the right a figure holding a trident-like staff with a cobra, wearing green cloth and bangles. The scene suggests a puja or aarti being offered at the shrine door. The figure's identity cannot be established from appearance, so no name is assigned.2017-09-03A priest performs aarti with a multi-branched oil lamp raised high in his right hand, flames burning at the top, before a golden wooden double door flanked by two painted statues of standing deities with multiple arms, orange and green dhotis and gold crowns. The priest, seen from behind, is bare-chested with white ash markings on his chest and arms, an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha beads around his neck and wrist. A maroon curtain hangs above the shrine, and two seated devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2017-09-01April 22 20142014-04-22April 22 20142014-04-22November 22 20132013-11-22April 27 20142014-04-27A bare-backed priest seen from behind holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with three lit flames in his right hand during ritual worship. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his left shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with white sacred ash markings on his back and shoulders. He has short, dark, wavy hair. Before him stand two large painted deity murtis flanking a golden door, both with multiple arms and orange-red lower garments with green sashes. The scene suggests an aarti offering in a temple shrine.2017-08-04A photo of a ritual aarti in a temple hall. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest with dark hair and white sacred ash marks on the arm, wearing an orange cloth, raises a multi-flame oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him stand two golden-crowned deity murti figures with garlands on either side of a wooden double door. Gold-carved pillars, potted plants, hanging bells and a silver-leaved tree frame the scene, and a few small figures sit at the bottom edge.2017-06-27A photograph of a priest seen from behind, wearing a rust-orange sannyasi cloth and rudraksha beads, performing aarti with a multi-tiered lamp of many lit oil flames before a golden shrine. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with crowns, gold jewellery, orange dhotis and green sashes flank the doorway. Brass oil lamps stand against the pale blue and gold temple walls, and a few devotees sit inside the shrine room.2013-12-01A photograph of a figure seen from behind, standing before a large carved wooden door flanked by red draped curtains. The figure wears an orange saffron turban and an orange wrap draped over the shoulder and torso, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and wrists. White markings are visible on the arms and back. Both hands hold a silver multi-branched oil lamp with several lit flames. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a ceremonial lamp offering at a threshold, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2017-09-17