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A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a silver lamp with a large flame in his left hand and a bell in his right while looking upward at a black stone deity murti. The murti is seated within a dark circular arch and is garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a pink flower; a bright oil lamp and flower offerings rest on the gold-coloured pedestal. Behind a green metal gate, a few devotees in orange and white stand nearby in the evening, with a wall display of framed portraits beside the doorway. Scene suggests aarti at a shrine. The priest is a presenter of the ritual and his appearance does not match the a person cues.

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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19Night aarti at a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead band, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold armlets, holds a lit aarti lamp with flames and a brass bell in his right hand. Behind him a dark stone deity murti stands in a black arched backdrop, adorned with green leaf garlands, red and orange flower garlands and a jewelled necklace. On the right, a woman in white holds a sparkling orange and silver canopy umbrella over the scene. A gold trident stands at the left edge and a mist of incense rises. Part of another person is visible in the foreground at right.2017-05-06February 17 20152015-02-17Evening outdoor procession scene at a temple-style setting. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a white headband, rudraksha-style beaded mala and garland, holds a lit flame toward the crowd while a man in white dhoti with a saffron sash gestures beside him. A dark stone deity murti stands behind them, adorned with green leaf garlands, red and orange flower garlands, and jeweled necklaces. A woman in orange sari with a red bindi watches at right, and palm fronds frame the scene. Several heads of devotees are visible in the foreground.2017-05-06A photograph at dusk of a man in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a flaming lamp held in his right hand. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with a yellow edge, a long rudraksha mala, a rudraksha bracelet, and a red tilak on his forehead. Flames rise from a brass lamp beside a large gilded deity murti with a crown, many-armed form and trident, draped with beaded garlands. Incense smoke drifts at upper left.2015-02-19May 06 20172017-05-06March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesNovember 14 20132013-11-14A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl raises a lit oil lamp with his right hand during an evening ritual, holding a brass bell in his left hand. He wears a rudraksha mala, a long bead necklace and a white headband with a red tilak. Behind him stands a dark deity murti decorated with orange and green garlands and a jewelled collar. On the left, a man in white holds a tall gold staff, and a large orange ornate umbrella stands on the right, with a woman with folded hands at its edge.2017-05-06A night photograph of a dark stone deity murti, a four-armed seated form with a rudraksha mala and a yellow flower at its crown, set within an ornate silver arch decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf strands. A priest stands at left in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a vertical white tilak on his forehead, holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame near the statue as part of a puja or aarti. Dark foliage and a wooden railing frame the outdoor setting.2010-01-01April 29 20152015-04-29