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A priest seen from behind, bare-shouldered and with a shaved head, holds up a multi-flame brass aarti lamp with burning wicks before a silver-clad deity murti of Kalabhairava. The murti has a black face, a silver crown, silver arms holding a trident and other weapons, and is garlanded with red and yellow marigold garlands. A dark circular halo backs the figure, and a grille window and an orange wall form the setting. The priest wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a wrist band, with a sacred thread visible. This is an aarti offering in a temple shrine.

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Small oil lamps burn on the ground at the base of the murti, and the setting is an outdoor courtyard at night with a brick wall and a window behind.2013-11-25A night-time outdoor photograph of a silver deity murti with a black face, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, standing on a dark stone pedestal with an oil lamp flame at its left side and red flower petals scattered at its base. A person with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print garment, a rudraksha mala and bangles, stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the murti. Behind them stand a green iron gate and a saffron-and-yellow flag on a pole. A mirrored name-free copyright line appears over the image.2013-11-25Night photograph of a silver-clad deity murti, identified by its dark face and ornate silver crown and armour as Kalabhairava, standing before a dark backdrop. 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