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A priest with a bare back and white dhoti aarti a silver-vessel lamp with three flames before a silver-clad murti of a saint seated in a gold palanquin. The murti wears a gold crown, white cloth and rudraksha mala, and is heavily garlanded with white jasmine, red and pink flowers. Behind him, red and gold canopy tassels hang, and onlookers stand with hands folded at the palanquin, while orange cloth and scattered petals lie on the palanquin base.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a green dhoti and white sacred thread stands at a palanquin, performing aarti with a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward a deity murti draped in orange and white cloth and garlanded with pink and white flowers. Coconuts sit on a tray in front. The palanquin has a red and blue canopy with gold trim and tassels and a gold-embellished frame. A young boy in a yellow shirt stands at the right edge. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and white tilak markings, but his face and appearance do not establish any identity, so this is a priest performing puja, not an identified person.2012-06-05A photo of a temple ritual at an ornate golden palanquin decorated with red, blue and gold canopy and tassels. A bare-chested older man with grey hair in a bun, white sacred marks and a white beaded necklace, wearing a green dhoti, holds a lit oil lamp with flame over a deity murti draped in white and orange cloth and garlanded with white and pink flowers. Coconuts and fruit sit on a brass tray at the foot of the palanquin. A younger man in a yellow shirt stands at the right with hands folded near the palanquin.2012-06-05A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a white ash mark on his forehead and a white beaded necklace holds a brass aarti lamp with three burning oil lamp flames toward a deity murti. The murti stands in a gold-framed silver palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands and a gold-embroidered orange cloth. A second priest with a rudraksha mala stands behind him, and a devotee in a yellow shirt is at the right edge. Coconuts and offerings sit on a tray below the lamps. Red and gold ceremonial hangings and tassels surround the palanquin inside a temple corridor.2012-06-05A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange and teal border and a yellow-green headcloth bends over an altar, reaching toward a flower-decorated object. The altar is wrapped in garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers and red blossoms, with fruits including bananas and grapes, a halved coconut, and brass oil lamps with lit flames. Behind it stands a gold-framed throne backed by orange fabric. Seated devotees in white clothing watch from the background.2017-06-23 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and grey hair in a bun holds a silver multi-flame aarti lamp with burning wicks above a silver-clad deity murti. The murti wears white cloth, a golden crown, a blue sash, rudraksha mala and garlands of white jasmine, red roses and pink flowers, seated on a golden palanquin with an orange cloth below. Red and multicolour tasselled canopy fabric hangs overhead. Several devotees in red and white stand watching at right, hands folded. Scene is a palanquin procession ritual with aarti. Counting only physical people visible: priest plus several devotees, roughly six to twenty.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple hall during a puja before a decorated deity murti under a red and blue canopy with tasseled fringe. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, which is garlanded with white jasmine and pink flowers. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border raises his hands in a blessing gesture, and another man in orange robes wearing gold-beaded necklaces stands with palms joined. Devotees in white and dark clothes stand behind.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded palanquin (pallakku) carrying a decorated deity murti draped in white and garlanded with pink, white and red flowers. A priest in white dhoti on the left holds a lit brass oil lamp toward the murti. Beside the palanquin stands an elderly bald man in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, a rudraksha mala and a headband, his hand resting on the palanquin. To the right a younger man in orange robes and a gold garland, with a sandalwood mark on his forehead, holds his hands together in greeting. Other devotees in white and orange stand behind, and a gilded shrine canopy hangs in the background.2012-06-05A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and white upper cloth stands with his back to the camera before an ornate golden shrine on a street procession. Inside the shrine stands a small metal deity murti crowned with a headdress, draped in pink and white flower garlands and orange cloth. Red and gold decorative panels frame the shrine, and a few onlookers' heads appear at the bottom edge. The priest's hands are at his waist, adjusting his garment before a temple-style procession.2012-06-04