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A shaven-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange upper cloth and yellow-green dhoti performs aarti with a multi-wick brass oil lamp, its flames rising, before a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is draped in thick garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, with gold crowns and ornaments visible. Rudraksha beads hang around the priest's neck and wrists, and smoke drifts through an ornate temple hall with red pillars and a painted ceiling.

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April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph inside an ornate temple hall shows a bare-chested priest in a green and yellow dhoti and an orange shawl, wearing glasses and a gold bangle, raising his arm to adorn a large deity murti. The murti is heavily decorated with layered garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and leaves, and a gold and purple jewelled ornament. Elaborate painted ceiling panels, pillars with gold and colourful finials, and hanging yellow and blue tassels frame the scene. A man's arm is visible at the lower left edge. This appears to be a temple ritual of flower decoration on a murti.2012-04-05A shirtless priest with a shaved head and glasses performs an aarti with a flaming lamp before a deity murti heavily adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands and a gold crown-like ornament. He wears a rudraksha mala, a yellow dhoti with green border, and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. The ornate ceiling above is patterned with floral motifs. Smoke rises from the flame.2012-04-05A bald, bare-chested elderly priest with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at a richly decorated altar, arranging red, orange, white and yellow flower garlands over deity murtis with gold crowns and ornaments. He wears a green and yellow silk dhoti with a saffron cloth over one shoulder. Behind him, a red and orange painted wooden pillar and an ornate painted ceiling frame the temple shrine, and sacred ash marks show on his forehead. The priest appears to be dressing or decorating the murtis as part of worship. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is established from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph inside a richly decorated temple sanctum. A bare-chested elderly priest with grey hair and glasses, wearing an orange upper cloth and a green and red dhoti, raises a brass lamp or plate with one hand and holds a ritual item in the other, performing aarti before the deity murti. Two deity figures stand adorned with heavy garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, crowns, gold jewellery and a purple and gold garment. Ornate painted ceiling panels, pillars and hanging lights surround the scene. Other people are partially visible at the edges, including a figure in white and gold near the left edge.2012-04-05A photograph of a temple ritual with two gold-faced deity murtis adorned with crowns, jewellery and a red garment, set within a dense arch of marigolds and roses in red, yellow, orange and white. A bare-chested priest in an orange shawl and a green-and-gold silk dhoti stands at left, leaning forward to tend the murti with his right hand, possibly performing a puja or alankaram. Only the back of a few heads is visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2012-04-05A bare-chested priest in a green and gold dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and round spectacles, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a deity murti heavily decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. The deity wears a tall gold crown and gold jewellery, with a large gold face-shaped halo behind. Red cloth drapes the upper back.2012-04-05April 30 20152015-04-30A priest with a shaved head, bare upper body, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward two ornately decked deity murtis in a gilded shrine. The murtis are draped in garlands of white, yellow and green flowers, with silver and gold jewelled crowns and rich red and purple silk garments. Gold brocade and a red curtain frame the altar. The scene is a temple aarti during festival worship.2015-04-30April 05 20122012-04-05A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a green and red silk waistband stands before large deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. He holds a white feather-like fan or chamara and gestures toward the deity. Two seated devotees with shaved heads sit in the lower left and centre, and a photographer's camera is visible at the right edge. Tall pillars with red, yellow and purple tassels frame the golden-hued temple hall, and small brass vessels are placed on the floor. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam. The priest wears a rudraksha-style necklace and an orange shawl over one shoulder.2012-04-05