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A bald man in white ritual dress, a white dhoti with a gold border and an unstitched white shawl, wears a gold necklace and a red-thread wrist band as he holds a silver aarti plate with burning flames toward two deity murtis. The central deity murti wears an orange cloth, a jewelled crown and many garlands and necklaces; the figure on the right wears a silver crown and a dark robe with yellow and maroon garlands. The murtis stand before a red drape with a gold-bordered platform, flowers and lights behind. Smoke rises from the lamp. The man appears to be a priest performing aarti, not a person candidate.2011-12-20A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand while looking upward. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain of round beads, a gold bangle and a ring, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red kumkum dot. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the chain. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti; an orange cloth edge appears at the right. He is a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering. Printed text on the image is a copyright notice that is not included here.2010-11-24December 07 20162016-12-07A temple ritual inside a shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti bends forward to offer a lit lamp tray to a central linga draped in yellow flowers and green leaves. Behind the linga, large deity murtis wear jewelled ornaments and garlands, one holding a sword-like object. On the right an older man in a white shawl and gold-bordered dhoti stands with his hands folded near tall brass oil lamps. Some festival text is printed along the bottom of the image.2021-01-19May 11 20122012-05-11February 09 20122012-02-09A shirtless priest with a red-and-purple headcloth and a white dhoti bends forward holding a brass lamp with a large flame, performing aarti before a flower-decked deity murti. The murti is draped in a pink-and-gold silk cloth, with a garland of marigolds and white flowers and a gilded arched prabhavali behind it. Other lamps sit on the floor in front. Two cameramen with cameras stand behind the priest, and a second robed attendant stands in the background. The setting is a temple with warm light and a visible smoke haze.2016-12-12March 02 20182018-03-02A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a red border stands bare-chested, wearing gold beaded necklaces and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead, arms and shoulder and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while his left palm is open below it. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the necklace. Another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge and a green-clad figure at the left edge. The background is a plain pale wall.2010-11-24September 28 20112011-09-28A dimly lit temple scene during an aarti: a shaved-headed priest in a dark garment holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several bright flames toward the viewer, his face partly hidden behind the lamp. A second figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, also holding a lamp. Garlands of yellow-green and red flowers hang on a decorated pillar or deity stand at left, with blurred background ornaments.2016-12-07A temple abhishekam scene in a gold-decorated sanctum. Three priests attend a central shivalinga draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a red and white decorative fabric and flowers on top. The priest in the center wears white dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala, raising his right arm and holding a lamp tray. To the left, a bare-chested man in a pink and blue dhoti holds a tray and stands beside an ornate gold torana arch. To the right, an older man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with folded hands stands near a brass lamp stand. Behind them are large deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, and oil lamps line the sides. Five physical people are visible in the scene.2021-01-19