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A shaved-headed young priest with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum on his forehead holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame in both hands during an offering. He is bare-chested and wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle. Behind him are ornate gold-coloured temple fittings, a golden arch with lion motifs, a small green-clad deity murti, and red and white garlands. A partially visible person stands at the left edge with white markings on the body.

A bare-chested young male priest with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a brass oil lamp with a curved handle up in his right hand during a ritual. Behind him, an ornately decorated golden deity murti stands adorned with gold jewellery, white and red floral garlands and flowers. Brass bowls with offerings sit on a dark ledge in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.

January 01 2017

November 07 2010

September 04 2016

2016-09-04 +1 copies

A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red and maroon borders, wearing a rudraksha mala and bare upper chest, holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame raised beside an ornate gold-embossed panel. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi. Behind him a woman in a dark top with a red bindi also holds a silver lamp. Gold bangles and a watch are visible on the wrists. A red and white striped backdrop sits in the background. The man has no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or saffron robes, so his identity is uncertain.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.

November 02 2010

A photograph of a young man performing a ritual with a brass oil lamp held in both hands, its flame burning upward with a wisp of smoke. He is bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. His eyes are closed and he appears absorbed in the act. Behind him, slightly out of focus, a portrait of a smiling man in red and saffron robes with a red turban is displayed, and to the right is an ornate gold deity murti on a decorated altar with red and gold fabrics. The scene is a temple or ashram shrine setting.

August 27 2014

2014-08-27 +1 copies

A photograph of a young shaven-headed priest performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp held in his right hand, smoke rising from the flame. He is bare-chested with a white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala around his neck, rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and an orange dhoti, with white vibhuti horizontal marks on his forehead and arm. Behind him stands a golden deity murti draped in a garland, beside an arched golden niche with a red curtain and a carved stone pillar at left.

A young male priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a red-and-gold sash stands at night holding a brass oil lamp with a visible open flame, performing aarti before a deity murti. A rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Behind him, a silver-and-gold decorated structure is adorned with yellow marigold garlands and red, white and green flower strings, and a large golden lion-like figure with a red silk cloth lies at the lower left. A second person in white stands partly visible behind him, with smoke rising in the dim temple setting.