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A figure seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist, holds a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. The background shows blurred deity murti and ornate decorated shrine figures in red and green with gold accents. Brass lamp stand and bell-like object sit in the foreground. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2017-05-24March 25 20182018-03-25A photograph of a priest seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-red cloth, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps in a temple setting. The blurred background shows deity shrine decorations in red, gold and green fabric. The priest's back and the lit lamps are the main subjects. Only one physical person is visible.2017-05-24October 27 20122012-10-27A tiered brass lamp, a multi-level aarti or deepam stand with many lit oil lamps across its several round tiers, held up in the foreground against a dim reddish background. A blurred shaved-headed person's head and shoulder appear at lower left, and golden ornate decorations are visible at right. The bright flames glow warmly in a temple-like setting.2016-07-15September 01 20172017-09-01 +2 copiesClose photo of a brass multi-tiered oil lamp (nilavilakku) with many lit flames on a tall stand and a smaller lit lamp beside it. A person in orange-saffron clothing stands at right, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace, and holds a brass handbell with a figural handle in one hand while the other hand reaches toward the lamp. The background is blurred warm-toned interior. Lamp lighting suggests an aarti or puja setting. a person: the saffron robe and rudraksha mala are visible cues but the face and head are cropped out, so identity is uncertain.2017-07-20A photo at night of a person seen from behind, head and shoulders in silhouette, holding a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp stand with many lit flames across its tiers. The stand has ornate turned sections and a dark base. The background is dark and blurred. The person wears a dark mala or cord around the neck and light-coloured clothing. No face is visible.2017-09-01A photograph of a multi-tiered brass oil lamp stand, a nirajana-style aarti lamp, holding many lit oil lamps on five or six tiers. The blurred foreground shows the head and white-clothed shoulder of a person. The background is a plain grey interior wall with a small window light at lower left and a purple bird logo at top left.2011-10-15August 04 20162016-08-04 +1 copiesDecember 06 20112011-12-06A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps is held aloft in the foreground by a priest whose head and hand are visible at lower left, wearing a dark garment. Behind the lamp, a blurred temple interior shows a framed picture, a gold-toned deity murti or throne area, and string lights of orange bokeh. Painted blue walls, yellow borders and green and pink pillars frame the shrine. The scene suggests an aarti ceremony in a temple.2013-03-06