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August 04 2016

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Close 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 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.2017-05-24November 26 20112011-11-26A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace lifting a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on each tier. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and glasses, gazing upward while holding the silver stand with both hands. Bangles are on his wrist. Behind him are a dark curtain, a plain wall and studio equipment on a stand, with a white table in the lower right.2011-12-03A 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.2016-07-15November 29 20112011-11-29A man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange garment stands in profile holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple tiers of burning oil lamps, its curved silver handle held in both hands. He wears glasses and has a shaved head with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and white clothing and a screen are visible in a hall, and a small placard sits on a white table at left. The appearance-based candidate is not clearly identifiable from this view, so the a person field is unsure.2011-12-01August 16 20162016-08-16A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps stands in the foreground, flames glowing warmly. A man with a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead, and an orange-and-white garment is pouring or offering from a brass vessel with a long handle beside the lamp. He wears glasses and gold bangles. The background is blurred and dim, with a table edge at left.2011-11-15A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded gold-toned mala holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, the flames rising from several levels. He wears clear-rimmed glasses, a red bindi, and white sacred markings on his chest and arms, and looks intently toward the flames. Behind him are a dark wall and red curtains.2011-11-28A photograph in a dim hall shows a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, holding up a tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps in a pyramid shape. Flames glow warmly against the dark curtain and wall. A devotee performs an aarti-style offering with the lit lamp stand. A stage light sits on the right and a white cylindrical object stands on the left.2011-12-13December 06 20112011-12-06