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October 09 20122012-10-09A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing aarti with a tiered silver lamp stand holding many lit oil lamps. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow-gold border draped over the shoulder, a white sacred ash line on the forehead with a red bindi, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas around his neck. He holds a silver plate beneath the lamps and looks upward toward the flames. A video camera with a monitor is visible at the left edge, and a white wall and wall-mounted unit form the background. Appearance cues do not establish the identity of this figure, so he is described by role only.2012-10-09October 09 20122012-10-09October 09 20122012-10-09A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder performs aarti with a tall multi-tiered silver lamp stand, its many oil lamps lit. He wears white tripundra marks on his forehead with a red bindi, long beaded rudraksha-style malas, and a pendant on a cord. He holds a silver tray beneath the lamp, and a video camera and tripod stand are visible at left in a plain white room. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described by role only.2012-10-09A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white shawl over his shoulder holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, extending it forward with both hands. He wears a red tilak and thin-framed glasses. Behind him are ornate gold-and-dark-red chairs, a wooden window grille, and partially visible seated devotees at the bottom edge.2012-10-01A shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes with a pale vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala around his neck holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, performing an aarti. A camera on a tripod stands in the background at right, and a dark screen hangs behind him. The image is a photograph of a ritual scene with several lit lamps in the foreground. No second person is visible.2012-10-13September 13 20122012-09-13September 11 20112011-09-11A bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck performs an aarti with a tall brass multi-tiered lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He grips the handle with both hands and the flames glow brightly against a blurred hall interior with maroon drapes and a white ceiling. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual.2016-08-24A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes holding a tall, multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on each tier, the flames rising high. He has white horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms, a red tilak mark and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, and a seated person is partly visible in the lower left. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and dark curtains.2012-10-24A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold bracelet, holding up a tall multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with many burning oil lamps. Behind him hang red and cream draped fabric swags on a pale yellow wall. The priest gazes upward at the flames, performing an aarti ritual. A corner logo appears at the top left and a copyright line is in the lower right, which are not described further.2012-09-22