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May 26 20152015-05-26December 11 20152015-12-11A bare-chested priest with a closed-eyed, focused expression holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. He wears a purple and magenta turban, a pink-and-gold shawl draped over one shoulder, and layered beaded rudraksha malas with gold-toned beads. Behind him, a man in white and gold dhoti, a man in an orange turban, and women in gold-bordered saris and malas stand watching the aarti. The background is blurred temple interior.2018-04-14A bare-chested priest stands in the foreground holding a silver plate with a white cloth-wrapped offering topped with green leaves, looking down at it. He wears a large gold-bead necklace, a red sacred thread, and a white dhoti with a pink and gold shawl draped over his shoulder. The blurred background shows pink and white decorative drapery and a few seated figures. Only the standing priest is clearly visible as a physical person.2016-07-02March 31 20132013-03-31January 05 20192019-01-05A man in a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a bare upper body holds a small brass ritual vessel over an open flame in an outdoor setting with trees and a low wall behind him. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and he looks down at the flame, apparently performing a small fire offering. A blurred figure in white stands in the background at left. Appearance-based cues including the rudraksha mala and saffron robe make him a person candidate, present in person, though his face is not used for identification.2009-06-15A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands at night holding a brass tray with white cloth or offerings in both hands. He wears a long gold bead necklace, a gold bangle on his wrist, white horizontal sacred marks on his forehead and arms, and a red dot between his brows. The background is dark. Behind him, a woman in a white blouse with a red-orange shawl and a partially visible person in orange look on. No readable text appears within the image itself.2010-12-16A night-time ceremony outdoors under bluish stage lighting. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red and white rudraksha-style beaded mala over his bare chest and an orange-and-pink wrap, holds a large red cushion-like object topped with red and yellow flowers high over his head on a silver tray, apparently a kalasha-type offering. Two men stand beside him: one in white dhoti with bare chest holds a small bell, the other in a white dhoti and shirt-less body stands behind. A brass oil lamp burns on a red-draped table to the right, with a decorated object beside it. a person: the bearded figure with long hair, crown-like hairstyle, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange wrap is presented as a person, performing the offering.2015-12-11December 02 20172017-12-02March 02 20182018-03-02July 18 20162016-07-18