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August 02 20172017-08-02February 14 20162016-02-14March 02 20132013-03-02October 07 20112011-10-07Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp on a stand with a tall, bright flame rising from its bowl, the flame curling and smoking upward against a dark background. To the right, a partially visible woman with a bindi and a dark beaded rudraksha-style bracelet extends her hand toward the lamp. Warm orange light and blurred golden bokeh fill the frame. No a person candidate is visibly present.2017-08-15Dark indoor setting with a man in rust-red robes and a long orange-beaded mala with large gold beads, holding a silver lamp with a flaming wick in his right hand while a silver ritual vessel rests in his left. He looks toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp; a partly visible person stands at the right edge. Appears to be an aarti or lamp ritual. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style orange beaded mala with gold beads, and saffron-toned robes.2013-03-18A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-saffron rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a golden-brown lingam on a pedestal at right. A white-clad attendant with gold-bordered cloth stands at the left edge, with brass offering plates visible at the lower left. A dark background and wooden pillar frame the scene. The man has a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. a person (in_person candidate) performing aarti at a lingam, with ritual offerings in an interior hall.2013-03-10Close view of a ritual flame held in a metal camphor-style lamp by a bare-shouldered man in a white cloth, his hands and a silver bangle visible. A red rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. Behind him, the background shows red and gold draped fabric, flowers and ritual metal vessels. Only partial faces and shoulders are visible; the flame is the focal point.2015-07-16A dimly lit temple scene during an aarti: a shaved-headed priest in a dark garment holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several bright flames toward the viewer, his face partly hidden behind the lamp. A second figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, also holding a lamp. Garlands of yellow-green and red flowers hang on a decorated pillar or deity stand at left, with blurred background ornaments.2016-12-07Close-up photo of an aarti ritual: a priest in a white dhoti holds a silver camphor lamp with a large open flame in his right hand, while his left hand holds a small silver vessel. Only his hands, arms and lower body are visible, with a gold bangle on his wrist and a gold chain at his neck. He wears an orange shawl draped over the left side. The background is blurred with red and white striped pillars. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-12-19 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14February 06 20132013-02-06