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December 07 20162016-12-07A young man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl stands at right holding a tiered silver aarti lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a braided bracelet. A man in a striped shirt stands at left edge, and blurred devotees with small lamps fill the background of a warmly lit hall.2012-09-04November 06 20122012-11-06Photograph of an evening ritual with a tiered brass aarti lamp, its multiple wicks burning with bright flames, held in the foreground by a man in a white shirt with blue and red stripes at the left edge. Beside it, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala kneels and watches the flame, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them a blurred crowd of seated devotees fills a hall with red and gold walls. Warm lamplight dominates the scene.2012-09-04December 07 20162016-12-07A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead, arms and shoulder stands in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. Smoke rises from the lamp against a pale tented background with a striped pole and pink panels behind him.2012-11-06October 20 20122012-10-20A man in saffron-orange robes performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp holding multiple lit oil lamps, its flames glowing against a dim wall. He is shaved-headed, wears wire-rimmed glasses, a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and a bangle on his wrist, and looks upward while holding the lamp stand with both hands. The scene is an evening ritual in a dark interior with a railing at right.2011-12-28A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange draped clothing and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. He has white tilak markings on his forehead and appears to be chanting or speaking. The warm, hazy background suggests a ritual setting with lamplight.2012-09-09A man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead stands at right holding a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames burning upward. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over an orange garment and a long necklace of gold-toned beads. The setting is a warm, hazy hall with wooden lattice panels behind him. The scene appears to be an aarti offering during a ritual. The man is a sannyasi-style devotee or priest; a person identification cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes performing aarti with a tall silver multi-tiered lamp stand holding many burning oil lamps. He wears a gold bead necklace, a silver bangle and a dark wristband, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. He holds the long curved handle in one hand and steadies the base with the other. Behind him, people sit in an indoor hall with warm gold wall panels and red wooden window frames. A faint purple logo appears at the top left.2012-09-07