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October 05 2014

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A shaved-headed priest in red-saffron robes and an orange beaded shawl holds a silver multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti) with many lit wicks, carrying it with both hands on a long handle. He wears white horizontal tripundra lines and a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and small hoop earrings. Another person's shoulder and a blurred figure in orange appear at the bottom edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light wall behind and a screen on the right. The lamp ceremony suggests aarti, and the figure's appearance gives only partial cues for the candidate a person, so the identity remains uncertain.2013-04-16October 05 20142014-10-05A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak, holding a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on a long handle. He stands in a bare hall with a red curtain and a tripod in the background. The aarti lamp is the main subject, and the man is performing the ritual.2013-06-15 +1 copiesA photo of a shaven-headed man in red-orange monastic robes holding a tall silver multi-tier aarti lamp stand with many lit oil lamps on each tier. He wears a red bindi and white marks on his forehead, wooden rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and gold-framed glasses. Behind him is a dark red backdrop and a blurred indoor room. No readable name appears on the person. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2013-03-16September 06 20122012-09-06October 10 20122012-10-10September 06 20122012-09-06A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, turning toward the flames. A white vertical tilak marks his forehead. Behind him seated devotees in white and orange hold lamps and offerings, and a projector screen shows a photograph of a deity murti and people. Curtains and audio equipment fill the room.2012-07-14A shaved-headed man in a rust-orange robe and a brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders looks upward while holding a long silver ceremonial handle that rises to a tiered silver lamp stand on the right, with multiple brass oil lamps on its tiers. He wears dark-framed glasses and has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. He is bare-shouldered and seated in a cream-walled room with a light stand and camera equipment behind him.2014-01-13March 16 20132013-03-16November 28 20112011-11-28A 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.2012-09-09