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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.

A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl sits with eyes lowered, holding a folded reddish-orange cloth in cupped hands with a pink flower on it. He wears a red bindi, white vertical tilak on the forehead and arms, rudraksha mala beads, a gold pendant, hoop earrings and wire-rimmed glasses. Silver bowls with ornate embossed patterns and a small white-capped bottle sit on a gold tray in front of him. Dark background.

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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, while his left hand rests on a small silver bell-shaped stand. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads with gold-coloured bead spacers, a gold bangle, and a white tripundra mark with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him stands a table draped in red fabric with gold border, topped by a brass bowl and a golden pyramidal ritual object. A glass cabinet stands at left against an orange wall.

A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border stands in a ritual setting, eyes lowered, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white sandalwood-paste mark and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a heavy gold-bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and gold bangles. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge, and a blurred flame glows in the foreground. Appearance does not clearly meet the identification cues, so the person is described by role only.

A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, his left hand supporting the wrist. He wears thin-framed glasses, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a small deity pendant. Blurred figures and a silver vessel appear at the edge of the frame.

A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged, wearing many strands of orange and rudraksha beads, a rudraksha armband, and a pendant on a chain. He has white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a red dot, and white stripes on his arms, and holds a small brass spoon in his hands with eyes lowered. Behind him, devotees in white and orange sit in a hall. Appearance-based a person with rudraksha mala and saffron clothing; the scene suggests a ritual or satsang setting.

A shaven-headed man wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders sits in front of an orange-walled room, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads alternating with gold-coloured bead spacers, a gold bangle and a beaded armband, with white and red tilak markings on his forehead, and a small microphone clipped near his mouth as he speaks. Behind him stands a red and gold draped table bearing a brass bowl and a golden pyramid-shaped ornament, with a window on the left.

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October 06 2013

A bald man with a white horizontal tilak across his forehead, a red dot between his brows, and thin-rimmed glasses holds a small lit oil lamp toward the camera with one hand. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold bangle, a dangling earring, and orange-saffron cloth over a red garment. Behind him, seated devotees in red and white clothing hold lit lamps, and a red carpet and floor cushions fill the hall during a puja or aarti.

A photograph of a bald man in a saffron-orange robe seated in front of a row of devotees in maroon garments holding small oil lamps. The central man wears a white vertical forehead mark with a red bindi, round-rimmed glasses, a long orange-brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a gold-toned pendant, hoop earrings, a gold bangle and a dark wristwatch, and his forearms bear white painted markings. He holds a small lit lamp in one hand and a shallow metal vessel in the other while speaking. Blurred devotees in maroon robes with lamps occupy the background. Appearance-based identification is probable: a person is seated centrally, performing a lamp ritual with cues including the rudraksha malas and saffron clothing.

April 12 2013