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Photo 11728712March 16 20202020-03-16December 07 20162016-12-07A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti performs aarti with a tiered brass oil lamp (deepa) holding many lit flames. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest, a sacred thread, and white and red tilak marks on his forehead and arm. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains and white walls.2016-08-24A bare-chested young man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and across his torso holds a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with several flames in his raised left hand, while his right hand holds a small brass bell. He wears long dark hair swept back, white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant on a thin neck cord, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. He gazes upward in an indoor hall with blurred walls and ceiling lights. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the identity is not established from the image.2017-07-21A bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck performs an aarti with a tall brass multi-tiered lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He grips the handle with both hands and the flames glow brightly against a blurred hall interior with maroon drapes and a white ceiling. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual.2016-08-24July 21 20172017-07-21A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in a hall. He wears a long rudraksha mala, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and shoulders, and a red kumkum dot. His attention is on the flame as he performs the ritual, with blurred maroon curtains and framed pictures behind him.2016-08-24A 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.2012-09-04A 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.2016-12-07A close photograph of a bare-chested man in the foreground holding up a silver lamp with a large open flame, as an aarti-style offering. He wears a magenta and purple turban, a red and gold shawl, a white and gold dhoti, and layered rudraksha malas with gold beads. Behind him, blurred figures in orange turbans and saffron clothing stand in a temple setting.2018-04-14August 16 20162016-08-16