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October 09 20122012-10-09October 09 20122012-10-09October 09 20122012-10-09A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing aarti with a tiered silver lamp stand holding many lit oil lamps. He wears a white dhoti with a yellow-gold border draped over the shoulder, a white sacred ash line on the forehead with a red bindi, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas around his neck. He holds a silver plate beneath the lamps and looks upward toward the flames. A video camera with a monitor is visible at the left edge, and a white wall and wall-mounted unit form the background. Appearance cues do not establish the identity of this figure, so he is described by role only.2012-10-09A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder performs aarti with a tall multi-tiered silver lamp stand, its many oil lamps lit. He wears white tripundra marks on his forehead with a red bindi, long beaded rudraksha-style malas, and a pendant on a cord. He holds a silver tray beneath the lamp, and a video camera and tripod stand are visible at left in a plain white room. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described by role only.2012-10-09February 09 20122012-02-09September 11 20112011-09-11A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand while looking upward. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain of round beads, a gold bangle and a ring, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red kumkum dot. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the chain. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti; an orange cloth edge appears at the right. He is a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering. Printed text on the image is a copyright notice that is not included here.2010-11-24May 05 20122012-05-05A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white shawl over his shoulder holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, extending it forward with both hands. He wears a red tilak and thin-framed glasses. Behind him are ornate gold-and-dark-red chairs, a wooden window grille, and partially visible seated devotees at the bottom edge.2012-10-01May 05 20122012-05-05May 30 20132013-05-30 +1 copies