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March 28 20132013-03-28A shaved-headed man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp, a multi-tiered lamp with many flames burning on each ring, held high on a long bronze stand. He wears gold earrings and a bangle and has red kumkum on his hands. Behind him a wall-mounted screen shows small photos of people seated at a gathering. The appearance of the person performing aarti is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identity is not certain from appearance alone, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.2013-03-29A man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces performs aarti, holding a tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps raised overhead. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears bangles and a ring. Behind him a screen shows a grid of video feeds of seated devotees in several locations, including one labelled Kathmandu Nepal. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall.2013-03-29A man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala stands bare-chested, holding a tall tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in both hands. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a bangle and a ring. Behind him, a screen shows a grid of video feeds of seated devotees in a satsang. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall.2013-03-29A man in a maroon-red dhoti and matching shawl performs aarti with a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp, its many tiers lit with flames, held on a silver-toned arched handle with bells at the base. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala across his chest. Behind him a large screen shows a grid of video feeds of people in a hall, with a small video inset of a man. A small woven rug lies on the table below. The man's appearance (shaved head, red garments, mala) is consistent with a monastic presenter, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so he is described by role.2013-03-29March 29 20132013-03-29A shaved-headed man in rust-brown robes and a dark rudraksha mala stands in profile, holding a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while gazing upward. Behind him, a second man in white clothing stands partly visible against a golden-brown draped curtain, with a deep red curtain on the right. The priest's role is that of an aarti performer, offering light ritually. The image is a photograph of a single ceremonial moment with two people visible.2014-07-16March 28 20132013-03-28A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold bracelet, holding up a tall multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with many burning oil lamps. Behind him hang red and cream draped fabric swags on a pale yellow wall. The priest gazes upward at the flames, performing an aarti ritual. A corner logo appears at the top left and a copyright line is in the lower right, which are not described further.2012-09-22A 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.2012-09-04September 09 20122012-09-09A 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.2012-09-09