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August 17 20142014-08-17July 18 20122012-07-18A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with red and white cloth stands at centre holding a golden tray of flowers, petals and two gold kalasha-style vessels, a rudraksha mala across his chest and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other robed devotees in orange and red and a woman in a red sari stand in a large hall with an orange umbrella and blurred figures, while a small child sits lower left. No clear appearance cues establish the a person candidate beyond the ritual role, so the identity remains uncertain.2016-10-06November 11 20102010-11-11January 13 20152015-01-13August 02 20172017-08-02June 21 20122012-06-21A man seen from behind performs an aarti with a brass multi-tiered lamp stand, its many small flames lit, held in his right hand. He is bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist, a dark rudraksha mala at his neck, and a small topknot at the back of his shaven head. White ash marks are visible on his arm. The setting is an indoor hall with burgundy curtains, framed notice boards on the walls, a wooden door, and audience chairs in the foreground. The image appears to show a ritual lamp offering in an ashram-style hall.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A shaved-headed priest seen from behind performs aarti with a multi-tiered lit brass lamp held high in both hands before a deity murti. He wears a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The inner shrine is decorated with hanging strings of beads and small lamps, and a gold-clad deity is seated on a throne. Two attendants in orange and red robes are partly visible in front of the murti. Ornate painted pillars with a pink-and-green figure of a deity frame the scene, and a tall brass lamp stands on the right. The priest's role is conducting the aarti.2014-11-26June 13 20132013-06-13August 16 20162016-08-16