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A photograph of a devotee performing aarti in a stone-walled shrine room. A woman seen from behind holds a brass oil lamp with a tall flame in her right hand. She wears a rudraksha headband, a heavy gold necklace and an orange-red garment. A wooden cabinet with a glass door holds a deity murti, with pink flowers beside it, and a white carved pillar stands at the right. A small radio sits on the sill of a barred window behind her. The visible figure is a woman, so no appearance-based a person candidate is present.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A man in a saffron-orange draped garment and a rudraksha mala headband, with a gold necklace on his chest, holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame toward a shrine. The shrine holds silver deity murtis decorated with orange and white marigold garlands, green leaves and pink flowers, and pink petals sit on the marble ledge. A wooden cabinet stands to the left. The man appears to perform aarti, with cues matching the page's description of a person candidate, the rudraksha-adorned headband, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, so he is identified as a person in this in-person scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with a bare shoulder and a gold necklace and a red-beaded headband holds a silver aarti plate with a flame toward a shrine. The shrine niche, decorated with a garland of orange and white flowers, holds a silver deity murti and pink flower offerings. A pink flower heap lies on the marble ledge, and a small silver vessel sits beside the deity. The man is smiling while performing aarti in a marble-walled room.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth with a gold-bordered end draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala headband, and a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame toward a shrine niche decorated with orange and white flower garlands, green leaves and pink flowers. Inside the niche stands a silver deity murti, with a silver bowl placed on the ledge below. Ritual aarti or puja at a shrine. Only one person is visible.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 02 20122012-06-02A man in a saffron-orange robe, with a gold-beaded necklace and a red-and-gold headband, holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in both hands, performing an aarti before a shrine. Behind the lamp, a small white stone shrine niche holds a deity murti adorned with a garland. Fresh red and white flower garlands and rose petals line the right edge. A second man in white ritual dress stands at the left edge. The setting is a marble-walled temple hall with smoke rising from the flame.2012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder and torso, with a rudraksha band across his forehead and heavy gold ornamental necklace, holding up a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him a dark metal deity murti is garlanded with white and pink flowers. The lamp flame is visible at right, and a small offering of flowers sits on the ledge below. The man has a vertical tilak mark, gold earrings and hair tied back. a person appearance: a rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace and an orange shawl are visible, but the figure is shown from behind and in profile, so the identification remains uncertain.2012-06-05June 20 20142014-06-20A woman in a maroon sari with a wide gold border stands at a carved dark wooden home shrine, lighting an oil lamp or flame with her right hand over the offering tray. She wears white jasmine garlands around her neck, a beaded bangle on her upper arm and gold earrings, with her hair pulled back in a bun. The shrine holds fruit offerings, brass lamps and a framed portrait of a man with long hair in orange-saffron robes and a beaded necklace, garlanded with white flowers, labelled in the photo's overlay as a Nithyananda Paramashivam image. Plain cream walls and a cabinet frame the room.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shows a person seen from behind, performing aarti with a brass multi-wick oil lamp before a silver-clad deity murti. The person wears a rudraksha headband, a gold ceremonial necklace, and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, with hair pinned up. The murti is adorned with a white jasmine garland and red flowers, and pink petals are scattered on the marble platform. A photographer with a camera stands at left in the background. Marble walls and a white pillar frame the scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace lights an oil lamp at a black Shiva lingam decorated with pink flowers and a painted gold face, set on a silver-rimmed stone pedestal inside a shrine. A second person's hand holding a brass bell appears at the right edge. Behind the lingam is a framed mirror reflecting a brass vessel and a silver kalasha. The man wears a wrist thread and smiles toward the lamp, with incense sticks standing nearby.2014-03-14