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A photograph of a man in profile holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on multiple rings, held on a silver tray. He wears an orange-saffron shawl and has a white and red tilak on his forehead and white markings on his arm; he appears to be performing an aarti. A digital clock on a white table shows 7:35 at left, and a partially visible figure in white sits in the background near a white-draped table.

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A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe performing aarti with a tiered silver lamp stand holding multiple rows of burning oil lamps. He stands in profile on the right, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold bracelet, and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, and he holds the silver handle with both hands. Behind him are monitors and a white table with a small display, in an indoor hall with warm lighting.2011-12-02A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp of many lit wicks, holding it aloft with both hands as flames rise. He wears white tilak marks on forehead and arms and rimless glasses. Behind him, several people in orange and white sit on the floor in a hall with red drapes, and a monitor on the right shows a multi-screen video feed of participants. A small brass oil lamp sits on a white-draped table in the foreground, beside a numbered placard reading 136. Candlelit devotees sit in the background.2011-12-02December 04 20112011-12-04A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a white shawl stands at a table holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, a ritual of waving light. A man wearing a dark rudraksha-style garland and bangles, with tilak on forehead, performs the aarti in an indoor hall. Behind him a cameraman in a striped shirt films on a tripod, and a monitor shows a grid of video feeds of participants. Seated assistants in orange sit in the background, and a small brass lamp and a digital clock display sit on the table.2011-11-15A man in saffron-orange robes holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps burning on each of its five or six tiers. He has a vertical red mark and white tripundra on his forehead and a yellow-gold bead necklace, and wears glasses. Behind him are a red curtain, a monitor showing video and a small digital display on a white table with people seated at the edge of the frame. The scene reads as an aarti being performed.2011-12-04November 26 20112011-11-26December 01 20112011-12-01A man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange garment stands in profile holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple tiers of burning oil lamps, its curved silver handle held in both hands. He wears glasses and has a shaved head with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and white clothing and a screen are visible in a hall, and a small placard sits on a white table at left. The appearance-based candidate is not clearly identifiable from this view, so the a person field is unsure.2011-12-01November 15 20112011-11-15December 01 20112011-12-01December 05 20112011-12-05December 06 20112011-12-06