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A young man with a shaved head and white markings on his forehead stands in profile holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He wears an orange dhoti-style wrap with maroon borders over a bare upper body and a dark beaded mala around his neck and a beaded band on his upper arm. Behind him, blurred figures in orange sit in a room with cream walls, brown doors and framed photographs on the wall. The scene suggests an aarti being performed.

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November 16 20152015-11-16A shaved-headed man in an orange-and-maroon sleeveless wrap and rudraksha mala stands in profile holding a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp with many flames aloft in a plain whitewashed hall. Pale sacred ash marks his forehead and arm. Behind him are wooden doors and framed wall posters, and a few blurred figures sit at the lower edge near a red cloth. The scene suggests an aarti being offered with a lit lamp.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A young shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in both hands, performing aarti in a plain room. Rudraksha and wooden beaded malas are worn on his wrist and neck. Framed posters hang on the wall behind him, and a camera is visible at the right edge.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16August 16 20162016-08-16A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange clothing performing aarti. He stands in profile, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with many lit wicks in both hands, looking down at the flame. Behind him are maroon curtains, a wall with framed notices, and wooden doors in a plain hall. The figure is a priest or devotee performing the lamp ritual; his ornaments are not distinctive enough to identify him as a person.2017-01-22September 07 20122012-09-07A bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white tilak marks on forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala, stands in a hall holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames in both hands. Dark maroon curtains and framed posters hang on the pale wall behind him, and a few seated people are blurred at the lower right. The scene suggests a lamp ritual performed during a puja, with the priest presenting the flame.2017-01-22A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead, arms and shoulder stands in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. Smoke rises from the lamp against a pale tented background with a striped pole and pink panels behind him.2012-11-06October 07 20122012-10-07