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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads raises a golden multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps toward the deity shrine. White sacred markings are painted on his arms and shoulder, and a silver bracelet and red thread are on his wrist. Two more priests in orange robes sit blurred in the background beside a golden lamp stand and a painted pillar in pink, green and blue.

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June 03 20142014-06-03April 25 20142014-04-25A shaven-headed priest seen from behind raises a tiered brass lamp stand lit with many oil lamps toward a shrine, both arms extended upward. He wears rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists and an orange-brown garment, with a white sacred marking on his upper arm. Blurred golden shrine ornaments, red and gold pillars and a framed image sit behind him in a temple doorway.2014-06-03July 11 20142014-07-11Photo of a shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and a red-orange shawl, seen from behind, holding up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. Rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrist, and white sandalwood or vibhuti markings are visible on his upper arms. He faces a temple shrine with a golden deity murti and a red carpet, flanked by two painted guardian figures in red and orange. A second orange-clad person stands in the background. The priest's identity cannot be confirmed from the image, so he is described by role only.2014-04-25April 25 20142014-04-25June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps in a temple. He wears a saffron-orange garment, rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and white markings on his upper arm. Golden bokeh lights and a gilded shrine interior are in the background.2014-04-18August 16 20162016-08-16A shaven-headed young man in an orange-saffron shawl and bare upper body holds a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) with many lit wicks, tilting it toward the viewer in a dim hall. He wears a rudraksha mala and wooden bead bracelets on his wrist. Framed photo posters hang on the cream wall behind him, and a closed wooden door is visible at left. The scene looks like a lamp-lighting ritual, a single person performing aarti.2015-11-16July 27 20132013-07-27September 13 20122012-09-13