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April 27 20142014-04-27A bald man in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands from behind, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while performing aarti before a shrine. He wears a small hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, and has white ash marks on his arms. Blurred deity figures and lamps fill the background of the temple hall.2014-10-06June 03 20142014-06-03September 09 20122012-09-09January 28 20132013-01-28A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe performing an aarti with a tiered gold lamp holding multiple lit oil flames, held on a long handle. He has a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead, and a beaded gold-and-yellow necklace. Behind him is a warm reddish wooden wall and blurred seated devotees in the background.2012-09-09September 06 20122012-09-06September 06 20122012-09-06March 09 20142014-03-09A shaven-headed man seen from behind raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit wicks toward a shrine. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, with rudraksha malas around his wrists and neck. Blurred gold and red decorations, a framed picture and a deity figure stand in the background of the temple hall. The figure is a priest performing aarti; a person candidate cues are not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2014-06-03A shaven-headed priest in an orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on his arms, stands with his back to the camera holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He faces a shrine doorway flanked by painted guardian figures in red dhotis. Inside, a framed portrait with a golden halo sits on an ornate gold throne. Bokeh string lights frame the doorway and a red carpet covers the floor.2014-06-03September 06 20122012-09-06