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A photograph of a ceremonial lamp offering inside an indoor hall with gold and red decor. On the right, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha malas holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp with flames toward a bearded man on the left wearing a pink-and-yellow turban and a tan long coat. Behind them, other figures in saffron robes stand near gilded chairs and a red-draped seat, with a yellow notice on a partition. The priest's white forehead markings and bare-chested orange garb mark a temple-style aarti offering. The bearded man in the turban is a visitor receiving the lamp; no appearance cues support identifying him as a person.

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January 09 20122012-01-09A photograph of a ritual aarti in a gilded interior with golden thrones and a red-draped chair in the background. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest holds a silver five-flame oil lamp with lit wicks, offering it forward. Three men stand with hands folded in anjali at left: one in a pink-orange turban and tan jacket with a long beard, one in a yellow knit cap and orange robe with glasses, bowing, and one in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A fourth figure stands behind them.2014-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual indoors on a red patterned carpet. In the foreground, an elderly man with long white beard and long grey hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a tilak on his forehead, bends forward with hands hovering over a brass lamp tray holding several lit oil lamps. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti kneels and holds the tray. Behind them, a standing priest in brown and gold clothing presses his palms together in prayer, and another man in a brown-and-gold garment wearing a white flower garland and a gold necklace stands with hands folded. A gold-and-red ornate throne and a patterned red-and-gold backdrop are behind them. Approximately four people are visible.2014-01-08June 05 20122012-06-05June 08 20132013-06-08October 11 20152015-10-11September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeveral seated devotees perform a ritual with oil lamps during worship. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him, another man in orange with a dark bead mala holds a lamp. Behind them, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered cloths and beaded necklaces sit, some holding lamps. Brass vessels, flowers and offerings lie on a low table. No candidate is visibly identifiable as a person from appearance; these are devotees and priests.2013-07-10October 09 20152015-10-09A photograph of a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holding a brass multi-flame aarti lamp aloft with both hands, flames rising before his face. Behind him several people in orange and white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, some with white tripundra markings on their foreheads, and a red curtain forms the backdrop. The lamp is an aarti performed as worship. The man's appearance does not clearly match the description of a distinctive presenter with several qualifying cues, so his identity is not established.2013-06-18Indoor event photo in a bright hall with ceiling lights and an air vent. A bearded man in a yellow-orange knitted cap and saffron-yellow shawl, wearing glasses and a pink top, holds a small white card or paper while looking down. Beside him a young man with a shaved head, white tilak markings and a brown-saffron robe with a beaded mala stands holding a saffron cloth. On the right, a person in an orange-red turban and a pearl necklace, with hoop earrings and beaded bracelets, reaches toward a gold-coloured object, while saffron cloths are draped on the right. Several other saffron-clad people stand in the background. No clear identification of any individual is made here.2014-03-21