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A man in profile sits beside a silver multi-wick oil lamp with bright flames, reaching toward it with a small silver object in his hand. He wears a rudraksha band across his forehead, a heavy gold necklace with large ornate beads, an orange-red shawl over his bare shoulder, and a small earring. Behind him are a cream marble wall, a window grille, a black amplifier unit and a wooden cabinet holding pink flowers. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp-lighting moment.

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June 05 20122012-06-05March 18 20132013-03-18June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth with a gold-bordered end draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala headband, and a gold ceremonial necklace. He holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame toward a shrine niche decorated with orange and white flower garlands, green leaves and pink flowers. Inside the niche stands a silver deity murti, with a silver bowl placed on the ledge below. Ritual aarti or puja at a shrine. Only one person is visible.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a rust-orange garment standing with palms pressed together in front of a brass vessel and a white cylindrical object with a lit candle, with yellow and red flowers at the right edge. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace over a beaded pinkish-brown shawl, a matching beaded armlet and bracelets, and a red bindi on his forehead. Oil lamps and a flame are visible at the lower right against a dark background. a person based on the orange garment, ornate gold necklace, beaded shawl and bindi. Visible prominent cues include the gold beaded mala and ornate beaded armlets.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesA man in a saffron-orange draped garment and a rudraksha mala headband, with a gold necklace on his chest, holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame toward a shrine. The shrine holds silver deity murtis decorated with orange and white marigold garlands, green leaves and pink flowers, and pink petals sit on the marble ledge. A wooden cabinet stands to the left. The man appears to perform aarti, with cues matching the page's description of a person candidate, the rudraksha-adorned headband, saffron clothing and gold ornaments, so he is identified as a person in this in-person scene.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha/beaded malas and a gold necklace, holds a lit multi-wick camphor aarti lamp with flames and smoke while ringing a small silver handbell. He sits before an ornate gold-framed seat, with silver bowls, a silver kalasha-style vessel and pink and yellow flower offerings on a table in front. A second man in white dhoti stands behind him, partly visible. The scene suggests an aarti or homa-style ritual. The man has a tilak on his forehead and an expression of calm concentration.2012-07-30June 13 20132013-06-13A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands at night under a corrugated roof, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a heavy necklace of gold-toned beads and rudraksha malas, with a gold armlet and bracelets, and a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A second robed person in orange stands partly behind him, and a faint smoke haze rises in the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing an aarti ritual, with saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and long hair as the qualifying cues.2013-03-10Close photo of a smiling man with slicked-back dark hair and a red-orange tilak mark on his forehead, wearing a red and gold brocade shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a tall brass oil lamp with a bright flame stands in soft focus beside a golden ornamental panel and a blurred blue-toned painting. The a person cues are the swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate red-gold shawl, though the face is not clearly verifiable.2011-07-04June 05 20122012-06-05