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A photo of a man in saffron-orange robes holding up a silver multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) with five lit flames and smoke rising. He wears rudraksha malas, bangles and dark-rimmed glasses, with his shaved head visible. Behind him is an ornate gold throne-like backdrop with red velvet drapery, and white and yellow flower garlands are arranged in the foreground, with a deity murti partly visible at the lower right. The setting appears to be a temple-style stage during a ritual.

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April 30 20152015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30A man in a saffron-orange ritual garment performs an aarti with a silver lamp holding several burning wicks, the flames glowing in front of him. He is bare-chested with a sheer orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing long rudraksha malas across the chest, bangles and rudraksha bands on his arms, and gold-rimmed glasses, and his head is shaved. Behind him stand a red and gold ornate throne and a figure in red and white robes beside flower garlands, in a warm-lit temple-like room. Appearance-based candidate for a person: his saffron clothing, extensive rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments are the cues, and he is the one performing the aarti.2015-04-30October 16 20122012-10-16April 28 20142014-04-28April 30 20152015-04-30November 20 20142014-11-20November 28 20142014-11-28A man in orange-brown ritual cloth holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple rows of burning oil lamps, its curved handle extended toward his right hand. He wears round glasses and a shaved head, looking up at the flames in a dim hall with blurred round lights above. Smoke drifts from the lamps. A copyright and source credit appears on the lower right of the photo.2014-05-13A man with short hair in profile holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp on a tray, flames rising and smoke curling above it, against a dark night background. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a gold bangle on his wrist, and his arms are extended upward in an evening aarti ritual. The bare-chested priest's appearance does not show distinctive a person cues such as long hair, a crown, or rudraksha malas, so his identity remains uncertain.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20November 11 20112011-11-11