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A photograph of a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti wrap performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands. He holds a multi-wick brass aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, with a covered brass vessel on a stand beside him. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him hangs a gold and red embroidered banner. Warm purple-lit room with brass lamps and garlands, indicating a puja.

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A dim, purple-lit temple scene with a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti or wrap holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, a white forehead mark, and gold hoop earrings, and his hair is tied back. Beside him on the left, a deity murti is decorated with white and red flower garlands, and a golden ceremonial embellishment and a yellow-gold ornate banner hang nearby. Brass lamps stand on the floor. Only one person is visible. The image shows a puja or aarti in progress. The man's appearance matches the page's a person reference only through partial cues (rudraksha mala, long hair and jewellery), which is not sufficient for a confident identification, so this is marked unsure.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11A bare-chested young man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and across his torso holds a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with several flames in his raised left hand, while his right hand holds a small brass bell. He wears long dark hair swept back, white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant on a thin neck cord, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. He gazes upward in an indoor hall with blurred walls and ceiling lights. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the identity is not established from the image.2017-07-21August 03 20172017-08-03A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead, arms and shoulder stands in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. Smoke rises from the lamp against a pale tented background with a striped pole and pink panels behind him.2012-11-06July 21 20172017-07-21August 04 20172017-08-04February 14 20162016-02-14A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in a hall. He wears a long rudraksha mala, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and shoulders, and a red kumkum dot. His attention is on the flame as he performs the ritual, with blurred maroon curtains and framed pictures behind him.2016-08-24May 12 20172017-05-12May 12 20172017-05-12A young man in saffron-orange cloth stands holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames, with a bell in his other hand. He wears long dark hair falling behind, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown rudraksha mala across his chest, and white ash markings on his arms and chest. A blurred hall with framed red-toned pictures on the walls forms the background. The setting suggests an aarti ritual. a person's appearance is uncertain here, so the figure is described by role only.2017-08-03