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A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white shawl over his shoulder holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, extending it forward with both hands. He wears a red tilak and thin-framed glasses. Behind him are ornate gold-and-dark-red chairs, a wooden window grille, and partially visible seated devotees at the bottom edge.

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September 11 20112011-09-11October 09 20122012-10-09A monastic man in saffron/orange robes and a bald head, wearing glasses and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. A deep red curtain hangs behind him and a partially visible person sits below his hands. The scene suggests an aarti being offered in a room with white walls.2013-01-05A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold bracelet, holding up a tall multi-tiered silver aarti lamp with many burning oil lamps. Behind him hang red and cream draped fabric swags on a pale yellow wall. The priest gazes upward at the flames, performing an aarti ritual. A corner logo appears at the top left and a copyright line is in the lower right, which are not described further.2012-09-22July 27 20132013-07-27November 29 20112011-11-29December 05 20112011-12-05May 30 20132013-05-30September 13 20122012-09-13November 21 20112011-11-21A man in a saffron-orange shawl and orange garment stands in profile holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple tiers of burning oil lamps, its curved silver handle held in both hands. He wears glasses and has a shaved head with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and white clothing and a screen are visible in a hall, and a small placard sits on a white table at left. The appearance-based candidate is not clearly identifiable from this view, so the a person field is unsure.2011-12-01October 09 20122012-10-09