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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands before an orange wall, holding a brass multi-branched oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a handheld bell in the other. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a small pendant and gold bangles, and a red bindi on his forehead. He gazes upward during what appears to be an aarti. A framed notice with printed text hangs on the wall behind him.

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September 28 20112011-09-28September 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28A photograph of a night aarti ceremony. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a brass lamp with a large open flame, smoke rising behind it. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Incense sticks stand in a bowl at his lap, a second oil lamp burns to his right, and a gold kalasha-like brass object sits at the right edge beside a seated figure in orange. The background is dark with a round brass plate behind him.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26September 28 20112011-09-28October 26 20112011-10-26December 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, his left hand supporting the wrist. He wears thin-framed glasses, white vibhuti stripes and a red tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a small deity pendant. Blurred figures and a silver vessel appear at the edge of the frame.2010-10-19A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a red bindi and a heavy gold bead necklace, seated and gazing upward while others around him hold small silver oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground, hands extend over a silver plate with a coconut and a silver bowl, and orange-robed devotees sit behind. The setting suggests a puja or aarti.2010-09-08A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border stands in a ritual setting, eyes lowered, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white sandalwood-paste mark and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a heavy gold-bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and gold bangles. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge, and a blurred flame glows in the foreground. Appearance does not clearly meet the identification cues, so the person is described by role only.2010-10-19A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands in profile at night, holding a silver bell in his right hand and a silver aarti lamp with several burning flames in his left. Smoke rises from the lamp against a dark background. A partially visible person in orange clothing appears at the lower left edge. The priest, with his bare upper body and gold bangles, appears to be performing an evening aarti ritual.2015-05-05