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A photo at night of a person seen from behind, head and shoulders in silhouette, holding a tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp stand with many lit flames across its tiers. The stand has ornate turned sections and a dark base. The background is dark and blurred. The person wears a dark mala or cord around the neck and light-coloured clothing. No face is visible.

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December 15 20162016-12-15July 11 20142014-07-11A figure seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist, holds a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. The background shows blurred deity murti and ornate decorated shrine figures in red and green with gold accents. Brass lamp stand and bell-like object sit in the foreground. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2017-05-24A photograph of a priest seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-red cloth, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps in a temple setting. The blurred background shows deity shrine decorations in red, gold and green fabric. The priest's back and the lit lamps are the main subjects. Only one physical person is visible.2017-05-24October 27 20122012-10-27March 06 20182018-03-06A photograph in a dim hall shows a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, holding up a tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps in a pyramid shape. Flames glow warmly against the dark curtain and wall. A devotee performs an aarti-style offering with the lit lamp stand. A stage light sits on the right and a white cylindrical object stands on the left.2011-12-13A 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 photograph in near darkness showing a person in a rust-orange garment seen from behind and partly in profile, standing before a tiered metal lamp stand whose curved tiers hold many burning oil lamps. Flames glow warmly along each shelf, lighting the dark background. The person appears to be gazing at the lamps. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, only a silhouetted figure in orange robes.2016-09-11December 15 20112011-12-15October 08 20122012-10-08A tiered brass lamp, a multi-level aarti or deepam stand with many lit oil lamps across its several round tiers, held up in the foreground against a dim reddish background. A blurred shaved-headed person's head and shoulder appear at lower left, and golden ornate decorations are visible at right. The bright flames glow warmly in a temple-like setting.2016-07-15