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Close photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps and bright flames, held by a woman in an orange and gold-bordered sari at the right edge, wearing glasses. Blurred bokeh lamps and figures in orange robes appear in the background of a warmly lit hall during an evening ritual.

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Photograph of a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many burning oil lamps in a row, lit during a ritual. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand behind it, one wearing a long beaded garland and another with white sacred ash stripes on the arms and forehead. Blurred devotees in the background and additional lamps on a metal ledge suggest a temple or ashram ritual setting.2016-05-24November 01 20112011-11-01A man in a saffron-orange ceremonial garment and a gold bead necklace holds a tall silver multi-tiered oil lamp aarti stand with many lit flames, gazing upward in a dim hall. He has a red tilak on his forehead, wears glasses and a silver bracelet, and has white painted markings on his upper arms. The lamp stand has a curved silver handle and ornate silver base; a metal railing and blurred furnishings are behind him. The lamp is an oil lamp stand used in aarti, not a fire pit.2011-11-30A photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on four ascending plates, held aloft by a hand at lower right. Blurred warm lights, a red curtain, and a glowing ornate object fill the background. A person's head is partially visible at the lower left edge. Visible action is the aarti being shown; no identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-08-02 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10January 28 20132013-01-28June 06 20142014-06-06January 29 20152015-01-29Close photo of an aarti in progress: a hand raised high holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several lit wicks and a decorative stand, flames glowing warmly. Other brass lamps with lit flames are blurred in the background held by other raised arms. Partial figures of people with dark hair and a red-and-white wrist thread are visible at the right edge and behind the lamps, against a pale pink-white backdrop.2016-05-20November 29 20112011-11-29May 20 20162016-05-20May 20 20162016-05-20