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A photo of a ritual aarti in a dimly lit, red-walled room. A priest in orange-red robes and a dark rudraksha mala lights a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many flickering oil lamps, holding a flaming wick. Another person's hand rests on the wooden table below the brass stand, which has a curved handle. The warm red light and smoke give a devotional atmosphere.

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Close view of a tiered brass pancha aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps held up by a hand adorned with rudraksha beaded wrist bands. A red draped backdrop fills the background, and a second lit aarti lamp appears blurred at right, with another person's arm partly visible. The scene reflects an aarti offering during the Sadashivoham after-celebration.2016-12-22August 04 20162016-08-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps arranged in multiple rings on a central stand with curved brass legs. A hand reaches in from the left to light or tend the flames. The background is dark and out of focus, with no clearly visible people. The image shows a ritual lamp being lit, consistent with an aarti offering.2017-08-03A close photograph of a brass multi-branched oil lamp with five lit wicks in cups along curved arms and a flared base. A partially visible hand, with a thin bare forearm and a dark braided thread at the left edge, tends the flames. Behind the lamp is a draped red fabric and a pale surface with a red cord at the right. No people are fully visible and no person's face is shown. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti lamp ritual; the lamps are oil lamps.2017-07-27A 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.2017-05-24December 15 20112011-12-15A 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.2016-07-15May 24 20162016-05-24A photograph of a person in orange-saffron clothing seen from behind, holding a brass tray with a multi-branched brass oil lamp with several lit flames, the stems decorated with ornate sculpted figures. The lamp is carried against a backdrop of deep red draped curtains. The person has long dark hair and wears a wide metal armlet on the upper arm, and only the shoulder and arm are visible. This appears to be an aarti or lamp offering being carried in a ritual setting.2017-07-24A 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.2011-12-13November 29 20112011-11-29May 21 20162016-05-21