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A photograph of a tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps, held aloft on the head of a person seen from behind. The person has long dark hair and bangled arms raised in a ritual offering. The stand glows against a dark red curtain, with a tripod-mounted camera at the left edge of the stage. No face is visible. The lamp stand is a deepam-style lighting offering, used in an aarti-type devotional ceremony.

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A photograph of a figure with long dark hair swept back, bare-backed and wearing a gold necklace, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit oil lamps. The lamp is raised in both hands in front of deep red curtains, with a draped cloth table and a camera visible at the top. The setting suggests an aarti being performed at a ritual event. a person identity is not established from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2016-12-23A tiered brass lamp stand with five circular dishes holds many lit oil lamps, glowing against a dark red curtain background. Its tall stem is decorated with ornate carving. A dark silhouette of a person's head and shoulders, in a black garment, is partly visible at the lower left, holding the stand. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows only the lamp stand and the held lamp.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 15 20112011-12-15A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and bead malas holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, the flames rising up its tiers. He wears glasses and silver bangles, and a red velvet curtain, a studio light and a camera on a tripod are visible in the background. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene reads as an aarti ceremony during an indoor event.2011-11-06July 09 20172017-07-09May 24 20162016-05-24A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning oil lamps on a curved stand. Behind him a cameraman in orange with a headset films beside a tripod and a white air-conditioning unit, with a red curtain and stage light in the background. Lit flames rise from the multi-tier lamp during the ritual.2011-11-06A tiered silver oil lamp stand with multiple rows of lit oil lamps (diyas) glows in the foreground on a silver tray, with smaller brass lamps beside it. A dark curtain and a stage tripod stand sit in the blurred background. No people are visible; the scene shows an oil lamp lighting ritual at an indoor stage.2012-05-01October 04 20112011-10-04A 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.2011-12-01A 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.2011-12-13