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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange clothing performing aarti. He stands in profile, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with many lit wicks in both hands, looking down at the flame. Behind him are maroon curtains, a wall with framed notices, and wooden doors in a plain hall. The figure is a priest or devotee performing the lamp ritual; his ornaments are not distinctive enough to identify him as a person.

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January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with white tilak marks on forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala, stands in a hall holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames in both hands. Dark maroon curtains and framed posters hang on the pale wall behind him, and a few seated people are blurred at the lower right. The scene suggests a lamp ritual performed during a puja, with the priest presenting the flame.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A photograph of a man seen from behind in an indoor hall with pink walls and maroon curtains. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist, a dark rudraksha mala at his neck, and has a shaved head with a small topknot. He holds a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, a ritual act of worship. Two framed notice boards hang on the wall behind him and a wooden door is visible below. Appearance-based a person cues include the saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but the head and face are not clearly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2017-01-22A man seen from behind performs an aarti with a brass multi-tiered lamp stand, its many small flames lit, held in his right hand. He is bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and wrapped at the waist, a dark rudraksha mala at his neck, and a small topknot at the back of his shaven head. White ash marks are visible on his arm. The setting is an indoor hall with burgundy curtains, framed notice boards on the walls, a wooden door, and audience chairs in the foreground. The image appears to show a ritual lamp offering in an ashram-style hall.2017-01-22A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold striped shawl performs aarti, holding a silver multi-tiered lamp stand with several flaming oil lamps on a long silver handle. He wears a gold-bead necklace, a small pendant, gold bangles and white tilak marks on his forehead. Seated devotees in the background watch, and a projection screen behind him shows a religious image. The setting is an indoor hall with orange drapes and smoke rising from the flames.2012-07-20January 08 20172017-01-08A young man with a shaved head and white markings on his forehead stands in profile holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. He wears an orange dhoti-style wrap with maroon borders over a bare upper body and a dark beaded mala around his neck and a beaded band on his upper arm. Behind him, blurred figures in orange sit in a room with cream walls, brown doors and framed photographs on the wall. The scene suggests an aarti being performed.2015-11-16A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands at center holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple lit flames in a long-handled stand, performing an aarti ritual. Seated devotees in white clothing fill the dimly lit hall behind him, with small oil lamps glowing on the floor. Red and gold banners hang from the ceiling and framed pictures decorate the walls.2012-10-27