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A photograph of a person in an orange-red robe seated at a wooden railing, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a small brass bell beneath it. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and a hilly mountain slope is visible behind. The setting appears to be a temple or ghat balcony with a red-painted rail. Visible letters carved into the wooden bench read HMJ. The figure's long hair, saffron-orange robe and ritual aarti performance are consistent with a person candidate, though the face is partly turned away and not clearly confirmed.

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A photograph taken from behind a figure seated at an open-sided shrine under a corrugated metal roof, on a mountain hillside of grass and rock. A person with long, dark, loose hair wears an orange robe and holds a silver lamp with a flame, seemingly performing an aarti or lamp offering. Brass ritual vessels, flowers, and a small silver deity murti sit on a ledge in front, with a second person's head visible in the lower foreground. a person cues include long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, though the face is not visible; the seated figure is shown as a devotee performing lamp worship.2006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24May 24 20062006-05-24A long-haired person in orange saffron robes and an orange-red knitted top sits on a wooden bench in folded-hands prayer (anjali mudra) beside an offering shelf. The shelf holds a polished brass kalasha-style vessel, brass arch-shaped niche, small lamps and metal bowls, and a brass pooja plate. Behind the bench a metal railing overlooks a steep, grassy rocky hillside. A white plastic water bottle sits on the floor. a person: the seated figure has long, swept-back dark hair and saffron robes, consistent with the page's Yamunotri pilgrimage context, but the face is not clearly visible so identity is uncertain. Photo is a real-world shrine scene at a mountain temple.2006-05-24Night photograph of a woman in an orange saffron garment holding a lit aarti lamp with a bright flame, raised before her in a ritual gesture. Her long dark hair falls loose over her shoulders, and she is shown in profile against a dark background. A brass or silver-rimmed vessel is visible at lower left. The warm flame lights her face and clothing, while the surroundings remain in shadow.2005-12-19May 24 20062006-05-24A photograph taken from behind inside an open-sided shrine with a corrugated metal roof overlooking a steep, grassy hillside and small houses. A standing man in long dark wavy hair and an orange-brown robe holds a lit flame over a brass shrine ledge that holds small brass lamps and an ornate metal object. Two seated figures in orange-brown robes face the flame at right and foreground, and a child in grey stands at the left. Scattered petals lie on the stone floor, and a plastic bottle sits by the ledge. a person (long dark hair, orange robe) performing an arati-style flame offering at a hillside shrine.2006-05-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe seated on a bench at a hillside shrine, with a rocky, grassy cliff behind him. He holds a small ritual vessel and appears to be performing an offering beside a brass lamp stand and a bowl of pink flower petals. A silver deity figure and a red-painted lingam-like stone sit on the shrine ledge. In the foreground, a child in red clothing and other seated devotees in orange garments are partly visible, one with light hair. The scene suggests a Himalayan pilgrimage shrine during abhishekam or puja.2006-05-24September 02 20112011-09-02Night photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He has long dark curly hair swept back and a dark mark on his forehead, and he is looking down at the flame. A white wooden beam and post frame the scene against a black background. The act shown is aarti, a lamp offering. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, bare chest) are consistent with the a person candidate named in the page, though the face is not clearly visible.2006-12-10