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Close photo of a brass aarti plate held by a hand in the foreground, carrying a lit oil lamp with several flames and a heap of yellow flower petals or marigolds. Behind it, a person in a rust-orange saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala stands in a ritual setting, with bare arms and a white painted mark on the upper arm. Another figure in red is partly visible at the left and upper right. The setting appears to be a devotional ceremony.

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November 26 20132013-11-26Close photo of a brass oil lamp with three lit wicks held on a brass dish in the foreground, flames glowing against a soft-focus background. Blurred in the left foreground is a shaved-headed person in white clothing, with a red curtain behind and a pale wall at right. The lamp is the clear focus. No deity image is clearly visible.2013-11-23Close photograph of a hand holding a small brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp on a pedestal, surrounded by yellow and pink flower petals. A red curtain and blurred pale wall form the background, and a thin silver bangle is visible on the wrist. Only a partial hand and wrist show a person, with a blurred orange-clad figure at the far left edge, offering the lamp in worship.2013-11-23Close photo of a hand holding a brass plate with a lit clay oil lamp and pink and yellow flower petals as an aarti offering. Behind it, blurred figures in orange and maroon robes sit in a row. A shaved-headed person with a white forehead marking is in soft focus at right. Shallow depth of field keeps the lamp sharp.2014-08-24Close-up photo of hands offering a brass oil lamp on a silver plate, the flame lit and a small heap of yellow flower petals beside it. Several other people in orange-red clothing hold similar lit lamps and plates in the blurred background, forming a row of offerings. The setting is a plain pale wall with a soft-focus light.2013-10-03August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesA young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, holds a tall golden multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while looking upward. Behind him a seated audience of devotees, mostly women in colourful salwar kameez and saris, watches in a wooden hall with a white banner on the wall. A figure in white stands at the back. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.2012-08-25August 24 20142014-08-24April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a brass oil lamp with three flames held in the cupped hands of a person in the foreground, the flames lit against a dark, blurred background. The lamp has a wide bowl on a tall stem, and the hands wear a little red at the fingertips. Blurred figures in the background suggest a ritual setting. Only the hands are visible, and no face of the person holding the lamp is shown clearly.2013-10-07Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) on a stem, with five flames burning on a flared, lotus-petal style dish. The hand wears a silver bangle and the background is blurred in warm orange and maroon tones. No people's faces are visible and no identifiable a person figure is shown.2013-04-12 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in orange sannyasi robes and a long rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with three lit oil lamps and petals, with white vertical tilak on the forehead and a red dot between the brows. A small pendant with a portrait hangs on the mala. Behind him a seated person in white and another with a white forehead mark are visible, with a partially seen figure at the right edge. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual or satsang with aarti-style lamp offering. The man is a priest or sannyasi; appearance alone does not establish identity, so no a person candidate is asserted.2013-11-20 +1 copies