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A shirtless man with a shaved-looking head and a red-and-white rudraksha-style bead mala holds a brass multi-flame aarti lamp with five lit wicks, moving it with an open palm. He wears a yellow-orange dhoti and a gold wristwatch. Behind him are pink and white flower garlands and a gold ornament hanging from a flower string, and a second person in white with a green-bordered cloth stands at left. The setting appears to be a temple ritual with a visible aarti lamp and garlands. No candidate identity is asserted from appearance.

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A bare-chested priest with a closed-eyed, focused expression holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. He wears a purple and magenta turban, a pink-and-gold shawl draped over one shoulder, and layered beaded rudraksha malas with gold-toned beads. Behind him, a man in white and gold dhoti, a man in an orange turban, and women in gold-bordered saris and malas stand watching the aarti. The background is blurred temple interior.2018-04-14A bare-chested man performs aarti with a silver tray holding five lit oil lamps in front of a deity murti dressed with flower garlands and ornaments. He wears a red-and-white beaded mala around his neck, a wristwatch, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a small hair knot. Behind the murti is a green cloth backdrop and an ornate gold arched frame, with gold ceremonial standards at the sides. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but not clearly distinctive, so identity is left uncertain.2015-07-16A man with a short dark beard, a red and yellow tilak on his forehead and a long braided bun, performs a lamp ritual while seated. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands and raises it toward the smoke drifting in front of him. He wears a yellow shawl over a white dhoti, a shell-and-bead rudraksha-style mala, a wristwatch and a gold ring. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and white shirts wear gold-colored beaded garlands, and one holds a bell. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting with smoke and lamp offerings.2018-04-14December 07 20162016-12-07April 14 20182018-04-14September 06 20122012-09-06July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16October 26 20152015-10-26Photograph of a ritual aarti during a Hindu ceremony indoors. A man in an orange-red headwrap and yellow-gold shawl over white dhoti holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many flames while a second man in white dhoti with gold border, facing away, steadies its base. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with offerings. The background shows a cream wall with a pale green floral stencil.2015-07-13A young man in orange saffron cloth and a dark wrapped turban performs aarti before a decorated deity murti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. His bare upper body shows beaded bracelets and armlets, and he wears rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind him, the deity murti is adorned with garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers on a silver pedestal. The setting is a temple-style shrine in a plain room.2018-04-18A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl with gold border stands in the centre holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a bell in his left, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a beaded gold-toned mala around his neck. Seated people in white and orange clothing behind him join palms in prayer, with rows of red chairs at right and a small brass lamp at lower left, and a red backdrop with framed notices on the wall. The scene suggests an aarti ritual during a satsang gathering.2013-02-11