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A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in a hall. He wears a long rudraksha mala, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and shoulders, and a red kumkum dot. His attention is on the flame as he performs the ritual, with blurred maroon curtains and framed pictures behind him.2016-08-24A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long beaded gold-toned mala holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, the flames rising from several levels. He wears clear-rimmed glasses, a red bindi, and white sacred markings on his chest and arms, and looks intently toward the flames. Behind him are a dark wall and red curtains.2011-11-28A bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck performs an aarti with a tall brass multi-tiered lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He grips the handle with both hands and the flames glow brightly against a blurred hall interior with maroon drapes and a white ceiling. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual.2016-08-24September 06 20122012-09-06August 16 20162016-08-16November 29 20112011-11-29December 06 20112011-12-06A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti performs aarti with a tiered brass oil lamp (deepa) holding many lit flames. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest, a sacred thread, and white and red tilak marks on his forehead and arm. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains and white walls.2016-08-24A 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.2011-12-01August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA young shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in both hands, performing aarti in a plain room. Rudraksha and wooden beaded malas are worn on his wrist and neck. Framed posters hang on the wall behind him, and a camera is visible at the right edge.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16