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October 27 20122012-10-27A man in orange-brown ritual cloth holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple rows of burning oil lamps, its curved handle extended toward his right hand. He wears round glasses and a shaved head, looking up at the flames in a dim hall with blurred round lights above. Smoke drifts from the lamps. A copyright and source credit appears on the lower right of the photo.2014-05-13November 01 20112011-11-01A tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps is held aloft by a person in the lower left, whose shaved head and bare shoulder are in silhouette. The blurred background shows a golden shrine with a deity murti framed by an arch and red cloth. Behind the lamp, several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand in a temple, out of focus.2016-07-15A photograph of a multi-tiered brass oil lamp stand, a nirajana-style aarti lamp, holding many lit oil lamps on five or six tiers. The blurred foreground shows the head and white-clothed shoulder of a person. The background is a plain grey interior wall with a small window light at lower left and a purple bird logo at top left.2011-10-15October 27 20122012-10-27March 06 20132013-03-06December 23 20162016-12-23May 14 20142014-05-14A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps is held aloft in the foreground by a priest whose head and hand are visible at lower left, wearing a dark garment. Behind the lamp, a blurred temple interior shows a framed picture, a gold-toned deity murti or throne area, and string lights of orange bokeh. Painted blue walls, yellow borders and green and pink pillars frame the shrine. The scene suggests an aarti ceremony in a temple.2013-03-06A tiered brass lamp, a multi-level aarti or deepam stand with many lit oil lamps across its several round tiers, held up in the foreground against a dim reddish background. A blurred shaved-headed person's head and shoulder appear at lower left, and golden ornate decorations are visible at right. The bright flames glow warmly in a temple-like setting.2016-07-15July 30 20172017-07-30 +2 copies