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March 16 2013

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A shaved-headed priest in red-saffron robes and an orange beaded shawl holds a silver multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti) with many lit wicks, carrying it with both hands on a long handle. He wears white horizontal tripundra lines and a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and small hoop earrings. Another person's shoulder and a blurred figure in orange appear at the bottom edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light wall behind and a screen on the right. The lamp ceremony suggests aarti, and the figure's appearance gives only partial cues for the candidate a person, so the identity remains uncertain.2013-04-16September 09 20122012-09-09September 10 20122012-09-10A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe performing an aarti with a tiered gold lamp holding multiple lit oil flames, held on a long handle. He has a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead, and a beaded gold-and-yellow necklace. Behind him is a warm reddish wooden wall and blurred seated devotees in the background.2012-09-09A bald man in a maroon-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands from behind, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps while performing aarti before a shrine. He wears a small hoop earring, rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, and has white ash marks on his arms. Blurred deity figures and lamps fill the background of the temple hall.2014-10-06September 06 20122012-09-06September 09 20122012-09-09A man in a saffron-orange ceremonial garment and a gold bead necklace holds a tall silver multi-tiered oil lamp aarti stand with many lit flames, gazing upward in a dim hall. He has a red tilak on his forehead, wears glasses and a silver bracelet, and has white painted markings on his upper arms. The lamp stand has a curved silver handle and ornate silver base; a metal railing and blurred furnishings are behind him. The lamp is an oil lamp stand used in aarti, not a fire pit.2011-11-30A shaved-headed man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp, a multi-tiered lamp with many flames burning on each ring, held high on a long bronze stand. He wears gold earrings and a bangle and has red kumkum on his hands. Behind him a wall-mounted screen shows small photos of people seated at a gathering. The appearance of the person performing aarti is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identity is not certain from appearance alone, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.2013-03-29A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, turning toward the flames. A white vertical tilak marks his forehead. Behind him seated devotees in white and orange hold lamps and offerings, and a projector screen shows a photograph of a deity murti and people. Curtains and audio equipment fill the room.2012-07-14December 12 20112011-12-12September 10 20122012-09-10