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December 23 2009

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Close photo of several devotees gathered for an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a flame, its wick burning above a rounded bowl. A bearded man on the left wears white with a yellow shawl, a red tilak on his forehead, and presses his palms together. Behind the lamp, a woman in a pale pink sari raises her hands toward the flame; a young man in glasses and white clothes and a person in an orange garment stand nearby. Palm trees and a thatched hut appear in the background, with a board behind them. Several wrists show beaded bracelets and watches.2009-12-23Close photo of an arati ritual outdoors. Several hands reach toward a lit flame held in a brass bell-shaped lamp, with a brass arati plate in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands at left, a woman in pink and white at centre, and a man in orange kurta and rudraksha mala at right, with his hand on the lamp. Palm fronds and a thatched roof sit behind, with a notice board and coloured tassels above.2009-12-23Night-time aarti at an outdoor procession. A young man in white ceremonial dress with a golden-patterned head wrap holds up a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, his hands raised beside a woman in a cream salwar with a light scarf and a lanyard. Around them, devotees with raised hands and glasses watch and join in the lamp ceremony. A blurred lantern stands in the left foreground.2011-12-05December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23November 18 20152015-11-18Outdoors beside a palm tree and a pink-and-cream building, a man with long dark wavy hair and an orange shawl with maroon borders faces right and makes arati gestures toward a brass oil lamp with a visible flame held by a woman in an orange sari with maroon border and gold bangles. Around them, several people in white and white-and-orange clothing stand close, some with hands raised in prayer, and a woman in white with glasses and a red garland is nearby. A tray of flowers and offerings sits on an orange-covered table at right. a person: the man with long swept-back hair in orange shawl performs arati, a ritual of honouring a deity or guru.2009-12-23Close outdoor evening photo of women in white devotional clothes performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a large open flame. The central woman in a white shawl and glasses raises both palms toward the flame, while a woman on the left holds the lamp's ornate stand. Sacred ash marks on foreheads, red wristbands and bangles are visible. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and orange garments are gathered, and a rising wisp of smoke drifts above. The setting appears to be a satsang or ceremony.2015-11-18October 08 20072007-10-08A hand held up at left carries a brass aarti plate with a bright flame rising from it, wearing a gold wristwatch, gold rings, a red thread bracelet and silver bangles. Behind it, a crowd stands in smoky light; several men wear orange and saffron robes and others wear white dhotis and grey shirts, with red seats visible at a railing. A man at right in an orange robe with a beard holds his hands together. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony with people gathered around.2015-01-13A photograph of a ritual aarti during a padapuja-style ceremony. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border sits centrally, eyes half-closed, a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant. Flames of small oil lamps are held up in silver lamp trays by women in white and yellow saris, one woman wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit with hands folded in prayer. A hand in the foreground extends a lamp toward him. Ash and kumkum marks are visible on several foreheads.2010-09-08October 31 20112011-10-31