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December 19 2016

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A young man in profile performs an aarti with a lit camphor flame on a silver lamp held in his right hand, while a small silver handbell is in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklaces across his bare chest, a hair knot on his head, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and a small round pendant with a portrait. Behind him is a decorated deity murti framed by garlands of white flowers and red roses, with gold and purple embroidered textiles and yellow marigolds. The setting is a temple puja.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a young male priest standing at a temple shrine, holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings in both hands. He has long dark hair tied in a high bun, white vertical markings on his bare chest and upper arms, and wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a red sash, a saffron beaded necklace with gold-coloured beads, a rudraksha-style bracelet and gold earrings. Behind him are garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers, green and gold drapery, and a tall brass lamp decorated with yellow flower garlands. Only one physical person is visible.2016-12-19A young bare-chested man with dark hair tied in a high topknot stands in profile, looking to the side. He wears white horizontal stripes across his forehead, chest and upper arms, orange and brown rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a thick gold bead necklace, a small pendant and a round medallion with a portrait on his chest, and hoop earrings. Behind him are a gold and silver ornate seat and a blurred figure in red and gold clothing. Figure is an in_person candidate with compatible presentation cues only partially visible, so identity is uncertain; setting appears to be a ceremonial hall with decorated furnishings.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A young person stands in a gilded hall holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in the right hand and a small silver bell or vessel in the other. They wear a leopard-print cloth over an orange-saffron garment, with rudraksha malas across the chest and arms, a gold-bead necklace, and a white tripundra with a red bindi on the forehead. Hair is piled in a high bun with a rudraksha band. Behind them, seated devotees fold their hands, and rows of brass lamps stand on the right.2018-12-20 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20192019-01-04A young man in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a multi-flame brass aarti lamp in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold-beaded necklace and gold-beaded armlets, with white horizontal stripes on his arms and a white tilak on his forehead, his long hair knotted up on his head. Blurred seated devotees in the background suggest a ritual arati performance during an event.2016-05-02A young boy in ritual attire stands in a gold-pillared hall holding a silver ceremonial umbrella (chhatra) aloft in his right hand, with a brass lamp stand and brass oil lamps behind him. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over a leopard-print garment, a red tilak on his forehead with white markings, a heavy necklace of gold beads and rudraksha malas across his chest, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. Audience members, mostly women in saris and salwar, sit in the background watching the procession.2018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20182018-12-20A young man with long dreadlocked black hair tied up at the back stands in profile holding a brass oil lamp with several flames in his right hand. He has a white tilak on his forehead with a red dot, a bare chest, white painted stripes on his upper arm, and a thick rudraksha mala draped across his chest with a red sash. Red and orange bead bracelets are on his wrist. Behind him, blurred figures in white clothes sit on red-tiered steps, with a red flag at the left edge.2017-07-24