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Close photograph of an aarti ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in profile with a gold-coloured headwear and a beaded necklace holds a brass aarti plate with several lit oil lamps, their flames large and bright, with scattered flower petals on the tray. Behind him, another figure in saffron and yellow cloth and a second lamp stand are partly visible in warm, hazy light. The background is draped in orange and yellow fabric.2010-01-30February 07 20162016-02-07A smoky ritual photograph shows a man in an orange-saffron robe with a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over his shoulders, standing with hands joined at the chest in front of a burning fire. Behind him is a gilded ornate structure with radiating golden details. In the left foreground a second figure in a yellow-orange cloth holds a lit lamp or flame. Thick smoke or incense fills the air. The man's face is visible with a dot on the forehead.2016-02-07A photograph of an aarti ritual at dusk. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and a bright orange head cloth stands at left, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala with ornate gold-toned adornments, and holds a silver tray with a multi-flame silver aarti lamp whose flames are lit. Smoke and warm light surround the lamp. Behind him is a decorated pink and red ritual pot with yellow marigold garlands and yellow cloth hangings, and a deity murti is partly visible at right.2016-02-07A dimly lit temple scene during an aarti: a shaved-headed priest in a dark garment holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several bright flames toward the viewer, his face partly hidden behind the lamp. A second figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, also holding a lamp. Garlands of yellow-green and red flowers hang on a decorated pillar or deity stand at left, with blurred background ornaments.2016-12-07December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA blurred, washed-out close-up of a ritual scene with a lit flame at left and a silver ritual vessel with a curved handle at center. A hand holding a silver item rises from the upper right, next to a person in white and a figure in orange and white draped clothing. Another hand grips a beaded strand near the bottom. Visible people include a child in white at left, a woman with glasses and a bindi-marked forehead at upper right, and a partially visible person in yellow. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with a fire lamp. No one can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2010-09-08Close photo of a ritual in progress: a priest in red and orange clothing with an orange-beaded mala across his chest and white markings on his arms holds a brass bell and a flaming camphor or oil lamp, its fire rising above a small brass vessel. Behind the flame is a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands, gold jewellery and a red flower; gold-bordered cloth lies at the base. Only a partial view of a seated person's head appears at the lower right.2014-09-14December 19 20162016-12-19July 17 20062006-07-17February 07 20162016-02-07August 02 20172017-08-02