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February 07 2016

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A young man in an orange and gold turban with a feathered ornament stands at the right side of a stage, holding a silver tray with a multi-flame brass lamp (aarti) in both hands. He wears a gold-and-orange garment, multiple rudraksha bead bracelets and a long beaded necklace, with white ash markings on his upper arms and forehead. Behind him a banner with partially visible lettering and a blurred figure in red appear in the background.2016-02-07Four young men in saffron and orange ceremonial dress perform a fire ritual at night, with a flame and smoke rising from a lamp in the foreground. The man on the left wears large round spectacles, orange-and-gold draped cloth and a gold-bead garland, with white markings on his arms. The second man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a brass vessel. The third man in orange holds a microphone while the man on the right wears an orange-and-gold turban, orange-gold shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala, holding a pot. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange watches, with yellow flowers in the lower right corner.2016-02-07Photograph of two young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps (flame visible) over a silver tray of bowls holding flower petals and offerings in a temple-like room. Behind them an older woman in white with rudraksha necklace stands with palms pressed in prayer, and a large carved wooden door with brass studs is in the background. Appears to be an aarti or puja offering.2013-06-15Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas perform an aarti ceremony in a large tent hall. The man on the right, in front, holds a brass lamp with a large flame in one hand and a small handbell in the other; he has tilak and white painted markings on his arms and forehead, and his hair is tied up in a topknot. The man at left, also in orange with a mala, holds a brass bell. Seated devotees in colourful clothes and a camera tripod with bright lights are visible in the background on a red carpet.2016-05-02June 15 20132013-06-15A young man with a topknot of matted hair and white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead stands in an orange and gold sannyasi-style garment, bare-shouldered, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold chain with a pendant. He holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several flames raised before him. Behind him, a man in white shirt stands beside a camera on a tripod, and colourful hanging tassels and string lights decorate a tent ceiling. Attendees are seen at the lower edge.2016-05-21April 30 20152015-04-30June 08 20132013-06-08September 09 20122012-09-09June 05 20122012-06-05A young child in a kailasavaasi-style ritual attire stands in a temple hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with five lit flames in both hands. The child has long hair piled on top of the head with rudraksha malas, a white-and-red forehead tilak, white ash markings on the arms and chest, and a leopard-print cloth wrap with an orange shawl. Smoke rises from the lamp. Behind the child, blurred figures in orange and red robes, a gold-coloured pillar and red drapes frame the scene, and seated devotees in white are visible on the right. The setting suggests an aarti offering during the Paramashivoham inaugural program.2018-12-20Photograph of a ritual aarti during a Hindu ceremony indoors. A man in an orange-red headwrap and yellow-gold shawl over white dhoti holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many flames while a second man in white dhoti with gold border, facing away, steadies its base. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with offerings. The background shows a cream wall with a pale green floral stencil.2015-07-13