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March 06 2018

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A bare-chested man with a tall black turban and a white tilak on his forehead holds a brass lamp aloft in his right hand, flames rising from the wick as he performs an aarti. He wears rudraksha mala beads and a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, with thick-rimmed glasses and a full beard. Behind him are maroon curtains and colourful framed panels on a plain wall in an indoor hall. Appearance-based cues including the long swept-back turban, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned shawl suggest a person performing the aarti ritual, though identity is uncertain.2018-03-06A bare-chested man in a saffron-brown shawl stands in a hall holding a brass lamp with a multi-flame tray, flames leaping upward, in an aarti-style offering. He wears a black turban-style headwrap, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arms, clear-framed glasses, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Behind him are maroon drapes and framed religious images. a person's appearance cues: swept black headwrap, rudraksha mala and ceremonial pendant, performing the lamp offering as the central figure.2018-03-06A bearded man with a tied-up black topknot and white ash marks on his forehead performs an aarti with a brass oil lamp, its flame burning as he holds it in his right hand. He wears rust-brown cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving his chest and arm bare, with a dense rudraksha mala and a silver pendant around his neck, and wears spectacles. He holds a small brass bell in his left hand. Behind him, a hall with maroon curtains and framed colourful pictures on the walls.2018-03-06May 31 20182018-05-31A man in a saffron-orange ritual garment performs an aarti with a silver lamp holding several burning wicks, the flames glowing in front of him. He is bare-chested with a sheer orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing long rudraksha malas across the chest, bangles and rudraksha bands on his arms, and gold-rimmed glasses, and his head is shaved. Behind him stand a red and gold ornate throne and a figure in red and white robes beside flower garlands, in a warm-lit temple-like room. Appearance-based candidate for a person: his saffron clothing, extensive rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments are the cues, and he is the one performing the aarti.2015-04-30March 04 20192019-03-04A man with long dark matted hair piled high on his head and a red-and-white beaded garland holds a silver lamp with a bright open flame, facing right during a ritual. He wears a rust-red garment, gold bangles and an armlet. Behind him to the left, two men with hands folded stand near a golden peacock-shaped stand, and to the right a gilded deity murti with red and gold adornments is visible. A cream-coloured window and a stone pillar frame the scene, and the ritual appears to be an aarti with a lamp.2016-07-19A young man stands in a hall performing an aarti ritual, holding a glass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and chest, with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a thin chain. His hair is dark and swept back, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Seated devotees in orange clothing fill the foreground and background, and a wooden door and framed posters are on the pink walls behind him.2017-07-30May 21 20162016-05-21A bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead stands at the centre of the photo, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver bell in the other. He wears a rust-orange shawl over his bare upper body and a pink and blue flower garland around his neck. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti with flower garlands, a yellow canopy and hanging lamps in a temple hall, with incense smoke rising. The man appears to be the a person, shown in an aarti puja with a shawl and garland as ritual cues.2016-12-19March 04 20192019-03-04May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copies