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A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead holds a small bronze lamp-like vessel with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, performing a ritual on a sandy ground. He wears a white dhoti and a gold-bordered white shawl and a rudraksha mala. Smoke rises from the flame. Brass puja items sit on a woven mat in the foreground, including a small brass cup with incense sticks and a brass kalasha-style pot. Several people in white clothing stand behind him on a mat in the background.

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A standing man in white ceremonial dress with a gold-bordered white shawl leads a gathering under a large tree. He wears a white turban with a red bindi, a long white garland of white flowers with red and blue accents, multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant. He holds a brass plate with two lit oil lamps in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes sit around him, some with hands folded in prayer.2005-01-01A standing man in a white turban with a gold-bordered cream shawl and dhoti, wearing long white and red-and-blue jasmine garlands and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, raises a small brass plate holding a lit purple-flamed lamp while ringing a silver handbell in his other hand. A red tilak marks his forehead. Seated devotees in white clothes surround him outdoors beneath a large tree, and some are gathered close in the front rows. Garlanded, plain-presentation appearance with long hair and ceremonial adornments; the page indicates this is the a person event, but the appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is given as a priest performing arati with a lamp and bell.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01May 02 20172017-05-02December 17 20112011-12-17Outdoor ritual on a blue tarp at a mountain camp. A seated central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a cream embroidered sherwani with gold trim over white dhoti-style clothing, a gold-bordered white garment, and a cord microphone clip at the chest. He holds a small flame cupped in both hands above a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) decorated with marigold-like yellow and pink flowers, a brass bowl, a small bell and offerings. Standing behind him are two men in white kurtas and white pants, one in a red-and-gold shawl, and a tall brass oil lamp stand stands at right. On the left, a seated person in a cream sari-style garment with gold border tends offerings, including fruit, sweets and a metal pot. Partially visible people stand at the top edge.2006-04-01Outdoor ceremony beneath a large spreading tree. A smiling man in a white turban and white robe with a broad yellow border stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white and red-and-blue flower garland. Behind him, a burning oil lamp or fire vessel sits on a stand at left, flames rising. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white and traditional dress watch; a man in white with arms folded stands at left, and a woman in white holds a bundle of flowers at right. A ceremonial staff is visible at lower right.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 31 20112011-12-31June 18 20132013-06-18December 18 20162016-12-18