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December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesApril 17 20172017-04-17A young shirtless priest with long dark hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small brass handbell in his left. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and an orange-red cloth wrapped at his waist and over his shoulder. A dark metal vessel is in the foreground at right. In the blurred background, people in white clothes sit on stone steps near a red-brick structure.2017-08-07A shaved-headed man in profile, bare-chested, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and shoulder. He holds an oil lamp with a visible flame near a temple shrine, appearing to offer aarti. Behind him, other people in orange and white ritual clothes stand in a blurred temple interior.2017-01-11A photograph of a young male priest in profile holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit flames, performing a ritual on stone steps. He has long black hair, white horizontal tilak and body markings, a saffron-orange and yellow dhoti, and an orange-brown rudraksha-style mala across his chest. Red flags and red-and-white railings stand behind him, with seated spectators in white and colourful clothing on tiered stands in the background.2016-12-19Photo 11741368 +2 copiesMay 02 20132013-05-02January 23 20172017-01-23May 04 20132013-05-04A young male priest stands in profile in the foreground, bare-chested, wearing an orange-yellow dhoti or lower cloth and a long rudraksha mala with a matching bracelet on his right wrist. White vibhuti or sandalwood stripes mark his arms and chest, and a white tilak on his forehead. He raises his right hand near his face, fingers pinched together, in a ritual gesture. Behind him, a blurred stadium-like arena of tiered seating holds many seated people in white and colourful clothing. At the right edge, a tall pillar is wrapped in yellow, orange, white and purple flower garlands. The setting appears to be an outdoor ceremonial event.2016-12-19January 16 20172017-01-16Photo 11731653 +1 copies