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October 05 2014

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A man stands outdoors under coconut palms, holding a brass arati lamp with a flame in his left hand and a small brass handbell in his right. He wears a rust-red wrap with yellow-and-orange striped borders, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamp as he looks upward, smiling.2013-09-11A man in a maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered cloth stands under a corrugated roof at dusk, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a long white and purple-and-orange flower garland, a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala, and white and red forehead markings. Behind him, a man in white clothing and a cameraman with a video camera are visible, and a ritual floor design with an orange cushioned seat appears nearby. Temple kirtan and pada-puja activity is suggested by the lamp and setting.2014-09-30Outdoor photo of a temple ritual. A man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing a saffron-orange garment and orange beaded necklace with pink and yellow flower garlands, holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp (aarti) in the other, offering it toward a painted reddish-pink deity murti at left decorated with yellow flower garland. Palm fronds appear at upper right against a pale sky.2013-03-11April 14 20132013-04-14A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers, performs aarti with a brass lamp beside a carved brown wooden shrine draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Palm trees and green foliage surround the outdoor setting.2014-10-05A man in a rust-red robe and gold-trimmed saffron-gold dhoti performs an aarti outdoors, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a thick red and gold flower garland and a beaded gold-and-rudraksha style necklace, with white tripundra vibhuti and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, eyes closed in meditative focus. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background under an evening sky. Ritual objects are clearly visible; the figure appears to be a priest performing puja, and identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-11-26A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with gold-edged border, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland of white, red, yellow and purple blossoms over gold rudraksha-style beads, standing barefoot on a white platform and holding a brass arati lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other while gazing upward. Smoke rises from the lamp. Behind him stand tall coconut palms. At the lower left, a stone deity murti is partly visible, adorned with flower garlands, and white flower petals are scattered on the platform. At the lower right, a smiling man in white clothes holds a brass tray with vessels.2009-12-23November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesDecember 30 20172017-12-30September 26 20142014-09-26April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man standing outdoors before palm trees, wearing a rust-red sannyasi-style cloth draped over the shoulder and wrapped at the waist with a gold-bordered sash. He has a red bindi on his forehead and holds a rope swing with both hands. He wears long garlands of white jasmine with yellow and red flower clusters, plus a rudraksha-style mala of gold-tipped beads across the chest.2014-10-05