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December 18 2011

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December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11A 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.2014-11-26December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesApril 01 20132013-04-01October 10 20132013-10-10A man with long dark hair piled high on his head stands outdoors among trees and greenery, holding a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and a double-strand red bead garland, multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, a gold armlet, and a red wristband. A bronze bell-shaped vessel is held in his left hand. A second person is partly visible at the lower left edge.2016-07-19A man with long dark hair, a tilak and bindi, and a dark beard stands outdoors holding a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and heavy gold necklaces, bead garlands and gold armlets. Behind him, a red, white, green and blue fringed canopy hangs, and a cameraman films. Other devotees, one with folded hands in an orange garment, stand nearby under trees.2016-08-02A 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.2013-09-11October 31 20162016-10-31December 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of a bare-chested man in a rust-red shawl performing an aarti with a silver lamp holding a bright flame. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, gold earrings, and rudraksha-style beads on his neck. He has long dark hair swept back, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind him, a devotee with folded hands and a bare-chested attendant stand near a colourful fabric canopy with tassels, with other onlookers at the edges and a blurred tree setting. The photo is watermarked and attributed to the archive's source.2016-08-02