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February 11 2007

A man in saffron-orange robes wearing a white garland of flowers stands before a plain grey wall beside a barred window, holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass hand bell in the other. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and his hair is tied back. Smoke rises from the bell area as he performs a lamp ritual.

A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands in a hall performing aarti. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch, and holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, gazing upward. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts fill the hall behind him, with a few partly visible people at the edges. Orange and patterned banners hang from the pillars, and fluorescent tube lights run along the metal-trussed ceiling.

A man in a saffron-orange draped garment, with a tilak of sandalwood or ash on his forehead and gold-tinted skin markings on his arm, performs an aarti with a brass lamp holder and a bell-shaped handbell in a temple setting. A bright flame rises from the lamp. Behind him hang orange cloths and carved stone pillars, and gilded brass lamp stands are visible on the right. The scene suggests a temple puja with an oil lamp and bell.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a darker red-maroon border stands at night holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames rising from several wicks, and a brass bell in his other hand. He wears a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot. Leaves hang above and a leafy plant stands behind him against a dark background. The scene suggests a night aarti performed in the open. The man is a priest or sannyasi performing the aarti; appearance is a shaved head in saffron with no long hair, crown or rudraksha malas, so his identity is uncertain.

Photo of an evening arati performance inside a open-sided hall with a metal roof and fluorescent tube light. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala holds a brass arati lamp with a bright flame aloft in his right hand. He has a white tilak on his forehead and wears gold bangles. Behind him, a dozen seated men in white and light clothing watch quietly on the floor, and a few other people stand or walk near the doorway and pillars decorated with colourful striped panels.

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, with flames rising from the lamp. He wears gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, with a light vertical tilak on his forehead. Smoke drifts across the left side, and green mango-style leaves hang overhead. The page indicates this is a Chandi Homa event, but the figure's appearance is a shaved-head priest in saffron with gold beads, lacking the long hair or crown cues needed to confirm the person named on the page, so the identity is uncertain.

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A man in a saffron-orange and maroon dhoti-style wrap stands against a dark night background, holding a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in his raised right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears a long necklace of gold beads with a pendant, bangles on his wrist, and looks upward toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp at the top left. This appears to be an evening aarti ritual. The man has short dark hair and no visible crown or long hair, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role as a priest performing aarti.

A man in white ritual clothes and a white head cloth lights an oil lamp with a long silver-handled taper beside a stone shrine wall with carved relief panels and a red velvet drape. Behind him, a second man in orange garments stands with palms pressed together in prayer. The lamp flame burns brightly in a dim stone chamber.

A photograph of a man in long black hair and an orange saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick and smoke rising, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a second figure in an orange garment and white shirt is partly visible against dark, textured tree bark. The man is performing aarti in a dimly lit outdoor setting. The lamp has a flaming wick; the bell-like brass bases are visible at the handle.