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January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13December 28 20172017-12-28A hand held up at left carries a brass aarti plate with a bright flame rising from it, wearing a gold wristwatch, gold rings, a red thread bracelet and silver bangles. Behind it, a crowd stands in smoky light; several men wear orange and saffron robes and others wear white dhotis and grey shirts, with red seats visible at a railing. A man at right in an orange robe with a beard holds his hands together. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony with people gathered around.2015-01-13A hazy photograph of a ritual flame in a bright, smoky space. A woman with long grey hair and bangles in the foreground holds a metal tray of burning fire aloft toward a man in a maroon and gold turban with gold-rimmed glasses and rudraksha mala. Around them, men in orange and red robes and tilaka marks on the forehead watch closely, one with a white-painted forehead. The scene suggests an aarti or homa offering in an assembly.2015-01-13A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at night against a black background, holding a silver aarti plate of burning oil lamps with smoke rising to the left. He wears a gold-and-cream turban, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala across his chest and small earrings, and his right hand rests on his chest. Yellow marigolds and green leaves fill the lower right foreground.2013-11-20April 04 20182018-04-04January 13 20152015-01-13March 02 20182018-03-02 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ritual photo: a large brass aarti tray with a bright flame, two small clay or brass bowls of red and yellow liquid, and scattered flower petals and garlands. A man in a white shirt leans in from the right to tend the flame. In the centre, a man wearing a marigold garland over a saffron-red garment holds the tray while people in white and orange-red clothes crowd around. Behind them is a red wall, a hill, and a flagpole. The crowd is dense, with more than twenty people visible, many with white and red tilaks on their foreheads.2018-01-16A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with coloured striped border and a pink headband stands at a fire ritual, holding a long handled ladle over a silver oil lamp lit with a bright flame. Beside him a fire pit burns in front of a kalasha decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with a silver bowl nearby. A white-draped table and a brass object appear in the background. Sacred ash marks are visible on his arm, and he wears a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No face-based identification is made, and the person is described by role as a priest.2018-01-06July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copies