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A man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold beaded necklace stands at night beside a stone pillar, holding a brass bell-and-lamp ritual vessel with a curved handle while looking down at it. His forehead and arm are smeared with white ash, and a red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Smoke or flame rises from the vessel, and a second man in orange with a red mark on his forehead stands behind him holding another brass lamp. Dark background with lit oil lamps.

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A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a heavy gold chain of beaded ornaments and bells across his chest. His forehead bears white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot, and white ash marks his upper arm. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, mounted on a stand, in the other, performing an aarti-style lamp ritual against a dark background. Only one physical person is visible, though a partially visible orange-robed figure stands at the far left edge.2009-12-16A photograph of a ritual performed at night against a dark background. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and body, with a gold multi-strand necklace of beads, holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a younger man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Smoke or incense haze is visible in the background. The scene reflects an aarti offering.2009-12-16A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing a ritual. He wears a thick gold chain necklace with a pendant and white vibhuti streaks with a red dot on his forehead. Smoke rises in the dark background, and a white-clad attendant with gold garlands stands at the left edge.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl performing a night ritual, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a heavy gold necklace of bead chains with a gold pendant, and has white and red tilak marks on his forehead and white ash on his arms. Smoke rises from the lamp. Behind him, another man with a beard, also in orange, holds a brass bell. Dark background with carved stone visible at the edge.2009-12-16A man in an orange saffron shawl drawn over his head stands at night, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace with a small gold deity pendant, and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. Light haze and sprinkled water droplets surround him. A second person with curly hair in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a ritual lamp and bell worship moment.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a red bindi, wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and a heavy gold beaded necklace. He holds a brass lamp with a long curved handle and bells in front of him, with a flame glowing behind and a dark night background. A stone pillar edge is visible at left, and another person stands partly visible at right holding another brass lamp. Appearance-based label: a person, with his role in the scene as the lamp-holder during an evening puja.2009-12-16A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with the cloth draped over his head, wearing a heavy gold-toned multi-strand necklace with a large pendant. White ash marks his forehead and upper arm, and a red mark sits at the centre of his brow. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame in the other, performing a ritual during an evening puja with steam rising behind him.2009-12-16December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20102010-09-24 +2 copiesA man in a saffron-orange shawl with a red tilak on his forehead holds a brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick in his right hand, while a smaller brass bell is held in his left. Smoke rises above him. He is smiling and looking down at the flame. Behind him hangs an orange-red curtain, and tall brass lamp stands with oil lamps are at the right edge of the frame. The setting suggests a temple ritual, with the man performing an aarti. Swamiji (probable): long, swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold neck ornament identify him as a probable candidate, performing the aarti in a temple ritual.2010-01-02 +1 copies