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A man with long dark matted hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand, raising it near his face. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print cloth around his waist and a rudraksha mala. Behind him are garlands of white flowers with red and yellow accents, a blurred blue fabric hanging at top left, and a wooden stand in the foreground. A microphone stand is visible at right.

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Outdoor ritual photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with white horizontal forehead and arm markings, holding a silver lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising. He looks to the side, and a wooden stand sits in the foreground. Behind him, blurred figures in rust-red cloth and white and orange flower garlands suggest a ceremony. a person: long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha-style red sacred cord and rust-red ochre clothing; he is the person performing the flame offering.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28A man with long dark matted locks and white vertical tilak and arm markings sits on an ornate white-cushioned seat, holding a silver lamp with a flame in his right hand. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print sash, a gold pendant and dark rudraksha beads across his chest. Behind him are garlanded deity murti in blue and white draping, with marigold and white flower garlands, and a wooden chair arm in the foreground. The robe colour, ornaments and long swept hair are visible cues, but the setting shows an aarti-style flame offering rather than a confirmed identity for the person.2017-12-28A man with long dark matted hair and a trimmed beard sits with eyes closed on an ornate silver chair, holding his hands near a wooden stand with a flame at the right. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless top, a leopard-print waist cloth, and a gold necklace with a round pendant. Long rudraksha mala strands cross his chest and waist, and white sacred ash marks his forehead and arms. Behind him are white and yellow jasmine garlands with red flowers, and a blue silk drape is visible at the upper left. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in ceremonial ritual clothing with rudraksha malas and gold necklace during a fire offering.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A photograph of a man performing an aarti ritual with a lit oil lamp held in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a leopard-print lower garment. His hair is pulled back and he has a red-orange mark on his forehead. Behind a large ornate silver-framed panel, other people in white dhotis stand in the background amid rising smoke, and garlands of white and yellow flowers hang at the right edge. Nearby, a figure in a purple garment is partly visible. Two other men in white clothes appear in the background.2014-09-14A 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 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.2016-08-02December 20 20172017-12-20