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A man in orange-saffron robes performs an aarti with a large flame from a brass lamp held in his right hand, while ringing a brass handbell held in his left. He wears a white and red flower garland, a gold chain around his neck, and a red tika on his forehead. Beside him a younger man in an orange cloth with white flower and bead garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them stands an ornate silver-gilt deity or altar backdrop, with a ceiling fan at the left edge of the frame.

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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-brown sannyasi robe stands before a golden throne, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers and making a namaskar gesture with both hands at his chest. A bright flame burns in a brass aarti lamp on a silver tray held by an attendant at right, with pink and red flower petals scattered on the tray. Behind him, another man in orange robes stands with palms joined, and string lights glow along a pillared hall. a person: the bearded man with long hair, saffron-brown robe and flower garland, shown in an aarti setting before the throne.2018-03-02A photograph of a temple ritual with a man in a rust-brown robe and a brown rudraksha-style mala, wearing a long white and pink flower garland and a vertical sandal mark on the forehead. He holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing an aarti near a golden pillar. Behind him a man in an orange dhoti with gold necklaces stands beside smoke and a red-draped altar with a flame, and a trident is visible. A pink cloth hangs at the right edge and bright stage lights shine above.2016-05-23March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10A man in a rust-red robe with a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a brass aarti lamp with a large open flame near a gilded pillar with pink fabric draped over it. Smoke rises behind him, and a trident and a gold throne with a red cushion stand in the background. A younger man in an orange-gold dhoti with a gold chain stands behind him on a red carpet, watching.2016-05-23A man in a red-maroon robe with a long white and red flower garland holds a brass oil lamp with a large flame in his right hand, while ringing a brass handbell in the other. He wears a vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold chain over his shoulder. Behind him stands a second man, bare-chested with orange-saffron dhoti and a white and red garland, holding a brass tray. A large golden deity murti with a crown-like headdress is in the background, along with garlanded images. a person performing aarti at an altar. Indoors under fluorescent lights.2017-06-10September 11 20162016-09-11July 07 20092009-07-07March 02 20182018-03-02A man in saffron-brown robes with a gold-bordered cloth stands holding a lit silver aarti lamp with a tall flame, wearing a thick necklace of red and orange beads with gold bead accents and red flower garlands. Behind him, a second figure in orange robes and a white headband stands at left, and golden floral decorations and a draped red curtain fill the background.2013-05-19September 19 20152015-09-19