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A young man in ceremonial dress performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears an orange saffron wrap with gold borders, a golden bangle, a rudraksha mala and a golden cord around his neck, and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. His long hair is piled in a high knot. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and red garments are blurred on a red floor.

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May 02 20162016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, performing a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, earrings and a white tilak with red bindi, with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head. Behind him, seated devotees in white and a golden deity murti are visible in a hall.2016-05-02A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24May 02 20162016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02A photograph of a young sadhaka in an orange saffron dhoti and sash, with long dreadlocked black hair falling down his back, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and white horizontal stripes painted on his arm. He stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. Behind him a camera on a tripod and a man in white with an orange lanyard stand near a red-carpeted stage, with golden thrones or deity structures and seated spectators blurred in the background.2016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21May 02 20162016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21August 03 20172017-08-03