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Night procession scene with a torch-bearer and a bare-chested young man in white dhoti holding a lit torch on a long wooden pole, flames rising beside him. Behind him an orange-robed figure holds another flaming torch against the dark. A bare-chested young man wears a beaded necklace and a thin cord, and a small brass pot is held nearby by a person in the crowd. A metallic finial of a ratha or palanquin is visible in the background. Devotees crowd the dark street around the procession.

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Outdoor evening ritual at dusk beside a tree trunk with dark foliage behind. A young shirtless man with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala across his chest holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame, lifting it upward. He wears an orange dhoti with a gold border. Beside him, another young man with a white forehead band and orange dhoti holds a green leaf-covered offering plate. Smoke rises from the lamp. The scene appears to be an aarti performed outdoors.2016-10-31Night-time outdoor procession at a river ghat with a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a bare-chested young man in a yellow dhoti and sacred thread stands with his eyes half-closed while another man in an orange shawl holds up a large brass lamp with bright flames. Behind them a yellow ceremonial umbrella with beaded fringe and additional oil lamps glow among the crowd. Street lights and green illumination surround the scene, and several people hold up phones to record.2016-04-24September 09 20162016-09-09Night procession lit by flaming torches held aloft by men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. The central young man wears a white garment draped over his torso and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, walking with downcast eyes. Behind him another man grips a tall brass torch, and a figure in a red-orange garment stands at right. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard walks at left. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights and trees frame the outdoor scene, with a blue-and-white logo at top left.2015-11-16January 11 20172017-01-11October 12 20162016-10-12A young man in orange saffron cloth stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames, a ritual aarti. He wears a dense rudraksha mala and a ceremonial metal necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead and a small bell in his other hand. Behind him, more orange-robed men hold lit lamps in a row, with blurred devotees seated near the lit candles in a hall.2017-05-12Evening photograph of a devotional ritual in a crowd. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, wears a rudraksha mala and a small hoop earring, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and shoulder. He stands with hands raised over a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame held by a man in a white shirt. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts crowd the scene, and garlanded deity murti or decorated figures appear at the upper right with jasmine garlands and draped cloth. A small brass bell hangs from the lamp stand.2014-07-01Night outdoor photo at an evening ceremony. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap holds a silver oil lamp (aarti) with a bright flame raised in his right hand. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and gold beads, with a bracelet on his wrist, and has a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a white-clad figure stands near a tall staff with gold-and-red ceremonial banners on the left. Green foliage and bright stage light fill the background, with seated devotees along the bottom edge.2017-09-28July 19 20162016-07-19November 16 20152015-11-16January 11 20172017-01-11