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A man in a red-orange saffron cloth wrapped over his bare upper body performs an aarti at night beside water, holding a brass bell in his left hand and waving a lit brass oil lamp with a visible flame and smoke with his right. A gold beaded necklace hangs at his chest. Behind him, a white-clad person stands in the dark. To the right, a platform is draped with bands of marigolds and garlands in purple, orange, yellow and pink, with a blue-and-gold cloth at its base. A brass plate with flowers sits at left. The man's distinctive adornments are visible but his identity is not established by appearance, so he is described by role as a priest performing aarti.

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A man stands at night beside a row of marigold and mixed flower garlands in yellow, pink, white and orange hanging on a white cloth. He wears an orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and bare chest with a gold-trimmed hem, and a gold bead necklace. He holds a metal aarti lamp with a lit flame, with smoke rising behind it, while his face is turned toward the flame. A bright white light stands behind the flowers. The scene appears to be a ritual aarti offering.2011-12-23June 22 20092009-06-22October 29 20162016-10-29June 09 20092009-06-09October 16 20122012-10-16A man in a saffron-orange and maroon dhoti-style wrap stands against a dark night background, holding a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in his raised right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears a long necklace of gold beads with a pendant, bangles on his wrist, and looks upward toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp at the top left. This appears to be an evening aarti ritual. The man has short dark hair and no visible crown or long hair, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2012-10-16September 28 20172017-09-28Night ritual photograph with a smoky, floodlit outdoor setting. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown garment with a blue cloth tied around his head and beaded necklaces leans forward over a brass lamp, lighting a flame held over a ritual platform. Flower garlands with white and red blooms, a kalasha-style vessel and wheat stalks sit to the left, with colourful striped cloths behind. Behind him, a second figure in white dhoti and shawl stands partly visible at the left edge, holding an object near his chest, beside a yellow-trimmed pillar. Rising smoke fills the background of a fire-ritual setting.2017-08-22A man in a dark orange-red shawl and matching dhoti stands against a black night background, holding a silver aarti lamp with flames in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a heavy gold-coloured bead necklace with a gold pendant, and gold bangles on his wrist. He looks to the side while performing an evening aarti ritual at an outdoor event.2012-10-16A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon border stands on a dark stage performing aarti. He holds a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A gold beaded necklace with a pendant hangs on his chest, and smoke drifts upward from the lamp against a black background. a person: long hair is not visible, but the saffron garment, ornate gold necklace and ceremonial aarti suggest the a person candidate; appearance is uncertain, so the identity is marked unsure.2012-10-16November 23 20102010-11-23October 13 20132013-10-13