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A bare-chested man in a green turban holds a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with three flames aloft during a ritual. He wears layered gold and bead necklaces, a red and white cloth draped over his shoulder, and a green dhoti. His eyes are lowered in concentration. Blurred figures and a maroon curtain appear in the background. The setting suggests an aarti performance in a temple or ashram hall. Appearance cues are insufficient to identify him, so he is described by role as a ritual performer.

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July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20162016-02-19February 19 20162016-02-19October 15 20172017-10-15July 04 20162016-07-04A bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck performs an aarti with a tall brass multi-tiered lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He grips the handle with both hands and the flames glow brightly against a blurred hall interior with maroon drapes and a white ceiling. The setting suggests a temple or ashram ritual.2016-08-24A photograph of a bare-chested man in a pink and green turban and a green checked cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing a large beaded necklace of wooden beads and a gold pendant. He raises one hand holding a flower-wrapped object and holds a silver ritual spoon or ladle in the other, against a dark background with a bright light at left. Whether this is a person cannot be determined from appearance; the pictured person is a devotee or priest performing a ritual gesture.2016-07-03March 04 20192019-03-04A bare-chested priest in a gold-and-orange striped dhoti stands in profile, raising a brass five-flame aarti lamp in his right hand while holding a silver handbell in his left. He wears rudraksha beads and a gold pendant around his neck, and matching beaded bracelets. Behind him, a man in white dhoti photographs the ritual on a colourful striped floor covering in a decorated hall. The scene shows pancha aarti being offered during the Sadashivoham after-celebration.2016-12-22May 18 20192019-05-18A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps aloft in a hall. He wears a long rudraksha mala, white sacred ash marks on his forehead and shoulders, and a red kumkum dot. His attention is on the flame as he performs the ritual, with blurred maroon curtains and framed pictures behind him.2016-08-24A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28