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A photograph of a ritual aarti at a gathering. A man with long dark hair swept back and a garland of red roses and yellow marigolds, bare-chested with a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist and white tilak marks on his forehead, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp in both hands. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and pink shawl holds a brass bell and touches his chest. Behind them a crowd of young men in orange t-shirts, one reading DD Boys, watches and photographs. A palm frond is visible at the lower right. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the shoulders of the central figure.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual with a bare-chested man in saffron-brown dhoti-style cloth, wearing long layered garlands of red and yellow flowers and white jasmine strands, with a white-and-yellow tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he holds a brass aarti plate with a burning flame and kumkum. Beside him a man in a white vest and pink cloth holds a brass bell. Behind them a crowd of devotees in orange t-shirts stand with folded hands, one lifting his hand, under a white building and string of flower garlands.2017-09-06 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20172017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06A bare-chested man with long dark hair and white tilak markings stands smiling in a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, wearing red and yellow flower garlands and yellow petals in his hair. He holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame toward a second man in a white vest and pink cloth who holds a brass bell. Men in orange shirts and onlookers stand behind them, and a phone is raised among the crowd. Yellow petals scatter on the ground in a courtyard with bunting overhead.2017-09-06A man with long dark hair swept back and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands bare-chested in a rust-red dhoti, wearing thick red and yellow flower garlands with white jasmine strands. He holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, with yellow petals scattered on his shoulders. Beside him a man in white dhoti and pink shawl holds a brass bell and stands with his hand on his chest. Behind them a crowd of men in orange shirts watches, and a person near the top holds up a phone. The scene resembles a lamp-lighting ritual such as aarti.2017-09-06A photograph of an outdoor street event. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala and a thick red and yellow flower garland stands at the centre holding a brass aarti plate with a lit flame and a purple flower. Yellow petals scatter in the air around him, and a forehead marking is visible. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti wears a pink shawl and holds a brass bell in his right hand while the other hand rests on his chest. Behind them, many men and boys in orange polo shirts watch, one raising a hand, and a small child in red stands at the left edge.2017-09-06A photograph of an outdoor street ritual with a crowd of young men in orange shirts. A bare-chested man in a reddish-brown dhoti, wearing a red and yellow flower garland, long swept-back hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, smiles while holding a brass tray with a lit oil lamp. Beside him a bald man in a white vest and pink shawl holds a brass bell and presses one hand to his chest. Yellow flower petals are scattered in the air. Behind them people in orange and green shirts watch, and one man raises a phone to record. a person is shown in the central figure, who holds the lamp at a puja-like offering.2017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copies