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Photograph taken at night of a man seen from behind, wearing an orange t-shirt and holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in his raised right hand. He has long dark hair and a gold-toned garland or shawl edge at his neck, and white markings are visible on his upper arm. Beyond him a blurred crowd of devotees is gathered before a lit stage or temple structure with bright lights at the top. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony.

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A photograph taken from behind of a person in an orange-saffron top with a gold-ornamented garland or necklace over the shoulders, holding a lit aarti lamp with a flame on a brass stand decorated with a small animal figure. The setting is a dim temple hall with bright ceiling lights and a blurred crowd of devotees in the background. The person's face is not visible. Shows an aarti offering in progress during evening worship.2008-10-19A man in saffron-orange draped clothing performs an aarti at night, holding a silver lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver bell-shaped holder in the other. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace with a gold ornament. Smoke rises against a dark background, with metal poles and a striped orange canopy edge at the top of the frame.2012-10-15A night-time outdoor aarti at an open-air sandy ground under dark trees. In the foreground a figure with long dark wavy hair, wrapped in a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders, holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising, offering it forward. To the right, a person in white clothes with a camera on a tripod films the scene, and another person in white stands nearby. In the left background a seated group in white clothes watch and sit with hands together.2005-12-19February 14 20162016-02-14A dimly lit temple scene during an aarti: a shaved-headed priest in a dark garment holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several bright flames toward the viewer, his face partly hidden behind the lamp. A second figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, also holding a lamp. Garlands of yellow-green and red flowers hang on a decorated pillar or deity stand at left, with blurred background ornaments.2016-12-07Night photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange robe raising a lit flame or torch high in one hand, with a bright lens flare near the head. The figure has long dark hair swept back. Behind and below, several seated and standing people in white clothing watch in a dim outdoor setting with trees. A small blue logo with a white bird appears at the top left, and copyright text sits at the lower right.2005-12-19February 07 20162016-02-07September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA 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.2012-10-16December 20 20132013-12-20January 08 20122012-01-08November 20 20062006-11-20