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A man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a saffron-orange band stands outdoors beside a carved reddish stone shrine adorned with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He wears a long white and yellow-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-bead mala, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background.

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A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers, performs aarti with a brass lamp beside a carved brown wooden shrine draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Palm trees and green foliage surround the outdoor setting.2014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05A photograph of an ornate copper-coloured pillar or lamp stand with a carved base, wrapped in marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl stands at right, wearing a red-and-gold flower garland and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a flame or lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other, with a palm tree behind him. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering at an outdoor shrine.2014-09-09Outdoors among palm trees, a man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with orange-gold borders stands beside a carved reddish-brown stone shrine pillar wrapped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers. He wears long garlands of white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala across his chest, holds a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small handheld bell, and performs an offering or puja at the shrine. Ornate carvings decorate the shrine. a person cues are weak here, so identity is uncertain; the figure is a priest or devotee performing puja.2014-10-05Outdoor photo of a priest in maroon-red robes and a red-brown dhoti with a wide ochre-gold waist sash, wearing a long garland of white flowers and orange-red marigold-like blossoms. He raises a lit flame on a lamp in one hand while holding a brass bell in the other, performing aarti. Beside him stands a carved wooden or brown-stone pedestal topped with an ornate lantern-like shrine, draped in a ring of yellow marigold garlands with pink flowers. Tall coconut palms and green foliage fill the background under a pale sky.2014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a palm tree. In the foreground, an ornate copper-coloured kalasha-style vessel stands on a carved pedestal, draped with yellow marigold garlands and layered purple, magenta and yellow flower garlands. On the right, a man in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a saffron-orange garland and a red-and-white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him, other people in white and saffron clothing are partly visible, and a ceremonial horn player stands at the left edge. The setting is an open courtyard with greenery.2014-11-26A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti stands beside a large copper lamp stand wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a base of red flowers. He holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, looking upward, and wears a red and yellow flower garland, a gold-bead necklace and gold bangles. A palm tree and foliage form the background. A copper relief of a tree decorates the stand. Traditional aarti-style lamp offering.2014-11-26March 11 20132013-03-11Outdoor ritual photograph beside a copper-toned ornate pillar or kalasha-style structure draped with yellow marigold garlands and carved with a tree motif. A man with a smiling expression, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wears a dark red robe with gold-and-saffron borders, a gold beaded necklace and a red and yellow flower garland. He holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, with palm trees behind him.2014-11-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a large ornate copper kalasha-like vessel wrapped in yellow marigold garlands, with a copper relief panel showing a tree motif and red and white flowers at its base. A man standing at right wears a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered sash, a brown gold-trimmed shawl, a long red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, plus a red bindi and white tripundra on his forehead. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with palm trees behind. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identified by the saffron-orange clothing, garlands and ceremonial necklaces, standing in an aarti posture.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26