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A photograph of a person performing an evening aarti at night, holding a brass multi-branched oil lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke in both hands. The person wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped at the waist, with short dark hair. Carved stone pillars with ornate capitals frame the left side, and a dark night sky is behind. a person: the figure has long swept-back dark hair and saffron clothing, and the page states a person was present at this event.

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Night-time ritual photograph of a standing figure in long flowing orange robes and an orange shawl, holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame or camphor aarti in the other, with smoke rising. Long dark hair and a rudraksha mala are visible. Behind and to the right, a seated man in orange clothes presses his palms together in prayer, and a man in white stands behind him. Brass kalasha pots and lamps sit on a yellow-draped platform, with more seated people in white and orange in the background, and carved stone pillars frame the left edge.2008-01-03Night photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He has long dark curly hair swept back and a dark mark on his forehead, and he is looking down at the flame. A white wooden beam and post frame the scene against a black background. The act shown is aarti, a lamp offering. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, bare chest) are consistent with the a person candidate named in the page, though the face is not clearly visible.2006-12-10Photograph of a man performing arati in a dim setting. He has long, dark, wavy hair swept back and wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, leaving one shoulder bare. A small red tilak mark is on his forehead. In his left hand he holds an ornate brass oil lamp with a bright flame, and in his right hand a brass handbell. Smoke drifts behind him, and a second person in orange stands partly visible in the background.2006-12-10January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron garment stands in profile, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame aloft in his right hand while his left hand supports a second brass bell-shaped vessel. His hair is grey-streaked and pulled back, and his arm shows yellow turmeric or sandal marks. Behind him hangs a deep orange drape, and in the blurred foreground stand ornate brass lamp stands. The scene suggests an aarti ritual in a temple setting.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-saffron rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a golden-brown lingam on a pedestal at right. A white-clad attendant with gold-bordered cloth stands at the left edge, with brass offering plates visible at the lower left. A dark background and wooden pillar frame the scene. The man has a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. a person (in_person candidate) performing aarti at a lingam, with ritual offerings in an interior hall.2013-03-10Night aarti at a golden-lit temple shrine. In the foreground, a man with long matted dreadlocks, rudraksha mala necklaces and a bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth holds a multi-flamed brass aarti lamp with both hands, its flames rising high. Behind him, other figures in orange garments with white body markings stand in line, and a tall tiered lamp stand glows against a carved golden wall with a lattice screen. Relevant ritual: aarti with oil lamp flames.2021-06-20January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders performs aarti, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a dark tree trunk and another hand holding a bell are partly visible. The setting is dim, with smoke rising from the flame.2006-12-10March 10 20132013-03-10A 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 photo of a man in an orange saffron garment performing aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp, its many oil lamps burning with a tall flame at the top. He holds the lamp aloft in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. Long dark hair falls behind him. Seated devotees in white and one in an orange shawl watch at left, and a white-draped seat stands at right, with brass vessels in the foreground. The setting is a stone wall in dim evening light.