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Indoor photo of a young man in white kurta and dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, standing in a hall during an evening arati. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead, and bangles, and holds a brass bell in one hand while a lit oil lamp flame burns at his feet. Behind him, about a dozen seated men in white and checked shirts watch in a long hall under fluorescent lights, with colourful woven pillar hangings and framed pictures on the walls. Another figure in white stands in the background near a doorway.

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A young man stands in the centre of an indoor hall performing an arati with a brass lamp holding a lit flame in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a white kurta with an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a white forehead mark and bangles on his wrist. Behind him, several seated devotees in white dhotis and checked shirts sit on the floor, with colourful striped hanging banners on the pillars. A small oil lamp burns in the lower right corner.2007-08-26A young man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands centrally in a hall with a corrugated metal roof, holding a small brass bell and lamp in front of a flame near the bottom edge. He wears a white kurta with sleeves rolled up, an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a wristwatch. Behind him, roughly a dozen seated devotees in white and checked clothes face the aarti, and several standing people move about. Tall banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang from the pillars. Appearance-based a person cues include long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala while performing aarti.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta and an orange shawl stands in an indoor hall holding a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with flames in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, long dark hair, and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with gold bangles on his wrist. Several seated devotees in white and checked shirts watch from the floor, and a fluorescent light hangs under a metal-framed roof. The scene shows an evening aarti being performed. a person: the young man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, which are the qualifying cues for a probable identification, but the photo is not a clear match, so the label is kept as unsure.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands in a hall performing aarti. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch, and holds a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, gazing upward. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts fill the hall behind him, with a few partly visible people at the edges. Orange and patterned banners hang from the pillars, and fluorescent tube lights run along the metal-trussed ceiling.2007-08-26A young man stands at the centre of a covered hall performing aarti. He wears a white kurta with rolled sleeves, an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread-like ash mark on his forehead, and holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a brass stand in the other. Seated devotees in white and checked clothing sit on the floor behind him, and a boy in white sits in the lower right corner. The hall has colourful patterned pillars with bird motifs. The man has long hair swept back and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial pendant, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm an identity.2007-08-26A young man in a white kurta with an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands in an indoor hall performing arati. He holds a lit flame in a metal lamp in his right hand and a silver bell or implement in his left, raising the flame with his gaze lifted upward. A white tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him, a dozen or so seated devotees in white and checked clothing sit on the floor, with a few standing figures near the walls. Colourful woven banners with geometric patterns hang from the pillars, and fluorescent tube lights are mounted on the metal roof frame. The person is an appearance-based a person candidate with the orange shawl, rudraksha mala and performing arati role.2007-08-26A young man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands in the centre performing arati. He wears a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a multi-flame brass arati lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes line the floor behind him in a hall with a metal-framed roof, fluorescent light, and red and orange banners on the walls.2007-08-26A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands with eyes closed, holding a metal bell in his right hand and a brass aarti tray of lit oil lamps in his left, performing aarti. A tilak is on his forehead and long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Seated devotees in white and striped shirts sit on the floor of an open hall beneath a metal roof and fluorescent light, with colourful woven banners hanging on the pillars and a standing man in white dhoti and shirt to the left.2007-08-26Indoor photo in a hall with a metal roof truss and fluorescent light. A young man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flame. Forehead tilak is visible. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts sit on the floor around the edges, with standing attendants in white in the background. Hanging banners with blue, red and orange patterns and a dove emblem flank the room.2007-08-26A young man in white kurta and white dhoti stands in the foreground holding a brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit flames, a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala at his neck, with a white tilak on his forehead and bangles on his wrist. Behind him, a group of seated devotees in white and dark clothes watch in a large hall with a metal truss ceiling and decorative saffron-and-colourful hanging banners on the pillars. The setting suggests an evening aarti performance.2007-08-26Indoor photograph in a dim hall with a fluorescent tube light overhead. A young man stands in the foreground in a white kurta with an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a red rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead, holding brass handbells and looking upward. Behind him a large oil lamp flame burns on a stand. About a dozen seated men in white dhotis and checked shirts sit on the floor watching. Banners with bird and sun motifs hang on the pillars, and a figure in white stands at the far left.2007-08-26Indoor evening aarti performance in a hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent light. A young man in white kurta and white dhoti stands centrally holding a brass oil lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, with a bright orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala at his neck, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a group of seated men and boys in white and checked clothes watch in rows. Decorative banners with bird and sun motifs in red, blue and orange hang on the pillars. A brass lamp stand sits at the lower right corner.2007-08-26