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A man stands outdoors beside a large teal industrial drilling rig, performing a flame offering. He is bare-chested with long dreadlock-style hair falling past his shoulders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange dhoti with a red-and-orange waist cloth. He holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flowers in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. On the grass at lower left lie brass ritual lamps, incense sticks, and a small pooja arrangement. A red bag rests on the ground at right.

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November 03 20162016-11-03November 03 20162016-11-03A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas hanging from his neck performs an aarti by a teal-green industrial drilling rig in an outdoor yard. He wears an orange dhoti with a red sash and holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals. On the grass before him, a small puja arrangement of brass cups, incense sticks and offerings sits on a cloth. Probable ritual aarti with incense and an oil lamp.2016-11-03A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a red sash stands on grass beside a large teal drilling rig, performing an aarti-like offering. He holds a brass plate with a small flame and flower petals in one hand, while his other hand rests at his chest. He has long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala, wooden bead bracelets, white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and a sacred thread. Brass puja vessels, incense sticks and flowers rest on a cloth on the ground in front.2016-11-03A photograph of a barefoot man in saffron-orange draped robes with gold-bordered edges and a rudraksha mala with a central ornament, standing on orange stone steps outdoors among palm trees. He has long swept-back dark hair, a yellow and red forehead mark, and holds a yellow rope or cord in one raised hand while looking downward. Beside him, a shaven-headed young assistant in orange cloth holds a silver tray of orange cloth and yellow flower petals toward him. A third person, partly visible at the lower right in white cloth, sits near a dark stone base. The scene suggests a ritual or sacred observance, with yellow marigold petals scattered on the step.2011-10-07A man stands outdoors on grass beside a large teal industrial machine with rusted steel supports. He is bare-chested with white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange dhoti with a red border and a red sash, and long dark dreadlocks with rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists. He bends forward holding a brass plate with a small flame and offering in his left hand, while his right hand holds a white flower-like offering. Brass oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings sit on a cloth on the ground at the lower left. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti performed outdoors.2016-11-03 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with a tall topknot and a red bindi on his forehead holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand, extended forward in ritual offering. He wears a thick necklace of gold-coloured beads and rudraksha malas, bangles on his wrist, and an orange dhoti. Behind him, a figure in orange clothing with hands raised in prayer stands near a red pillar, and a drummer in white with a drum is visible at the right. Green foliage and a small roofed structure form the background, with smoke drifting through the scene.2016-09-05October 01 20172017-10-01A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked black hair sits cross-legged on grass beside a woven mat holding brass puja vessels, a small brass bell, a lump of camphor, flowers, a conch-shaped object and an oil lamp. He wears an orange dhoti with a red waistband, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and wrists, white horizontal tilaka stripes on his forehead and arms, and a red-brown tilak mark. He reaches toward the offerings with one hand while holding a small brass vessel in the other. A second brass plate of pink and white flowers sits to the right. Behind him are rusted metal beams and a weathered wooden structure, indicating an outdoor ritual setting.2016-11-03July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a freshly dug earthen pit on a bright day, with a large umbrella of red, orange, white and green tassels held overhead by a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti and beaded necklaces. A central man in a bright orange fleece jacket, rust-coloured dhoti, long dark hair and forehead markings holds a silver bell in one hand and a silver incense or aarti vessel with smoke in the other. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a red cloth. A woman in orange with folded hands stands among other devotees, and flower petals are scattered on a patterned mat at the pit's edge.2016-12-30November 03 20162016-11-03