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A photo of a woman performing an aarti with a flaming oil lamp in a silver holder in her right hand and a silver bell in her left. She wears a saffron-orange sari with a matching shawl, a heavy gold bead necklace and bangles, and looks upward. Beside her stands an ornate reddish-brown shrine with carved pillars and a sculpted figure, with a palm tree behind and a bundle of pale dried grass beside the shrine.

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February 28 20132013-02-28A person in an orange-rust saffron-toned robe stands outdoors beside a carved temple pillar with a golden deity figure, lifting a silver aarti lamp with a visible flame in the right hand and a silver bell in the left. Heavy gold beaded necklaces and orange rudraksha-style beads adorn the chest, with gold bangles and a gold earring. Tall palm fronds frame the background. The person looks upward in devotion. Visible traits are long swept-back dark hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold necklaces, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) performing aarti.2013-02-28February 28 20132013-02-28A smiling person in an orange-saffron garment stands outdoors beside a palm tree and a carved temple structure at left. They wear a large gold-toned bead necklace over orange rudraksha-style beads, a bangle and a ring. In the left hand they hold a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, and in the right a silver handbell. Their hair is long and dark, with a light forehead marking and a red bindi. The setting is open-air with palm fronds behind.2013-02-28Dusk outdoor scene with palm trees behind. A woman in a rust-brown sari with gold border and a gold-embellished necklace, wearing a red and white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell-shaped lamp in the other while looking upward. Beside her a tall ornate wooden ratha/chariot tower is decorated with white garlands and a large base wrapped in pink, purple, yellow and red flowers. A few people stand at the bottom right edge, partly visible. This appears to be an aarti during a procession.2013-07-22February 28 20132013-02-28A 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.2014-11-26November 25 20152015-11-25December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20November 26 20142014-11-26