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Night-time outdoor ritual photo with blue and teal stage lighting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-and-green dhoti with a pink cloth and red-beaded mala holds a lit multi-flame oil lamp toward a seated man in a rust-and-leopard-print shawl with an ornate necklace and a floral wreath in his hair, who extends his hands to receive it. Behind them, several white-clad men stand with hands folded in prayer, one wearing a red shawl and beads. Audience members' heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a fan stands at right. Visible cues suggest aarti being offered during a gathering. a person: the seated man in the shawl and ornate necklace, with long swept hair and wreath, is receiving the lamp as the central figure.

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Evening outdoor ritual in a garden setting with a dense backdrop of green foliage. A bare-chested priest on the left wears a red and white rudraksha-style mala with a white flower necklace, a pink and orange dhoti, and holds a silver aarti tray with lit oil lamps and a small bundle of green flowers, performing an aarti. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and a red shawl stands with palms pressed together, wearing red beaded garlands. On the right, a seated man with short dark hair and a leopard-print cloth over a saffron-toned garment sits with hands folded in namaskar in front of a white ceiling-style fan, while seated devotees in the foreground watch from the bottom edge.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Evening outdoor ritual at a garden venue lit by blue and purple stage light. A bare-chested man with a short beard and a red beaded mala stands at left in an orange and green dhoti, holding a silver aarti lamp with three burning flames, a small smoke trail rising from it. Facing him, a seated man kneels with palms pressed together at his forehead, wearing a flowered garland on his head, a leopard-print cloth and a reddish wrap. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a red shawl and beaded mala. Seated audience members are visible at the bottom edge, and a white pedestal fan stands at right.2015-12-11Night-time outdoor ritual on grass under blue and magenta stage lighting. A devotee in an orange-and-maroon dhoti with a red and white garland stands bare-backed and holds an oil lamp aarti flame near a white pedestal fan. Seated at right in a brown leather chair, a person wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands presses palms together in namaste. Behind them, a bald priest in a maroon robe with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and several women in white and red beaded necklaces watch from the background.2015-12-11Evening outdoor ritual at a garden setting. A bearded man with topknot, bare-chested, wearing a pink sash and orange-green striped dhoti and a beaded garland, holds a silver lamp with a burning flame and incense smoke toward a seated man. The seated man wears an orange-red shawl with a leopard-print cloth, a floral crown with flowers and a dark ceremonial hairstyle, hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas stand, one with hands raised near his head. A camera on a tripod and a rotating fan are visible, with people seated at the bottom edge. a person: the seated man in the orange-red shawl and floral crown is an appearance-based candidate, shown receiving the aarti.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11Evening outdoor ritual in Phuket. A bearded man with bare chest and a red-and-white mala wears an orange-yellow dhoti and pink shawl, holding a silver multi-branched lamp with lit flames toward a seated man with a flower-wreath crown in yellow and green, wearing a leopard-print garment and red beaded necklaces. Other white-clad men stand behind with hands in anjali, one holding a phone. A tripod and a fan are visible, with the seated man's hands raised over the flame in an aarti gesture.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11