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A young male devotee stands in profile against a pale, hazy background, holding a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala with gold bead spacers, and white vibhuti stripes on his shoulder and forehead. His left hand is raised near his chest. This appears to be an aarti offering during a ritual procession. The photo is credited to the Nithyanandapedia archive.

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