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A bare-chested young man with long dreadlocks piled on his head stands in profile at a ceremony, holding a brass ritual implement with a long handle in one hand and a fist raised in the other. He wears a thick orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala of dark beads, with white ash marks on his forehead and upper arms and a silver earring. Behind him, many people in orange and white clothing sit in tiered rows of a large hall, with orange flags visible and a camera on a stand to the right.

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A bare-chested young man with long dreadlocked hair tied up on his head holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, raising it in an aarti offering. He wears a thick orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with white markings on his forehead and arm, a small silver hoop earring, and a dark beaded wrist band. Behind him, a large stadium-like audience of people in white and orange clothing sits in red-tiered seats, with a camera on a tripod at the right edge and saffron flags in the background.2017-07-17July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesA young sannyasi in profile holds a brass aarti lamp with three lit wicks in his right hand, its bell-shaped base visible. He has long dreadlocked hair tied up on top, white ash markings on his forehead and upper arms, a rudraksha mala, a silver ear hoop, and a bare chest with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his left shoulder. A cameraman with a video camera is at right. In the blurred background, rows of seated people in white and orange-clad figures fill the stands of an open-air venue. The scene suggests an aarti ritual in progress. a person candidate appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2017-07-17September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesMarch 06 20182018-03-06A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands in a ritual aarti, holding a silver multi-wick lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold chain, white forehead tilak and white body markings, with long matted hair tied in a topknot. Beside him stands a second performer in orange holding an oil lamp cluster, and seated devotees in white and saffron are blurred in the background near a gold-coloured deity murti. The setting is a temple-style hall during a puja.2016-05-02December 19 20162016-12-19KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 2/2/20182018-02-02 +1 copiesMay 29 20172017-05-29July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA young bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames lit, in a temple setting. He wears tripundra ash marks on his forehead and upper arm, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and a small pendant. Behind him, blurred gold-decorated deity shrines and a golden canopied altar are visible. The man is performing an aarti-style lamp offering, a ritual with an oil lamp.2017-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested sadhu performing aarti with a multi-tiered silver lamp holding several lit oil lamps, at a riverside ghat with rows of empty red stone steps behind him. He has long dreadlocks tied up on his head, a silver hoop earring, a rudraksha mala, a black wristband, a gold bangle, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. His body has white ash markings on the arms and chest. Other people in orange robes are seated far in the background.2017-07-17 +1 copies