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Outdoor ritual photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with white horizontal forehead and arm markings, holding a silver lamp with a bright flame and smoke rising. He looks to the side, and a wooden stand sits in the foreground. Behind him, blurred figures in rust-red cloth and white and orange flower garlands suggest a ceremony. a person: long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha-style red sacred cord and rust-red ochre clothing; he is the person performing the flame offering.

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December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesA man with long dark matted hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand, raising it near his face. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print cloth around his waist and a rudraksha mala. Behind him are garlands of white flowers with red and yellow accents, a blurred blue fabric hanging at top left, and a wooden stand in the foreground. A microphone stand is visible at right.2017-12-28A bare-chested priest in rust-orange dhoti performs aarti, holding a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp stand in his right hand and a small handbell in his left. He wears a dark dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and layered rudraksha malas with gold bell-shaped ornaments. Blurred seated devotees in saffron and orange robes fill the background.2019-05-18A man in a rust-orange wrap performs an aarti with a lit brass oil lamp held in his left hand while ringing a silver bell with his right. He wears dark matted hair piled high, a red tilak on his forehead, white markings on his arms and chest, and layered rudraksha malas with large gold and silver beads. Blurred devotees in orange and white sit in the background under dim light, and smoke drifts from the flame.2019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18A photograph of a bare-chested man in a rust-red shawl performing an aarti with a silver lamp holding a bright flame. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, gold earrings, and rudraksha-style beads on his neck. He has long dark hair swept back, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind him, a devotee with folded hands and a bare-chested attendant stand near a colourful fabric canopy with tassels, with other onlookers at the edges and a blurred tree setting. The photo is watermarked and attributed to the archive's source.2016-08-02A bare-chested man in rust-orange cloth stands at night performing aarti, holding a brass lamp with a multi-flame fire in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. His forehead and arms are marked with white paint, and he wears a rudraksha mala, a thick beaded cord and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him a large crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing watches, with a building and lit background.2019-05-18December 28 20172017-12-28May 18 20192019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl performs aarti, holding a multi-wick lamp with flames in his left hand and a silver bell in his right. He wears a thick rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, has long dark matted hair wrapped up in a turban-like style, a red tilak on his forehead, and white sacred markings on his arms and chest. Behind him, seated devotees in saffron and orange clothing watch the ritual in a dim hall, with smoke or vibhuti hanging in the air.2019-05-18A bare-chested man with matted dreadlocks, a red tilak on his forehead and white markings on his arms stands holding a lit silver aarti lamp aloft in his right hand. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a large ornate gold-and-silver necklace, with a red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist. Behind him, seated devotees in saffron and white fill a hall, with framed portraits and a red-robed figure on the wall. Aarti ritual in a temple hall.2019-05-18