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Close photo of several devotees gathered for an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a flame, its wick burning above a rounded bowl. A bearded man on the left wears white with a yellow shawl, a red tilak on his forehead, and presses his palms together. Behind the lamp, a woman in a pale pink sari raises her hands toward the flame; a young man in glasses and white clothes and a person in an orange garment stand nearby. Palm trees and a thatched hut appear in the background, with a board behind them. Several wrists show beaded bracelets and watches.

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December 23 20092009-12-23Close photo of an arati ritual outdoors. Several hands reach toward a lit flame held in a brass bell-shaped lamp, with a brass arati plate in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands at left, a woman in pink and white at centre, and a man in orange kurta and rudraksha mala at right, with his hand on the lamp. Palm fronds and a thatched roof sit behind, with a notice board and coloured tassels above.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor ritual scene under coconut palms. On the left, a man in orange robes and layered gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a bearded man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds his hands near a brass oil lamp. On the right, a long-haired man in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces holds a brass lamp with a flame, offering aarti. A red and yellow umbrella with tassels and a thatched structure appear behind them, and other devotees in white stand nearby.2009-12-23November 18 20152015-11-18December 23 20092009-12-23Close outdoor evening photo of women in white devotional clothes performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp holding a large open flame. The central woman in a white shawl and glasses raises both palms toward the flame, while a woman on the left holds the lamp's ornate stand. Sacred ash marks on foreheads, red wristbands and bangles are visible. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and orange garments are gathered, and a rising wisp of smoke drifts above. The setting appears to be a satsang or ceremony.2015-11-18Outdoor evening aarti at a village-style compound with coconut palms and thatched huts behind. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl across his shoulders holds a lit flame aloft toward the camera, his back to the viewer. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and gold necklace stand with hands folded in namaskar; another woman in a teal top and a further person on the right also pray with palms joined. The flame glows bright orange against the dusk sky.2010-01-27Outdoor photo of an aarti ceremony beneath a red, yellow and blue ornamented umbrella with tassels, with palm trees and a thatched roof behind. A man in orange robes and a red headcloth with glasses and gold necklaces holds his hands over a brass aarti lamp with a flame, while a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style pendant on a gold necklace holds the lamp. Around them, people in white and a man in a yellow shawl raise their palms, and a silver plate sits in the foreground. A figure in an orange wrap at the left edge is also present.2009-12-23Night-time aarti at an outdoor procession. A young man in white ceremonial dress with a golden-patterned head wrap holds up a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, his hands raised beside a woman in a cream salwar with a light scarf and a lanyard. Around them, devotees with raised hands and glasses watch and join in the lamp ceremony. A blurred lantern stands in the left foreground.2011-12-05Outdoor photo under a large leafy tree with a thick branch overhead. A bearded man in orange robes on the right holds a brass oil lamp with a visible flame toward a man in white. The man in white wears a white shawl over white clothes, holds his palms together in front of his chest, and has glasses and a bangle. Around them stand several men in white kurtas, one in a yellow garment at the right edge, and a man in orange on the left with an orange shawl. Several people are visible in the background.2009-10-15Outdoor photo of a devotional ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man in an orange saffron shawl and rudraksha malas holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp flame aloft in both hands. Behind him, a man in white kurta holds a brass bell in his right hand while folding his palms in prayer. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and sarees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some wearing glasses, with a woman in a cream saree and gold bangles at left. The crowd of about two dozen people fills the frame, and a partial woven textile with orange, white and blue threads appears at the lower right corner.2006-07-23