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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl performing a night ritual, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a heavy gold necklace of bead chains with a gold pendant, and has white and red tilak marks on his forehead and white ash on his arms. Smoke rises from the lamp. Behind him, another man with a beard, also in orange, holds a brass bell. Dark background with carved stone visible at the edge.

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December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a heavy gold chain of beaded ornaments and bells across his chest. His forehead bears white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot, and white ash marks his upper arm. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, mounted on a stand, in the other, performing an aarti-style lamp ritual against a dark background. Only one physical person is visible, though a partially visible orange-robed figure stands at the far left edge.2009-12-16A man in an orange saffron shawl drawn over his head stands at night, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace with a small gold deity pendant, and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. Light haze and sprinkled water droplets surround him. A second person with curly hair in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a ritual lamp and bell worship moment.2009-12-16A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with the cloth draped over his head, wearing a heavy gold-toned multi-strand necklace with a large pendant. White ash marks his forehead and upper arm, and a red mark sits at the centre of his brow. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame in the other, performing a ritual during an evening puja with steam rising behind him.2009-12-16A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a red bindi, wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and a heavy gold beaded necklace. He holds a brass lamp with a long curved handle and bells in front of him, with a flame glowing behind and a dark night background. A stone pillar edge is visible at left, and another person stands partly visible at right holding another brass lamp. Appearance-based label: a person, with his role in the scene as the lamp-holder during an evening puja.2009-12-16A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing a ritual. He wears a thick gold chain necklace with a pendant and white vibhuti streaks with a red dot on his forehead. Smoke rises in the dark background, and a white-clad attendant with gold garlands stands at the left edge.2009-12-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold beaded necklace stands at night beside a stone pillar, holding a brass bell-and-lamp ritual vessel with a curved handle while looking down at it. His forehead and arm are smeared with white ash, and a red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Smoke or flame rises from the vessel, and a second man in orange with a red mark on his forehead stands behind him holding another brass lamp. Dark background with lit oil lamps.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold zari border holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame blazing to the right, and a silver bell in his other hand. He wears a gold bead necklace, a gold bracelet, and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are stained with mehndi. Behind him, a second man in white ritual dress and a woman stand in a line. The background shows red and orange draped cloth. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja ritual.2010-12-19December 16 20092009-12-16A man in saffron-orange draped clothing performs an aarti at night, holding a silver lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver bell-shaped holder in the other. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace with a gold ornament. Smoke rises against a dark background, with metal poles and a striped orange canopy edge at the top of the frame.2012-10-15