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Photograph of a young man in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with a large flame aloft during an evening ritual. He wears an orange garment with gold trim, a bead necklace, a beaded bangle, and a white flower garland tied in long dreadlocked hair topped with a green leaf. Smoke and a bright light fill the background, with a white draped table to the right. A person is partly visible at left, and the flame is the focal point of the aarti being performed.

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A young man in long dreadlocked hair stands in profile holding a brass aarti lamp with a long handle, its flame blazing and smoke rising. He wears an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, a gold-and-bead necklace, a beaded armband, and a white flower garland tied at the top of his head with a green leaf. Light marks are on his bare shoulder and chest. He wears glasses. Behind him is a bright illuminated backdrop with a white tent cloth and a blurred figure.2016-05-24May 02 20162016-05-02A photograph of a young sadhaka in an orange saffron dhoti and sash, with long dreadlocked black hair falling down his back, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and white horizontal stripes painted on his arm. He stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. Behind him a camera on a tripod and a man in white with an orange lanyard stand near a red-carpeted stage, with golden thrones or deity structures and seated spectators blurred in the background.2016-05-02July 19 20162016-07-19May 24 20132013-05-24July 19 20162016-07-19May 21 20162016-05-21July 19 20162016-07-19A young man with long dreadlocked black hair tied up at the back stands in profile holding a brass oil lamp with several flames in his right hand. He has a white tilak on his forehead with a red dot, a bare chest, white painted stripes on his upper arm, and a thick rudraksha mala draped across his chest with a red sash. Red and orange bead bracelets are on his wrist. Behind him, blurred figures in white clothes sit on red-tiered steps, with a red flag at the left edge.2017-07-24A young man in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a multi-flame brass aarti lamp in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold-beaded necklace and gold-beaded armlets, with white horizontal stripes on his arms and a white tilak on his forehead, his long hair knotted up on his head. Blurred seated devotees in the background suggest a ritual arati performance during an event.2016-05-02A young man in ceremonial dress performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears an orange saffron wrap with gold borders, a golden bangle, a rudraksha mala and a golden cord around his neck, and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. His long hair is piled in a high knot. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and red garments are blurred on a red floor.2016-05-02July 19 20162016-07-19