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Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial ratha or temple-chariot ornament decorated with yellow and pink marigold garlands. A standing figure with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a gold necklace wears a yellow-green dress and gold armlet and holds up a lit oil lamp in a silver stand, with a small silver handbell in the other hand. Behind them a kneeling attendant in an orange cloth and gold necklace is partially visible beside palm fronds. A carved bronze-coloured canopy rises above the chariot. The figure is praying; a visible presentation of a lamp in aarti.

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Outdoor photo at dusk of a long-haired man in a yellow-green dhoti-style garment with gold-toned beaded necklace and gold armlet, holding a silver aarti lamp with lit wicks and a small handbell, facing a large ornate temple chariot or pillar decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. Behind him stands a priest in an orange-red robe and gold necklace holding a metal kalasha, with a white-clad attendant beside and palm trees in the background. A lit lamp glows on a stand. The setting suggests a temple ritual at a ratha or ceremonial structure, with the man performing aarti. The figure has long swept-back hair, sacred marks on the forehead and gold ornaments, but the appearance is uncertain for identification purposes; he is described by role as the aarti-performing person.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor ceremony at dusk: a long-haired figure in a yellow-green draped garment and gold armlet stands on a raised platform, holding a lamp and a small bell beside a copper kalasha-style pot decorated with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers. Behind him a man in an orange-red garment and gold necklace stands near the pot, and palm trees and a canopy with triangular pennants frame the scene. Spectators are visible at the bottom edge. a person is shown in ceremonial dress performing a ritual at the copper pot.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a large ornate bronze-toned pillar or kalasha-style column on a stone base, draped with yellow and white marigold garlands with magenta accents. A person with long dark hair, forehead markings, a yellow-green saree and bangles holds a lit lamp or aarti flame toward the column. Behind them a priest in an orange-red dhoti or shawl and a white-clad attendant stand near. A canopy roof, strings of pennant flags and palm trees frame the scene.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photograph of a man in a yellow-green dhoti-style garment with a matching draped shawl, wearing a gold beaded necklace and holding a silver bell in one hand while lifting a lit oil lamp with the other toward a carved, brown ornate pillar wrapped in yellow and magenta flower garlands. A tilak mark is on his forehead and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A second person in an orange robe on the right holds a gold-rimmed tray. Palm fronds form the background. a person: the long swept hair, ceremonial gold necklace and ritual aarti with bell and lamp are the cues; he appears to be performing aarti at the pillar.2010-12-20Evening ritual aarti at an ornate terracotta pillar decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands, with palm fronds behind. A woman in a yellow-gold draped garment with gold border, a gold garland around her neck, and a dark-haired upswept style holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, smiling. Beside her, a man in orange-saffron robes with a shaved head holds a golden tray. Scattered flower petals lie on the stone platform.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20