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Night outdoor ritual photograph. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a tall, ornate blue and gold jeweled headdress and a beaded necklace with a rudraksha pendant. He sits on a white cloth-covered platform and holds a silver lamp with a large flame, performing aarti beside an ornate gold-carved wooden box or palanquin. Warm lamps and a white canopy are behind him.

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A man seated cross-legged on a white-draped platform at night performs a ritual, holding up a silver lamp with a flame, with a second silver vessel in his other hand near a gilded wooden box with carved panels. He wears a tall blue and gold beaded cylindrical headdress, orange saffron robes with a red-edged cloth, a heavy gold necklace with a dark bead pendant, and gold bangles. Two bright lamps flank the white backdrop and a flame burns in the background. a person cues: the figure wears a tall beaded crown, saffron robes and ornate gold necklace in a ceremonial seat, consistent with a ritual presentation.2010-11-23September 07 20122012-09-07November 05 20102010-11-05November 23 20102010-11-23September 07 20122012-09-07A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead necklace sits on a carved wooden throne-chair, holding a silver aarti lamp with a tall flame in his right hand. White vibhuti markings are visible on his forehead, arms and chest. A silver bowl rests in front of him, and a second figure sits partly visible behind the throne against a red and white striped backdrop. The setting suggests an evening aarti at a temple. a person: the seated man has a shaved head and saffron robes with a gold necklace, consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-11-05October 12 20152015-10-12A man in a dark orange-red shawl and matching dhoti stands against a black night background, holding a silver aarti lamp with flames in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a heavy gold-coloured bead necklace with a gold pendant, and gold bangles on his wrist. He looks to the side while performing an evening aarti ritual at an outdoor event.2012-10-16A seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, wearing multiple strands of rudraksha/beaded malas and a gold necklace, holds a lit multi-wick camphor aarti lamp with flames and smoke while ringing a small silver handbell. He sits before an ornate gold-framed seat, with silver bowls, a silver kalasha-style vessel and pink and yellow flower offerings on a table in front. A second man in white dhoti stands behind him, partly visible. The scene suggests an aarti or homa-style ritual. The man has a tilak on his forehead and an expression of calm concentration.2012-07-30A man in a saffron-orange and maroon dhoti-style wrap stands against a dark night background, holding a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in his raised right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears a long necklace of gold beads with a pendant, bangles on his wrist, and looks upward toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp at the top left. This appears to be an evening aarti ritual. The man has short dark hair and no visible crown or long hair, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2012-10-16A young man with short cropped hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron wrap with a maroon border, stands in profile holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke. He wears a gold bead necklace and gold bangles. Behind him, the dark outdoor setting shows a grey tarpaulin and red poles, and in the lower right two women with folded hands are partly visible, performing evening aarti.2012-10-16Close photo of an evening aarti at a temple. A man in orange ochre robes and a long strand of wooden beads holds a brass oil lamp with a lit wick in his right hand, bringing it toward a large brass plate holding a burning flame on a white candle or wick. Behind him, another person in orange robes holds a brass bell and bends forward, and a third figure in orange stands at the right. The altar is draped in red cloth with gold embroidered pattern. The scene is ritual lamp worship with a bell.2010-01-01 +1 copies