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A photograph of an outdoor temple-stepped tank during a ritual. A bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with white tilak marks on his chest and arms and a rudraksha mala, holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with folded hands stands on the steps. Red flags with gold trim, green hoses, and rows of seated people in white clothing and orange garments fill the background, with more people visible on the upper steps.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A bare-chested male priest in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges stands barefoot on red stone steps, holding up a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with both hands. A long braid hangs down his back, with a gold necklace and beaded bracelets on his arms. Behind him, white-clad women sit on the steps with hands folded in prayer, and a crowd of devotees watches from behind white railings, with red flags and green hoses along the steps. This appears to be an aarti ritual at a riverside ghat.2016-12-17Outdoor ritual scene on red stone steps of a large tiered venue with spectators seated in the background. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp, its flame visible, while standing on the steps. To his right, two women in white sarees with thin golden borders stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Green hoses run along the steps and red ceremonial flags on poles frame the left side, with marigold garlands hanging at the right edge and an orange cloth on the step. No visible a person candidate; the figures are priest-like attendants and devotees.2016-12-09Photograph at a temple ghat with red-brick steps and a shallow water tank in the foreground. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and white ash markings on his arms and chest holds up a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti lamp) with both hands, a rudraksha mala on his wrist and a beaded necklace. Behind him, many people in white and cream clothing sit on the steps beside small black lamp stands with lit oil lamps, and red flags flank the stairs. A cameraman with a tripod stands nearby.2016-12-14December 17 20162016-12-17May 29 20172017-05-29December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA photo of a bare-chested young sadhu performing aarti at a riverside ghat with a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp, its flames burning, held high in both hands. He wears rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and a white tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair. Behind him stand red-saffron flags and a metal railing with spectators, including a bald bare-chested man on the right and a person in green. Red steps line the ghat.2016-12-19A photograph of a man performing an aarti at night, holding a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with several lit oil lamps in his right hand. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a gold armlet on his upper arm and a white tilak with red markings on his forehead. Behind him, blurred people hold small flames and sit on red steps near red flags and green hoses, under evening lights. Probable Swamiji cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron dhoti, rudraksha mala and bare-chested aarti performance, shown as a presiding ritual role.2016-12-11 +1 copiesMay 29 20172017-05-29A photograph of a temple tank ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands at water's edge holding up a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a lit flame at its top, with white markings on his arms. Behind him, people in white dhotis sit on red steps lined with small black lamp stands, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Red flags stand along a white railing at the right.2016-12-14