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A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap and a rudraksha mala stands outdoors before a tall palm tree, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass plate sits at the right edge. The setting suggests an aarti or puja offering in an ashram courtyard.

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September 11 20132013-09-11A man in a rust-orange monastic wrap stands outdoors before tall coconut palms, holding a brass aarti lamp with smoke rising from its flame in his left hand and a small brass handbell in his right. He wears a long rudraksha mala over the shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-coloured yellow border on the cloth. A brass tray edge is visible at the right edge.2013-09-11A smiling man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long garland of pink and yellow flowers over gold-coloured beaded bead strands and a red bindi on his forehead. A red garland of flowers hangs at the left edge. The scene resembles an aarti being performed.2014-09-09September 11 20132013-09-11September 26 20142014-09-26A person in saffron-orange clothing performs an aarti with a silver lamp and a silver handbell outdoors among palm trees under a blue sky. The flame of the lamp is lit, and the person wears long dark dreadlocks tied up on the head, a rudraksha mala with red flower garlands and a bare-shouldered orange wrap. Beside them, a carved stone temple structure is decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers.2016-01-11A bare-chested man in a rust-orange shawl stands outdoors before tall coconut palm fronds, smiling and looking upward. He wears a dense rudraksha mala with a heavy ornate gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, a gold pendant, and gold earrings, and a red bindi on his forehead. In his left hand he holds a brass oil lamp with a flame, and in his right hand a silver handbell.2013-07-24A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long orange rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace draped over his shoulders, performs a night ritual with eyes closed. He holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with wisps of smoke rising to the left. A red-and-gold decorated edge of a ceremonial seat is visible at the left, and a few people sit in the dim background. Dark trees fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, a ritual performer with ornate beads and orange-red garments.2013-04-01A smiling man in a rust-orange wrap and bare chest stands outdoors among green trees, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a tall black hair crown with a gold ornament, a red bindi, rudraksha-style brown beaded strands across his chest, and a thick garland of red roses. Beside him at left is a decorated brick-red structure with white and red flower garlands, dried grass and leaves, resembling a ritual puja setup.2016-03-01A man stands outdoors under coconut palms, holding a brass arati lamp with a flame in his left hand and a small brass handbell in his right. He wears a rust-red wrap with yellow-and-orange striped borders, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamp as he looks upward, smiling.2013-09-11A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and smoke in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, and green leaves, plus a rudraksha-style mala of brass bead ornaments, over an orange-saffron garment with his upper body partly bare. The scene suggests an aarti or puja being performed.2009-12-23January 01 20172017-01-01