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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.

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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.2016-05-24May 02 20162016-05-02July 19 20162016-07-19A 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.2016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21July 19 20162016-07-19May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a person in saffron-orange clothing seen from behind, holding up a silver five-flame oil lamp (aarti) with burning flames and smoke rising. The person has long dreadlocked hair and wears beaded necklaces and a white wrist cloth. Behind them is a red curtain, an ornate orange-red carved pillar, and a tall golden ornamental stand glowing with lights.2016-05-24A photograph of a young sadhu standing in profile during a ritual in a large tented hall. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold border, a gold necklace, a beaded gold armband, and a hoop earring. His long dreadlocked hair is piled in a topknot, and white tripundra lines mark his forehead, arm and chest. He holds a tall brass multi-tier aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, and behind him are seated devotees and a saffron flag.2016-05-21July 19 20162016-07-19A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24July 21 20172017-07-21