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A young man in an orange dhoti-style garment with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a multi-flame brass aarti lamp in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold-beaded necklace and gold-beaded armlets, with white horizontal stripes on his arms and a white tilak on his forehead, his long hair knotted up on his head. Blurred seated devotees in the background suggest a ritual arati performance during an event.

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A young man in ceremonial dress performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears an orange saffron wrap with gold borders, a golden bangle, a rudraksha mala and a golden cord around his neck, and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. His long hair is piled in a high knot. Behind him, seated devotees in orange and red garments are blurred on a red floor.2016-05-02A standing young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sash performs an aarti ceremony in a hall with a red floor. He wears a tall tiered hair knot, white tilak on his forehead, multiple strands of rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a brass oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. A second brass lamp stand appears at the right edge. Behind him, a seated man in white dhoti with gold border and a white tilak sits on the floor, and other people in colourful clothing sit in the background.2016-05-02Two young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas perform an aarti ritual on a red floor. The man in front, in profile, has long dreadlocked hair piled in a topknot, white markings on his arms and chest, and a beaded bracelet. He holds a brass bell in his right hand. The other man on the left holds a lit oil lamp with a flame on an ornate stand, and has similar saffron cloth and beads. Seated devotees in the background wear red and white clothes. Two more oil lamps glow at the right edge.2016-05-02May 02 20162016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, performing a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, earrings and a white tilak with red bindi, with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head. Behind him, seated devotees in white and a golden deity murti are visible in a hall.2016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21A 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.2016-05-02December 23 20162016-12-23A 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.2016-05-24May 02 20162016-05-02A photograph of a performer in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, holding a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit oil lamps and a handbell in the other hand. White horizontal sacred marks are on the arms. Behind him a blurred crowd of spectators fills the hall, with a red banner on the wall. The performer's appearance does not clearly establish a specific identity, so the role is described as an aarti performer. The event context suggests a festival aarti ritual.2016-05-24