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A bare-chested priest with a closed-eyed, focused expression holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. He wears a purple and magenta turban, a pink-and-gold shawl draped over one shoulder, and layered beaded rudraksha malas with gold-toned beads. Behind him, a man in white and gold dhoti, a man in an orange turban, and women in gold-bordered saris and malas stand watching the aarti. The background is blurred temple interior.

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July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A man with a short dark beard, a red and yellow tilak on his forehead and a long braided bun, performs a lamp ritual while seated. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands and raises it toward the smoke drifting in front of him. He wears a yellow shawl over a white dhoti, a shell-and-bead rudraksha-style mala, a wristwatch and a gold ring. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and white shirts wear gold-colored beaded garlands, and one holds a bell. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting with smoke and lamp offerings.2018-04-14November 11 20172017-11-11December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph of a Hindu temple ritual with a young man in a purple headband and bare chest wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, holding a brass tray with a lit aarti lamp with multiple flames and flower petals. A second man with his back to the camera, wearing a purple silk shawl and gold neck ornament, receives the flame. Behind them stands a pillar garlanded with yellow, red and white flowers, and a green cloth backdrop.2018-04-14May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a red border stands in the foreground holding a silver vessel with a spout in his right hand. He wears a bright pink and green-patterned head wrap, a long multi-strand rudraksha-style mala with large gold beads, and a green checked cloth over his shoulder. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron garments and white attire stand with hands folded in prayer, and a golden ornamental panel is visible at the right edge beside a gold pillar. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with a gold-lit background.2016-07-03A photograph of a ritual at an evening event. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange and yellow borders, an orange headband and beaded necklaces holds a lit oil lamp in a brass stand and waves it toward a seated figure. The seated figure sits on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, hands pressed together in namaste, with long matted dreadlocks, a crescent moon ornament in the hair, orange-saffron robes, a gold chest medallion and layered flower garlands. A younger attendant beside him, in orange and yellow cloth with gold armbands, also holds hands in prayer. Devotees in white and orange sit behind, and smoke rises near the lamp. Whether the seated figure is the a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-05April 14 20182018-04-14January 09 20182018-01-09July 18 20152015-07-18