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A shaved-headed man in an ochre saffron wrap and rudraksha mala stands outdoors holding a brass oil lamp with a bell in his left hand, offering aarti. White vibhuti lines mark his forehead. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and a seated man in white and glasses watches. A red wall, plumeria tree and a multicoloured banner pole form the setting.

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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas kneels and holds a lit camphor flame on a small metal aarti holder with his right hand, with smoke rising. White sacred ash marks cover his forehead and arms and he wears a gold bangle. Behind him, a man in white garments and a red shawl kneels and holds a metal vessel, with a camera operator visible at upper left. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with red pillars and trees.2013-03-29February 23 20152015-02-23October 03 20142014-10-03December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor ritual photograph on bare earth. A man in a sleeveless rust-red garment with a leopard-print wrap and a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace with gold beads holds a silver handbell and raises a lit flame on a silver lamp. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes holds a silver bowl, and a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A crowd in orange and red robes watches behind a metal railing, some with hands folded, one person filming with a camera.2014-06-06A standing man in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, performing ritual worship outdoors under green trees. He wears layered rudraksha mala beads across his chest and arms, a pendant necklace, and a leopard-print headband with long braided hair. White ash marks decorate his forehead and body. Behind him, a second person in orange cloth and another in white sit near a yellow railing.2017-12-16July 12 20122012-07-12Outdoor ritual photograph on a garden path lined with palm trees and green shrubs. A man on the left with a red turban and gold-bead necklaces wears a maroon and gold shawl and reaches toward a kalasha pot. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white is seen from behind, and to the right a young man with white tripundra markings, a saffron shawl and rudraksha malas holds a coconut and white and red flower garland over the pot. Another man on the far right, with glasses and folded hands, wears a maroon garment and a mala. A tray of red and blue flowers rests in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering.2015-08-09December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02A standing young man in orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder performs an aarti with a brass lamp holding two flames in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He wears a leopard-print headband, a long dreadlocked topknot, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with a pendant, bead armbands, and white ash markings on his chest and arms, with a red tilak on his forehead. Two men in orange cloth stand blurred behind him beside a yellow railing, with green foliage in the background.2017-12-16April 01 20132013-04-01