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Outdoor evening photo of a long-haired man in a leopard-print garment with an orange shawl and a thick red flower garland, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame toward a decorated cart draped in orange cloth. Behind him, saffron-clad men with white forehead marks and a white-robed priest in a white dhoti with gold border stand near brass bells, a brass bowl and a kalasha-like vessel on the cart. Coconut palms and a small building with a poster are in the background, and a cameraman films at right.

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May 02 20132013-05-02December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesJuly 21 20102010-07-21May 02 20132013-05-02 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor photo of a procession or ritual setting beneath coconut palms. A man with long black hair, wearing a red-and-green bead garland and a leopard-print garment with an orange shawl, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste and a small white mark on his forehead. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white forehead mark holds a brass lamp. A brass bell, brass bowls and a small brass dish sit on a peach-coloured cloth over a wheeled cart. Behind the cart hang tall painted cloth panels in orange, blue, red and green with floral motifs and gold trim. Several people in orange robes stand at the left edge. A sign with a portrait is visible in the background.2013-03-02 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes stands under a temple roof archway holding a brass lamp on a long stand with an open flame and smoke, and a brass handbell in his other hand. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, a long white and red flower garland, and a gold bracelet, with long dark hair. Behind him people in white and orange clothing and red headbands gather, and a man in a dark suit and red headband stands at left. Corrugated roofs, a clock and banana-style plants appear in the background. a person is shown performing an arati-style offering with the lamp during the procession, identified by saffron robes, long swept hair, feather headband and garland cues.2007-12-25A photograph of a ritual aarti at an outdoor shrine area. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a white flower garland with red and white beads, holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. Beside him a man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a brass plate with offerings. On the left, a person in orange robes with a tilak on the forehead has hands pressed together in namaste. On the right, another orange-robed person raises a hand toward the lamp. An orange cloth canopy hangs in the background, with greenery behind it.2009-07-07Photo of a temple ritual indoors with a golden throne and trident in the background. A man in a rust-red robe with a white and red flower garland and gold chain holds an oil lamp with a flame while smiling. Beside him a young man in orange robes, with white markings on his face and body and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together and holds a bell. In front of them a fire burns on a platter ringed with red and white flowers. Pink petals lie on a tray at the left edge.2017-06-10December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesDecember 06 20112011-12-06