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A shaved-headed man in rust-orange sannyasi robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long rudraksha mala draped across his shoulders stands outdoors holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit oil lamps. Behind him a large black stone deity murti stands among trees beside a red building, with white cloth draped at its base. He holds a small brass bell in one hand and wears gold bangles and a wristwatch.

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May 30 20132013-05-30 +1 copiesOctober 20 20122012-10-20A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead, arms and shoulder stands in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. Smoke rises from the lamp against a pale tented background with a striped pole and pink panels behind him.2012-11-06September 06 20122012-09-06A man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead stands at right holding a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames burning upward. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over an orange garment and a long necklace of gold-toned beads. The setting is a warm, hazy hall with wooden lattice panels behind him. The scene appears to be an aarti offering during a ritual. The man is a sannyasi-style devotee or priest; a person identification cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-09-09A shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe and saffron-gold shawl holds a brass five-branched lamp with lit flames aloft in both hands, performing aarti. He wears white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha mala and a long orange-beaded necklace. Beside him at left is a large garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Behind him are a pink wall, a window and a dark red curtain.2014-11-28September 16 20132013-09-16A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04A young man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron shawl stands at right holding a tiered silver aarti lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a braided bracelet. A man in a striped shirt stands at left edge, and blurred devotees with small lamps fill the background of a warmly lit hall.2012-09-04A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange draped clothing and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames. He has white tilak markings on his forehead and appears to be chanting or speaking. The warm, hazy background suggests a ritual setting with lamplight.2012-09-09May 30 20132013-05-30 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon-edged shawl performs an aarti at night, eyes closed, holding up a brass multi-branched oil lamp with several flames in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a bracelet. Behind him, green and orange hanging cloth decorations and leafy plant stems frame the outdoor ritual scene. Appearance-based cues including the saffron robes, gold necklace and shawl match a probable identification of a person, who is performing the aarti, but the face is not used for identification.2009-09-25