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A man stands outdoors under coconut palms, holding a brass arati lamp with a flame in his left hand and a small brass handbell in his right. He wears a rust-red wrap with yellow-and-orange striped borders, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and a red bindi on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamp as he looks upward, smiling.

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A man in a rust-orange monastic wrap stands outdoors before tall coconut palms, holding a brass aarti lamp with smoke rising from its flame in his left hand and a small brass handbell in his right. He wears a long rudraksha mala over the shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-coloured yellow border on the cloth. A brass tray edge is visible at the right edge.2013-09-11A man in a rust-orange and yellow-bordered wrap stands outdoors before tall palm fronds and a palm trunk. He wears a thick rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and holds a brass oil lamp in his raised left hand and a silver handbell in his right. He gazes upward, a person figure performing a ritual in an open-air setting.2013-09-11September 11 20132013-09-11A man in a rust-red robe and gold-trimmed saffron-gold dhoti performs an aarti outdoors, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a thick red and gold flower garland and a beaded gold-and-rudraksha style necklace, with white tripundra vibhuti and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, eyes closed in meditative focus. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background under an evening sky. Ritual objects are clearly visible; the figure appears to be a priest performing puja, and identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-11-26September 11 20132013-09-11A man in an orange saffron garment stands outdoors before tall palm fronds, smiling and looking upward. He wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and a long strand of gold-toned beads. In his right hand he holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and rising smoke, and in his left hand a brass handbell. A small red mark is on his forehead. The setting suggests an aarti being performed in an outdoor ritual. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate garland, with a ceremonial aarti role.2009-12-23September 26 20142014-09-26March 26 20132013-03-26A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap and a rudraksha mala stands outdoors before a tall palm tree, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with a red tilak on his forehead. A brass plate sits at the right edge. The setting suggests an aarti or puja offering in an ashram courtyard.2013-09-11December 20 20132013-12-20February 28 20132013-02-28October 10 20132013-10-10