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A photograph of a smiling man in a rust-brown robe standing outdoors and holding a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a long pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, with a tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him stands a crowd, including women in orange saris and girls with palms pressed together, under a blue and gold canopy with palm trees in the background. The lamp flame and smoke rise near his face during what appears to be an aarti offering.

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Outdoor ritual photo with a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a reddish-brown shawl and a red-brown dhoti with gold border, wearing a long garland of pink lotus, white jasmine and red roses and a gold necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a smoking incense or offering vessel in the other, smiling. Behind him, devotees in orange and red clothing stand with hands folded, including girls in orange dresses, and several decorated umbrellas with gold and blue patterns and beaded fringes shade the scene. Leaf garlands hang overhead and a golden shrine or carved yellow altar edge appears at right, with brass plates of flowers and fruit below.2016-10-08Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long pink and white flower garland with red roses, a thick rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a gold arm band. He holds a brass handbell in his right hand while smoke from an incense or puja offering drifts around him. Behind him, a crowd of children and adults in orange and red clothes stands with hands folded, and ornate gold-and-blue parasols shade the area under hanging green leaves. A brass tray of flowers and offerings sits at the bottom edge, and a gold-covered object appears at the right. The setting suggests a puja or aarti with devotees gathered in an open courtyard.2016-10-08Photo 11697971October 08 20162016-10-08October 08 20162016-10-08Outdoor ritual scene in a garden with palm fronds. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe and dhoti, red-and-white floral garlands, a brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, stands on a raised platform holding a silver bell and a small silver cup with a flame. Beside him a tall copper kalasha-style pillar is wrapped in a striped cloth and draped with white and red flower garlands. A few devotees stand in the foreground, partially visible. a person: the rudraksha mala, long hair, red robes and ceremonial garlands match the page candidate, though the face is not used for identification.2016-04-10December 23 20162016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy of leaves and decorated parasols in gold, blue and red. A bearded man with long hair and a tilanga-style forehead mark stands at center in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a thick garland of pink lotus and white jasmine with red flowers and a gold necklace, holding a silver bell and raising his other hand while smoke or incense drifts around him. Girls in orange and red dresses with flower hair ornaments stand with hands folded in prayer behind him, and a crowd watches. A cameraman films at right. In the foreground, a brass tray holds bowls and offerings, and a gilded wooden pillar with yellow flowers appears at right.2016-10-08December 23 20162016-12-23October 08 20162016-10-08October 11 20132013-10-11