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Night ritual photograph. A smiling man with long dark hair and a white-and-red forehead marking wears a red silk shawl embroidered with pink motifs, holding a silver handbell in one hand while lighting a flame on a small white pedestal with a long taper in the other. Behind him, a bald man in a pink dhoti and shawl with a pendant necklace watches. Colourful prayer flags hang above, and a wooden chair with ornate cushioning stands behind the figures. a person is shown performing a lamp lighting with a bell, a ceremonial act within a temple-style setting.

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October 14 20122012-10-14A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl holding a lit brass aarti lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other during a ritual. He wears a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a long dark mala of rudraksha-style beads, and a gold-toned ornamental necklace. Behind him, several devotees with palms joined stand in a doorway amid smoke, including a woman in a light blue garment at left. The setting is a plain interior with white walls.2012-09-09A man in a red silk shawl with embroidered floral motifs and an orange-gold dhoti stands holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a few people are partly visible in an indoor hall, including a child at the lower left and a woman at the lower right. The scene suggests an aarti performed during a ritual. Appearance cues (shoulder-length swept hair, red shawl, ritual lamp and bell) are not sufficiently distinctive, so the figure is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2012-07-21April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a person in a red shawl with embroidered motifs performing an aarti with a silver lamp (kuthuvilakku-style oil lamp with a flame) held in one hand and a silver bell in the other. The person wears a red bindi, gold hoop earrings and has shoulder-length dark hair; the setting is a plain grey wall with a white railing. Appearance-based cues are limited to a red shawl and dark swept hair, which are not distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so identity remains uncertain.2012-07-21September 09 20122012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09A person performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. The person wears a red shawl with embroidered floral motifs over an orange-red garment, has a red kumkum dot on the forehead and small gold earrings. Behind, partially visible devotees sit at the lower right against a pale grey wall, and a pale ceiling beam crosses the frame.2012-07-21September 09 20122012-09-09September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20122012-09-09Night outdoor ritual photo. A man in an orange-red saffron wrap and a long orange-beaded mala with gold bead ornaments stands center, holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame and a bell-shaped handle. He has long swept-back hair and a tilak on his forehead, looking down at the flame. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing, some with hands folded, watch from chairs at the sides; a carved gold-toned ornamental panel edges the right side and a red cloth edges the left. Dark trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) matches the appearance cues of long hair, orange saffron clothing and ornate mala beads, shown performing an aarti as a ritual act.2013-04-01