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A photograph of several shirtless men with dreadlocks and rudraksha beads raising lit brass aarti lamps with flames upward against a red draped curtain, performing Pancha Aarati. Their arms are raised with ornate brass lamp holders, flames and smoke visible.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22Three shirtless young men stand against a red draped curtain, each raising a flaming copper pancha aarti lamp overhead with an outstretched arm. Their necks and chests are adorned with rudraksha malas, and one wears a sacred thread and thick wrist bands. Smoke rises from the lamps, and the scene reads as an aarti offering during a puja. Their faces are not clearly visible in the frame, and no clear appearance-based cue places a person candidate among them.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22December 23 20162016-12-23Photograph of a stage aarti performance before a deep red curtain. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis bare-chested with gold necklaces and bracelets raise brass multi-wick oil lamps overhead, flames lit. The central man has long dreadlocked hair and holds a small silver bell in his other hand; a drum is visible at lower left. Bodies of several performers are seen, with another man at the right edge also holding a lamp.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Several bare-chested men in orange dhoti-style cloths perform aarti with lit oil lamps before a red curtain backdrop. Their hair is tied up in topknots, and they wear beaded necklaces and bangles. The foreground figure holds a brass lamp with a flame while smoke drifts around him, and other performers on the right hold lit lamps or wicks. Seated devotees in the background sit on a colourful mat. This appears to be an aarti ritual at a stage event.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22A photograph of a ritual aarti performed on a stage before a deep red curtain. Several shirtless male priests in orange dhotis hold brass multi-wick oil lamps with lit flames. The foreground priest, with a topknot and a rudraksha mala across his chest, faces upward and lifts the lamp. Other priests stand behind him holding lamps, and a devotee's hand is visible at the lower left. White ash markings appear on their arms and bodies, with gold armlets and bangles.2016-12-23October 12 20162016-10-12December 23 20162016-12-23