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A man in a brown and gold-bordered dhoti stands outdoors beside a carved stone pillar draped with yellow marigold garlands and a magenta flower. He holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, his neck adorned with red and gold flower garlands and a gold chain, and a white marking on his forearm. Palm trees and lush greenery surround the courtyard, with a dark stone base visible behind him. The scene suggests an aarti offering at a shrine.

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A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered dhoti and upper cloth, bare-chested with a long garland of marigolds and red flowers, performs aarti with a brass lamp beside a carved brown wooden shrine draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Palm trees and green foliage surround the outdoor setting.2014-10-05April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a saffron-orange band stands outdoors beside a carved reddish stone shrine adorned with yellow and pink marigold garlands. He wears a long white and yellow-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-bead mala, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background.2014-10-05November 26 20142014-11-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a tall copper shrine-column draped with yellow marigold garlands and a floral base of pink and purple blossoms. A man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with gold-striped borders, wearing layered red and yellow flower garlands, a gold bead necklace, and a white tilak on his forehead, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling. Palm trees and foliage fill the background. The copper shrine has a carved tree motif on its panel. a person is shown in appearance-based cues of ceremonial dress and garlands, performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2014-11-26November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor photograph of a man performing aarti before a large ornate copper kalasha-shaped vessel draped with yellow marigold garlands and a red flower base. The man wears a red and gold dhoti, red floral garlands with gold beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a white forehead mark. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling. Palm trees and green foliage form the background.2014-11-26April 14 20132013-04-14April 21 20152015-04-21Outdoors under palm trees and a bright sky, a smiling man with long dark hair stands beside an ornate reddish-brown wooden shrine pillar draped with white and gold-bordered cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds. He wears a dark orange-brown garment, a brown rudraksha-style mala, and a long white and red flower garland. In his right hand he holds a brass oil lamp with a tall flame, and in his left a small brass bell. The scene reads as a temple-style ritual of aarti offered beside the decorated pillar. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha mala, ceremonial garlands; performing aarti.2013-04-14A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered dhoti stands beside a large copper lamp stand wrapped with yellow marigold garlands and a base of red flowers. He holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, looking upward, and wears a red and yellow flower garland, a gold-bead necklace and gold bangles. A palm tree and foliage form the background. A copper relief of a tree decorates the stand. Traditional aarti-style lamp offering.2014-11-26A standing priest in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, a marigold and red-flower garland, and a flower garland on his shoulders, rings a handheld bell while holding a small object near a tall copper dhwajasthamba (flagstaff) at Dwajarohanam in Bidadi. The copper pillar base is carved with ornamental motifs and draped with a marigold garland, and flower petals lie on the stone platform. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene, and a metal vessel is held at the right edge. Copyright and source text overlays the image. This is a photograph of a ritual at the flagstaff.2015-09-08