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A seated man in orange and saffron robes holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, performing aarti before a dark stone shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands, orange marigold strands and pink lotus flowers. Behind him are carved stone pillars and a carved lion-like figure. Two other people's heads are partially visible at the lower left and lower right edges. The man has short hair, a vertical tilak mark and a gold wristwatch, and the presentation of the lamp is an aarti offering.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A nighttime outdoor ritual at a stone temple shrine hung with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped mat, hands folded in prayer, with brass puja vessels and lamps before him. Behind him sits a man in an orange-and-white t-shirt printed with a portrait, and a microphone stands at left. Devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the ground around the shrine, with a large metal drum and stone pillars in the background.2008-08-02September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe standing outdoors beneath a stone temple canopy, holding a tall brass standing lamp whose cup carries a lit flame. He wears a long white and red flower garland, with a vertical mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Beside him stands a painted wooden cutout of a fierce deity face with red and yellow colouring and bared teeth. Red cloth hangs behind the lamp and green foliage fills the background. Appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and a garland match a person candidate performing an aarti-style lamp ritual, though the image is uncertain.2008-12-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a person in orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and an orange turban, seen from behind, holding a metal lamp of burning camphor flame toward a small shrine niche. The niche holds a black stone deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands, with brass vessels in front. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang overhead, and a rudraksha-style garland of yellow and red flowers rests on the person's shoulders. The scene is an arati offering at a temple shrine.2007-01-12A photo inside a temple shrine with white pillars and a marble-patterned wall. A man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha headband and a heavy gold-bead necklace holds a silver multi-wick oil lamp, with flames lit, in front of a shrine. Behind him stand three standing murtis wearing white dhoti-like cloth, flower garlands and red bead necklaces. A silver-toned image on the left is garlanded with white jasmine and orange and red flowers. A pink flower offering and a metal vessel rest on the ledge. Nearby is a plate of pink petals. The lighting is warm. The man is shown performing aarti before the deities.2012-06-05Evening puja at a temple: a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes sits on a mat and waves a brass oil lamp with a flame before a dark stone deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. Seated devotees in orange and white clothes and a man in a white shirt with folded hands watch and join in. A brass vessel, offerings and a small lamp sit on the cloth. The man near the centre wears orange and holds his palms together; his shirt shows a printed portrait. Background includes a metal drum and onlookers in orange shawls.2008-08-02A person in an orange saffron garment with a golden border and a pink flower garland around the neck stands bent forward in a doorway framed by carved wooden panels, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Inside, a black lingam-like stone form in a tiled chamber is draped with white jasmine garlands and purple flowers, with petals scattered on the floor and brass lamps in the foreground. The scene shows a puja with an oil lamp offered at a shrine.2009-01-122003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedSeptember 29 20062006-09-29November 23 20062006-11-23January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies