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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas hanging from his neck performs an aarti by a teal-green industrial drilling rig in an outdoor yard. He wears an orange dhoti with a red sash and holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals. On the grass before him, a small puja arrangement of brass cups, incense sticks and offerings sits on a cloth. Probable ritual aarti with incense and an oil lamp.

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A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a red sash stands on grass beside a large teal drilling rig, performing an aarti-like offering. He holds a brass plate with a small flame and flower petals in one hand, while his other hand rests at his chest. He has long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala, wooden bead bracelets, white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and a sacred thread. Brass puja vessels, incense sticks and flowers rest on a cloth on the ground in front.2016-11-03A man stands outdoors on grass beside a large teal industrial machine with rusted steel supports. He is bare-chested with white horizontal tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange dhoti with a red border and a red sash, and long dark dreadlocks with rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists. He bends forward holding a brass plate with a small flame and offering in his left hand, while his right hand holds a white flower-like offering. Brass oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings sit on a cloth on the ground at the lower left. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti performed outdoors.2016-11-03 +1 copiesNovember 03 20162016-11-03A man stands outdoors beside a large teal industrial drilling rig, performing a flame offering. He is bare-chested with long dreadlock-style hair falling past his shoulders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He wears an orange dhoti with a red-and-orange waist cloth. He holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flowers in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. On the grass at lower left lie brass ritual lamps, incense sticks, and a small pooja arrangement. A red bag rests on the ground at right.2016-11-03February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesPhoto of a priest in rust-red dhoti and matching turban with a dark topknot, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his arms and chest, wearing long rudraksha malas and a silver pendant. He leans forward holding a small brass vessel with incense sticks and a silver handbell in his right hand, performing puja beside several yellow-wrapped coconuts with green leaves and flower petals arranged on a white-and-blue cloth. A figure in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a carved wooden door frames the scene.2018-04-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photo of a bare-chested priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, placing yellow marigold flowers on a tall copper kalasha-topped structure. The structure is a carved, wooden-and-copper pedestal wrapped in white jasmine and red rose garlands, with thatched straw bound at its top. A younger attendant in orange cloth and a beaded necklace holds a brass plate of offerings beside him. Green trees and a canopy with red and yellow fabric stand in the background under an overcast sky.2016-08-27April 28 20182018-04-28November 03 20162016-11-03April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a copper flagstaff being consecrated beside a small carved wooden shrine holding a gold deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shawl with red tilak and gold armband holds a brass plate of offerings toward the pole. Beside him stands a figure in a flowing saffron-orange wrap with a long rudraksha mala, long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, with palms together. Palm trees and sky are in the background.2010-09-02A young man with dreadlocked hair and white tilak markings sits cross-legged on bare earth, hands pressed in anjali, bare-chested and wearing orange dhoti, rudraksha mala and beaded bracelet. Standing behind him are devotees in orange and white robes and a woman in a green saree, all with hands folded. In front are silver plates, a pot, incense sticks and a banana-leaf offering; to the right a gourd-shaped object is garlanded with yellow marigolds and draped with a beaded necklace, set in a wicker basket. The scene appears to be an outdoor puja or ritual. The young man's identity is not established by appearance here, so no a person candidate is asserted.2016-09-15