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A photo of a bare-chested man in an orange saffron shawl performing aarti with a flaming multi-wick brass lamp held in his right hand. He wears a long swept-back dark braided top-knot, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala beads around his neck and a beaded bracelet on his wrist, with white ash stripes on his upper arm. Behind him stands a bronze deity murti with an ornate crown.

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April 21 20182018-04-21A bare-chested priest in rust-orange dhoti performs aarti, holding a lit camphor flame on a metal lamp stand in his right hand and a small handbell in his left. He wears a dark dreadlocked turban, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash markings on his arms and chest, and layered rudraksha malas with gold bell-shaped ornaments. Blurred seated devotees in saffron and orange robes fill the background.2019-05-18May 21 20162016-05-21July 19 20162016-07-19A young sannyasi with long dreadlocks stands in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, holding a multi-tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps (aarti). He wears rudraksha malas, a pendant, a horizontal white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and white ash markings on his arms. Behind him, another person in orange clothing holds a similar lamp, and white pillars stand in the background. Two people are partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering. a person identity is not clearly established from appearance.2018-02-02 +1 copiesApril 18 20182018-04-18A bare-chested man in rust-orange cloth stands at night performing aarti, holding a brass lamp with a multi-flame fire in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. His forehead and arms are marked with white paint, and he wears a rudraksha mala, a thick beaded cord and a gold pendant necklace. Behind him a large crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing watches, with a building and lit background.2019-05-18May 02 20162016-05-02A young man in orange saffron cloth and a dark wrapped turban performs aarti before a decorated deity murti. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. His bare upper body shows beaded bracelets and armlets, and he wears rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind him, the deity murti is adorned with garlands of pink, yellow and white flowers on a silver pedestal. The setting is a temple-style shrine in a plain room.2018-04-18May 18 20192019-05-18December 06 20162016-12-06April 04 20182018-04-04 +2 copies