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A young man in profile performs aarti at dusk against a pale grey sky. He holds a brass five-branched oil lamp on a flat tray in his right hand, with a lit flame and faint smoke rising. He is bare-chested with an orange cloth wrapped at his waist, a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck, and a bracelet on his wrist. Light ash-coloured markings appear on his shoulder and chest.

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February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20172017-02-04February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man in profile against a pale, overcast sky, holding up a brass arati lamp with a flame rising from its bowl. He wears a red-orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a long necklace of gold-toned beads or bells. A white tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The lamp is raised toward the sky.2017-02-02 +1 copiesA silhouetted man performs aarti against a pale overcast sky. He is bare-chested with a saffron cloth tied at his waist and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace on his chest. He raises a brass aarti lamp high in his right hand, its flame burning above the bowl, with a thin trail of smoke drifting to the left. A bangle is visible on his wrist. The composition is in profile, with no other people or setting visible.2017-02-02 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in profile holds up a brass aarti lamp with a burning flame in his raised right hand against a plain grey sky. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a gold-coloured necklace of beads or bells, with a bangle on his wrist. The flame rises from a multi-branched brass lamp.2017-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copiesA bare-chested male priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands in profile against an overcast sky, raising a brass aarti lamp with two flames in his right hand. He wears a white tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold beaded garland, and a wrist band. Behind him, colourful striped cloths are laid on a low surface, with trees and a utility pole at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests an outdoor aarti ceremony. a person is not visibly identifiable from appearance here, so the figure is described only by role.2017-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02A photograph of a single man performing an aarti outdoors against a pale, overcast sky. He is shown in profile facing left, bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulder with a white flower garland. He has short dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style red bead necklace, and a bangle on his wrist. He holds a brass multi-branched oil lamp (aarti lamp) aloft in his right arm, with several flames burning, and a small brass bell in his left hand. Trees and a colourful striped cloth are faintly visible at the lower edge of the frame.2017-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20172017-02-02