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A man in a cream and gold embroidered sherwani and a cream turban holds a five-flame brass aarti lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, smiling as he performs aarti. A maroon and gold striped shawl drapes over his shoulder, and long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a seated crowd, and in the lower left a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala looks on. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind, with shelves of devotional items beside it. Garlands of red flowers are visible at the bottom of the frame. The lighted lamp and bell mark an aarti ceremony in an ashram hall.

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A standing man in an ornate cream and gold embroidered long coat with a red beaded shawl and a cream turban holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp aloft with flames in his right hand and a handbell in his left. Seated devotees in front, including a young man in an orange robe with hands in anjali and women in white, sit in an indoor hall decorated with red and pink flower garlands on railings. Shelves of framed pictures are visible behind. This is an aarti being performed before a seated audience.2009-06-10June 09 20092009-06-09June 10 20092009-06-10June 10 20092009-06-10September 09 20122012-09-09June 10 20092009-06-10A long-haired man with a sandalwood-marked brow and a pink-and-gold flower garland holds a silver aarti plate with a multi-flame brass lamp, smoke rising from the burning wicks. A green parrot perches on his shoulder. He wears a bare-shouldered rust-brown garment with a gold armlet and gold bangles. Behind him a figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall gold-topped staff, and a row of seated devotees in white fills the background. a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold and floral adornment, and a parrot on the shoulder distinguish the man performing the aarti.2013-04-21June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a red silk shawl with embroidered floral motifs and an orange-gold dhoti stands holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a few people are partly visible in an indoor hall, including a child at the lower left and a woman at the lower right. The scene suggests an aarti performed during a ritual. Appearance cues (shoulder-length swept hair, red shawl, ritual lamp and bell) are not sufficiently distinctive, so the figure is described by role as a priest performing aarti.2012-07-21June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl holding a lit brass aarti lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other during a ritual. He wears a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a long dark mala of rudraksha-style beads, and a gold-toned ornamental necklace. Behind him, several devotees with palms joined stand in a doorway amid smoke, including a woman in a light blue garment at left. The setting is a plain interior with white walls.2012-09-09Close photograph of a smiling man in a pale cream turban with a small red bindi on his forehead, wearing an embroidered cream-and-gold ceremonial garment with a red edging and a gold pendant necklace. Long dark hair falls over his shoulders, and a red cloth drapes at his right side. At left, a hand holds a brass bell or handbell beside a garland of pink and white flowers, with a stone carved architectural element behind him. The visible cues are the turban, long hair, ornate ceremonial clothing and gold necklace, which are consistent with a person in a temple setting, though the face is not used for identification. No one else is visible.2009-06-09