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A photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a thick red-orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a large garland of red and white flowers with yellow marigolds around his neck. He holds out a brass plate with a lit flame, performing an aarti. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and pink shawl holds a brass bell and stands with hand on chest. Behind them, many men in orange t-shirts and devotees, including children, watch. A potted palm and a brass lamp stand in the lower right, and a tin roof with bunting is visible behind. Several other people are visible at the edges of the crowd.

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Outdoor ritual scene in a village-style courtyard with a corrugated roof and blue-painted building behind. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and long flower garlands of red, white and yellow blooms holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame toward the viewer; he has long swept-back hair and a red thread on his wrist. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl rings a brass bell while holding an offering. Around them crowd devotees in orange shirts and red-orange clothing, and a young girl in a pink dress and a girl in a colourful top watch. A palm frond and a brass oil lamp sit at the lower right. Photo appears to show an aarti ritual with lamp and bell.2017-09-06Outdoor ritual aarti in a crowded street. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers holds a brass plate with a flame and offerings, wearing a rust-red dhoti. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and pink shawl holds a brass bell. Young men in orange and red shirts and onlookers, including children, stand behind a palm-leaf decoration; a brass oil lamp sits at the lower right.2017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06Outdoor street scene in a village setting with a crowd of men in orange t-shirts. A bare-chested man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-red dhoti and layered red, yellow and white flower garlands, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. Beside him a bald priest in a white dhoti and pink-and-white shawl rings a brass bell. A green building with a tiled roof and bunting strung across it stands behind. Several phones are raised by onlookers.2017-09-06September 06 20172017-09-06A bare-chested man with long dark hair and white tilak markings stands smiling in a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, wearing red and yellow flower garlands and yellow petals in his hair. 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Behind them, young men in orange t-shirts, a toddler in red, and a man in a white cap crowd the frame, with yellow petals scattered in the air.2017-09-06Outdoor photo on a red carpet in front of a green building with a balcony. A long-haired man in a dark maroon dhoti and upper-body shawl, bare-chested, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style cord. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and pink-red shawl holds a ritual object. Behind them a crowd of men in saffron-orange shirts and onlookers, including children, watch. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower right on a stand, with palm fronds nearby. Several people on the left wear orange and saffron clothing. The people are standing and watching outdoors.2017-09-06August 31 20142014-08-31