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Close-up photo of a ritual aarti at a temple. A man in orange saffron cloth with a gold bead necklace holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame in his right hand, and his left hand rings a silver handbell. A second person in white cloth with a yellow-gold border stands beside him holding a bell. Blurred figures in orange and a red and white pillar fill the background.

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Close-up photo of an aarti ritual: a priest in a white dhoti holds a silver camphor lamp with a large open flame in his right hand, while his left hand holds a small silver vessel. Only his hands, arms and lower body are visible, with a gold bangle on his wrist and a gold chain at his neck. He wears an orange shawl draped over the left side. The background is blurred with red and white striped pillars. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-12-19 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01August 16 20162016-08-16January 08 20122012-01-08October 07 20112011-10-07December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01May 24 20162016-05-24A man in an orange saffron garment stands in profile, holding a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame aloft in his right hand while his left hand supports a second brass bell-shaped vessel. His hair is grey-streaked and pulled back, and his arm shows yellow turmeric or sandal marks. Behind him hangs a deep orange drape, and in the blurred foreground stand ornate brass lamp stands. The scene suggests an aarti ritual in a temple setting.2010-01-02 +1 copiesClose photo of a priest's hands performing aarti with a brass oil lamp (deepam) whose flame rises tall, while the other hand rings a small brass handbell. The priest wears a saffron-orange garment edged with a white jasmine garland. The background is a plain grey wall with a faint smoke trail. No face is visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold zari border holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame blazing to the right, and a silver bell in his other hand. He wears a gold bead necklace, a gold bracelet, and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are stained with mehndi. Behind him, a second man in white ritual dress and a woman stand in a line. The background shows red and orange draped cloth. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja ritual.2010-12-19A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-shouldered, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, performs aarti by holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames in his right hand while ringing a small brass handbell in his left. Vertical tilak marks are on his forehead. He stands in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door behind him; a blurred figure is at the lower left edge. The lamp flames are bright and the scene reads as a ritual lamp offering during a devotional gathering.2016-08-16