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Night-time outdoor scene on a paved courtyard at a temple-like compound. A bearded man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, performing a ceremonial lamp offering. Beside him, a younger man in white with a yellow shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a brass tray. Two other men in white dhotis stand nearby, one with a lanyard and badge, plus a figure in the background. Potted plants, large brass vessels and a banner with printed text are visible.

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December 21 20092009-12-21A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-yellow border holds a brass plate with a burning flame, performing aarti outdoors. He wears a white turban, a heavy gold necklace and a gold-coloured garland, and has long hair swept back. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl stands by a brass oil lamp on a green striped mat, and another man in white bends forward. A standing man in white clothes watches from behind near a white building with a window and a rangoli design on the ground. Smoke rises from the flame. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti as the central figure, identified by the turban, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and white-and-gold garments.2006-07-30Outdoor ritual under a colourful striped canopy with a red and gold embroidered hanging at the left edge. A man in saffron-orange robes with a light orange head covering, a vertical white forehead mark and beaded mala necklaces holds a bell in one hand and a small ritual vessel over a flame in the other, performing an offering. Barefoot, he stands on a striped mat on reddish earth. Around him, several young men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow scarves hold silver plates and trays of offerings, some wearing rudraksha mala beads. A man in white with a silver vessel stands at the left edge. Palm fronds and a bamboo post frame the scene.2009-09-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a striped green-and-red mat in a courtyard. A man in a white turban, white-and-gold shawl and a gold-and-gold-bead garland holds a brass plate with a lit flame and grains, performing an aarti. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a microphone beside a brass oil lamp (deepam) on the left. Two more men in white stand in the background near white plastic chairs, and a building with white walls and trees fills the backdrop. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, a turban, gold garland and gold shawl offers some cues consistent with the a person candidate, shown here performing aarti in person. Four people are visible.2006-07-30November 11 20152015-11-11Night ritual in an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border holds a brass tray of lit oil lamps before a golden deity murti under a gilded arch, with a garland draped over the image. Behind him, a second man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with a bowl. A low white and red-striped platform, a square sunken fire pit and small brass vessels sit to the left. Three more men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand at right, hands folded in prayer. Appears to be an aarti or puja.2014-11-23October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 21 20102010-12-21Night photograph of a homa fire ritual at an open-air ceremonial area. In the foreground a fire pit burns beside a carved wooden or stone yoni-style base and brass plates. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a tan turban holds a flaming lamp and a bell, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a red-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl. Behind them, shaved-headed priests in white clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a row of young boys in white with red scarves sits on the left. Green leaf garlands and a decorated pillar with colourful patterns frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor scene at a paved courtyard. A young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead, stands centrally holding a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and burning flames as an aarti offering. Seated devotees in white clothes, some with folded hands in namaskar, sit on the ground around him. Dim lights and green points appear in the dark background.2015-11-18