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Photograph of a ritual aarti during a Hindu ceremony indoors. A man in an orange-red headwrap and yellow-gold shawl over white dhoti holds up a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many flames while a second man in white dhoti with gold border, facing away, steadies its base. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with offerings. The background shows a cream wall with a pale green floral stencil.2015-07-13A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas kneels and holds a lit camphor flame on a small metal aarti holder with his right hand, with smoke rising. White sacred ash marks cover his forehead and arms and he wears a gold bangle. Behind him, a man in white garments and a red shawl kneels and holds a metal vessel, with a camera operator visible at upper left. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with red pillars and trees.2013-03-29December 28 20112011-12-28Outdoor ritual photo under trees in a sandy clearing. A shirtless young man with long dark hair and a red-orange tilak on his forehead holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver ritual bell (ghanta) in the other, with a red cloth or flower stem between his fingers. He wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a large beaded necklace. In the foreground, a man with his back to the camera, wearing a red dhoti and a rudraksha mala, gestures toward the lamp. Green leaves and a tree trunk are behind them, with colourful threads tied to a tree on the right.2016-10-31A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, sits before a square fire pit and pours an offering from a ladle into bright orange flames. Nearby on the stone platform are a silver bowl, a brass plate of yellow offering, and a pile of firewood. Behind him, several seated musicians and devotees in dark and white clothing watch, with a microphone stand near the fire and green shrubs in the background.2011-12-16September 06 20172017-09-06 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA man with a shaved head and a small red bindi on his forehead holds a brass oil lamp with a tall flame, ringing a small brass bell in his right hand during a ritual. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over his bare upper body and a long rudraksha mala of beads around his neck, plus a beaded bracelet and a gold bangle. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with orange scarves watch, and a gold-brown curtain covers the wall. The ritual is an oil-lamp aarti. The face is not visibly distinctive enough to confirm identity from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2012-08-21 +1 copiesJuly 28 20142014-07-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28