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Outdoor ritual photograph under trees. A central figure with long swept-back black hair, red tilak and a red-and-gold ornate garment holds a brass bell in one hand and a flame-lit aarti lamp in the other, with rudraksha malas and thick gold necklaces. Behind her, several robed devotees in saffron-orange clothing with bare chests and white sacred markings stand near a red metal frame; one holds a brass tray of yellow and orange flowers. A man in white shirt films with a camera at left, and the flame lifts above a small silver vessel.

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January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual photograph under trees. A central figure with long black swept-back hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a red-orange shawl, heavy gold beaded necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, holds a silver lamp with a flaming wick aloft while smiling and looking upward. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and saffron clothing with white forehead markings hold a brass plate of yellow flowers. A red metal frame and green foliage fill the background. Appearance-based cues suggest a person performing the aarti with the oil lamp.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor photograph of a procession-like gathering under palm trees. A central figure stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a black turban-style headwear, a red-orange shawl over an orange-red garment, layered beaded garlands, gold bangles and a gold pendant. Flanking figures wear white dhotis with gold borders, sacred ash lines and bare upper bodies with bangles. A cameraman in white kurta films with a handheld video camera on the left, and a man on the right holds a tall wooden staff with a red garland. Yellow flower petals appear at the lower left. a person is the central figure, shown in person with clustered namaste, ornate garlands and saffron-red robes.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial procession in a sunlit grove on dry ground. A central figure in a red-orange sari with gold border, wearing layered gold beaded necklaces, a large gold pendant, rudraksha malas and gold armbands, holds a silver handbell in one hand and a flaming silver lamp (aarti) in the other, with a red bindi and a tall dark swept-back hairstyle. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas carry silver plates of yellow flowers and offerings. A man in a white shirt and white trousers crouches at left, filming with a handheld camera. Red-orange sari and orange robes against green foliage.2016-01-03May 05 20122012-05-05A smiling person with a tall swept-back dark hairstyle, red tilak on the forehead and white ash markings, stands in an outdoor setting of trees, holding a silver aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a small bell in the other. Wearing a rust-orange garment draped over the shoulder, a thick rudraksha mala with gold beads, gold bangles and gold armbands, the figure appears to perform a ritual. Behind, a second person in orange clothing with white forehead marks and another person in the background are partly visible, along with a yellow flower offering tray at lower left. Appearance-based label: a person — leader of the ritual, identified by tall swept hair, ornate gold malas, orange clothing and aarti lamp.2016-01-03Outdoor ceremonial photo beneath palm trees. To his left a man in red-orange robes with a white flower garland holds a tray of yellow flowers. A cameraman in white shirt and white trousers films with a raised camera. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a tall gold staff and has white sacred markings on his face and arms. Several people in white and cream traditional dress, some women in white saris, stand nearby with hands folded in devotion.2016-01-03January 01 20092009-01-01July 19 20162016-07-19