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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange robe with a red border performing an evening aarti at night. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, and wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style chain with a pendant, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Dried palm fronds and green leaves hang overhead beneath a decorated canopy, and smoke drifts at left. Several seated people in yellow garments are visible at the lower edge, and a man in white stands behind him. The setting looks like an outdoor homa or puja area.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a darker red-maroon border stands at night holding a brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames rising from several wicks, and a brass bell in his other hand. He wears a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot. Leaves hang above and a leafy plant stands behind him against a dark background. The scene suggests a night aarti performed in the open. The man is a priest or sannyasi performing the aarti; appearance is a shaved head in saffron with no long hair, crown or rudraksha malas, so his identity is uncertain.2009-09-27A photograph of an evening ritual at night with smoke and a bright flame. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace holds a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, speaking as he performs the ritual. Behind him, several people in white and yellow garments and one in red stand or sit, some with hands folded in prayer. Banana leaves and palm fronds frame the scene at the left and top right.2009-09-25September 26 20092009-09-26September 26 20092009-09-26A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, with flames rising from the lamp. He wears gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, with a light vertical tilak on his forehead. Smoke drifts across the left side, and green mango-style leaves hang overhead. The page indicates this is a Chandi Homa event, but the figure's appearance is a shaved-head priest in saffron with gold beads, lacking the long hair or crown cues needed to confirm the person named on the page, so the identity is uncertain.2009-09-25September 26 20092009-09-26A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a hood-like drape stands at night holding a silver aarti plate with a bright oil flame at its right edge. He wears a gold bead necklace and a white tilak with red markings on his forehead, and gold-coloured bangles. Behind him are hanging dried leaves on a cord, a bamboo pole, and a wide leafy plant, with an orange cloth canopy overhead. The scene suggests an evening aarti being offered.2009-09-27Night-time ritual at an outdoor pandal with banana leaves and smoke in the air. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange robe with maroon borders and a gold chain with a pendant stands at right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flaming wick over the head of a seated young man in white kurta, yellow shawl and rudraksha mala who has his palms raised. Yellow and orange marigold petals are scattered on the stone platform in front, with brass vessels and a bell visible. Other seated devotees in orange and yellow sit behind. The orange-robed man shows no clear a person cues such as long hair or ornate crown, so his identity is uncertain.2009-09-25A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and an orange head covering stands in smoke, holding a bronze multi-wick oil lamp with bright flames in his right hand and a small bell in his left. He wears a long gold-toned bead necklace, and a white mark is visible on his forehead. Green leaves hang in the background.2009-09-25Night photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth wrap, with a gold-coloured ornamental necklace and bangle, raising a lit oil lamp with a long flame in his right hand while a small metal vessel is held in his left. Smoke or incense haze fills the dark background. Several devotees in orange and red garments and white wraps stand behind him, some with hands folded in prayer.2010-12-16A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes standing at night beside a brass lamp with a flame and a handheld brass bell. He wears a gold necklace with a pendant and a red wristband, and rudraksha-like beads are not clearly visible. Behind him hang green leaves tied to a rope under an orange and green canopy, with smoke rising in the air. The priest is speaking or chanting. A bright fluorescent light and a bronze vessel with yellow flowers sit at the right edge.2009-09-26A man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon-edged shawl performs an aarti at night, eyes closed, holding up a brass multi-branched oil lamp with several flames in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a bracelet. Behind him, green and orange hanging cloth decorations and leafy plant stems frame the outdoor ritual scene. Appearance-based cues including the saffron robes, gold necklace and shawl match a probable identification of a person, who is performing the aarti, but the face is not used for identification.2009-09-25