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February 05 2015

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A priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-and-brown band and a long white and green flower garland performs a ritual beneath a leafy tree. He holds a silver lamp or arati vessel in one hand, with flame and smoke rising from it, and a silver bell in the other hand. Gold bangles adorn his wrists and a gold pendant hangs on his chest. A dark bronze statue or deity murti is partly visible at the right edge against green foliage. The rite appears to be an aarti offering in an outdoor shrine setting.2015-02-05Outdoor ritual photograph shot from below beneath a leafy tree. A man in a white-and-gold dhoti-style wrap with a white flower garland, gold armlet and wrist bands holds a lit brass lamp of several tiers (aarti) with burning flame, with a small bell-like vessel beside it. A bald man in a white garment stands at the left edge, partly visible, with a brass plate. At right, the dark stone or metal figure of a deity's raised arm and hand is visible. Smoke drifts through the branches above.2015-02-05February 05 20152015-02-05December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05December 23 20162016-12-23A man in a brown sleeveless garment stands outdoors under trees, holding a silver aarti lamp with a red handle and bells while carrying a silver dish with yellow offerings. He wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, a gold chain with bead ornaments, a gold waist belt, a white forehead marking and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him an older man in white with a pink shawl and an orange-robed figure stand near a green-leafed setting. a person is shown in person, appearing as the man holding the aarti, based on the ornate gold necklaces, garland and presentation cues.2017-09-02October 10 20132013-10-10December 13 20112011-12-13September 02 20172017-09-02January 1st 2013January 1st 2013