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A young man in saffron-orange cloth stands holding a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames, with a bell in his other hand. He wears long dark hair falling behind, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown rudraksha mala across his chest, and white ash markings on his arms and chest. A blurred hall with framed red-toned pictures on the walls forms the background. The setting suggests an aarti ritual. a person's appearance is uncertain here, so the figure is described by role only.2017-08-03August 03 20172017-08-03A photograph of a young man in an orange-red saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, bare-chested, with rudraksha mala beads layered across his chest and a white forehead stripe with red tilak. He holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing an evening aarti ritual. Multiple people in orange clothing sit blurred in the background, and framed religious paintings hang on the white wall. Wrist and arm bands are visible, along with white sacred ash markings on his arm. The warm lamplight dominates the scene.2017-08-03A young man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and gold waist sash stands in profile holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right, with rudraksha beads and a gold-toned necklace around his neck and beaded bands on his arms. His hair is tied in a tall topknot. Behind and to the right, another arm raises a lit brass lamp with flames. Seated devotees in orange, teal and red saris and kurtas fill the blurred background, many with hands raised in worship. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during an aarti-style ritual.2016-05-24July 21 20172017-07-21A bare-chested young man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder and across his torso holds a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with several flames in his raised left hand, while his right hand holds a small brass bell. He wears long dark hair swept back, white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant on a thin neck cord, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. He gazes upward in an indoor hall with blurred walls and ceiling lights. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the identity is not established from the image.2017-07-21A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti performs aarti with a tiered brass oil lamp (deepa) holding many lit flames. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest, a sacred thread, and white and red tilak marks on his forehead and arm. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains and white walls.2016-08-24KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 2/2/20182018-02-02 +1 copiesA young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in profile holding a tall brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames glowing. He wears a rudraksha mala, white vibhuti marks on forehead and arm, and a red kumkum dot. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing are visible at the lower edge of a pink-walled hall with framed pictures and an air conditioner. Aarti ritual scene.2016-08-04A photograph of a young man in profile holding a tall brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps, offering it upward during a ritual in a hall. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Blurred seated devotees in orange clothing fill the background, along with red curtains and framed photographs on the wall. The lamp flames and warm light dominate the scene. Whether this man is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the role is described as a priest performing aarti.2017-07-20A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-shouldered, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, performs aarti by holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames in his right hand while ringing a small brass handbell in his left. Vertical tilak marks are on his forehead. He stands in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door behind him; a blurred figure is at the lower left edge. The lamp flames are bright and the scene reads as a ritual lamp offering during a devotional gathering.2016-08-16November 16 20152015-11-16