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October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a night aarti ceremony. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-edged shawl and a gold bead necklace holds a brass lamp with a large open flame, smoke rising behind it. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Incense sticks stand in a bowl at his lap, a second oil lamp burns to his right, and a gold kalasha-like brass object sits at the right edge beside a seated figure in orange. The background is dark with a round brass plate behind him.2011-10-26A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and wrist watch holds a lit camphor flame on a silver aarti lamp, seated in front of a red and white striped backdrop with potted plants and a silver brass vessel in the foreground. Apparent aarti performed during a puja; the figure appears to be a priest rather than a clearly identifiable a person.2011-12-31A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28December 31 20112011-12-31September 28 20112011-09-28December 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands in profile at night, holding a silver bell in his right hand and a silver aarti lamp with several burning flames in his left. Smoke rises from the lamp against a dark background. A partially visible person in orange clothing appears at the lower left edge. The priest, with his bare upper body and gold bangles, appears to be performing an evening aarti ritual.2015-05-05September 28 20112011-09-28October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26December 09 20112011-12-09