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December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, with a gold bead necklace of large golden beads, a red bindi and sandalwood-coloured forehead markings, performs aarti. He holds a brass lamp with a large flame in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, smiling as he looks toward the lamp beside a flower-garlanded deity murti at left. Palm fronds blur in the background.2010-12-20A photograph of a long-haired man in a yellow-green saffron-style dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned ornate garland and a silver bell in his right hand, performing an aarti by holding a lit oil lamp toward a flower-decorated temple-style structure with yellow and pink flower garlands. A tray is held by a hand at the right edge. Palm fronds form the background. The man has a vibhuti mark and a red tilak on his forehead and is smiling.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20February 28 20132013-02-28A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before a deity murti. He wears a sheer lime-yellow garment and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and an armlet. Garlands of yellow and pink flowers hang near the murti at right, and palm fronds frame the background. The figure's appearance matches Swamiji (probable) through long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and yellow clothing, and he is present in person in a devotional setting.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A man with long dark hair and a small red forehead mark stands at night holding a lit oil lamp in his left hand and a silver handbell in his right. He wears an orange-saffron garment and a dense layered necklace of gold beads and rudraksha-style red-orange beads. A second person in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Dark background with a metal roof above. Appearance-based label: a person, presenting in ceremonial saffron with rudraksha mala and gold beads, performing lamp and bell worship.2013-03-10A man in a rust-red unstitched robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-beaded necklace studded with gold beads stands at night holding a silver lamp with a flame in a silver bowl and tray. He wears a small tilak on his forehead and looks down at the flame. Seated devotees in the dim background, including a woman in white with hands pressed together, watch the ritual. Dark trees fill the backdrop.2013-04-01A photograph at night of a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with ornate gold beads, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold bracelet on his upper arm, and he smiles while facing slightly to the side. a person by appearance, given the long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha with gold adornments, performing an aarti-style lamp offering. Behind him, a second person in orange cloth is partly visible, and a brass plate sits at the bottom edge.2013-03-10