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A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, with a gold-bead necklace of ceremonial gold beads and a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead, holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame and a ringing bell-like handle in his right hand while his eyes are closed in devotion. Smoke drifts around him against a dark background with a blue-and-yellow painted pillar and a tent canopy above. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklace match the appearance cues; he is performing a lamp offering during the ritual.

Photograph of a man performing arati in a dim setting. He has long, dark, wavy hair swept back and wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, leaving one shoulder bare. A small red tilak mark is on his forehead. In his left hand he holds an ornate brass oil lamp with a bright flame, and in his right hand a brass handbell. Smoke drifts behind him, and a second person in orange stands partly visible in the background.

A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead stands at night before a tall, granular stone linga with a pink flower on top. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a shawl draped over it and a long gold-beaded mala necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a lit flame in the other, with a wisp of smoke rising behind him. A tall brass lamp stand with ornate detailing stands on the right beside a garland of purple and yellow flowers. a person performing the ritual, in person.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace holds a silver lamp with a lit flame over a raised orange platform during a fire ritual. Smoke rises around him. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, a second man in orange sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Fruit, bananas, orange fruit and white flower garlands are arranged in front, and a kalasha-like vessel wrapped in flowers sits to the right beside painted pillars. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold beads, cues that match the page's description of the event.

A man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders performs aarti, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a dark tree trunk and another hand holding a bell are partly visible. The setting is dim, with smoke rising from the flame.

July 17 2006

A man with long, curly dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a shawl and a long necklace of gold bells. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing a ritual at a white-coated linga with a pink flower on its top. Smoke rises beside him against a dark background, and a second brass lamp is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a night puja at a Shiva linga. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept hair, saffron clothing, and gold bell necklace as qualifying cues.

A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi performs aarti at night under a corrugated metal roof. He wears saffron-orange robes and layered rudraksha-style beaded malas with gold-toned beads and a gold pendant necklace, plus gold armbands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold beaded malas and a ceremonial lamp, with the page attributing this event to him.

A person in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead performs an evening arati, holding a lit oil lamp on a metal tray while smoke rises around them. They wear heavy gold bead necklaces and gold bangles. Beside them, white-clad ritual figures or deity murtis with garlands of yellow and red flowers stand, and another attendant in orange with a shaved head stands at the right edge. A second shaved-headed attendant in orange sits at the lower left in the foreground. Dark night background with bright lights.

March 10 2013

Photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders, with long dark curly hair and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a small gold pendant. He sits behind a microphone on a stand, holding a flaming oil lamp or ritual flame at his left shoulder in a smoky, misty setting. Before him is a silver bowl and a small metal cup on a dark platform, scattered with pink flowers, and a garland drapes his shoulder. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.

A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing a ritual before a gilded metal deity murti on the right. Smoke or incense haze drifts behind him against a dark night background. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing aarti in orange robes with long hair and gold ornaments, distinctive appearance cues.