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A standing man in white ceremonial dress with a gold-bordered white shawl leads a gathering under a large tree. He wears a white turban with a red bindi, a long white garland of white flowers with red and blue accents, multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant. He holds a brass plate with two lit oil lamps in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes sit around him, some with hands folded in prayer.

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A standing man in a white turban with a gold-bordered cream shawl and dhoti, wearing long white and red-and-blue jasmine garlands and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, raises a small brass plate holding a lit purple-flamed lamp while ringing a silver handbell in his other hand. A red tilak marks his forehead. Seated devotees in white clothes surround him outdoors beneath a large tree, and some are gathered close in the front rows. Garlanded, plain-presentation appearance with long hair and ceremonial adornments; the page indicates this is the a person event, but the appearance cues are insufficient to confirm identity, so the role is given as a priest performing arati with a lamp and bell.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01Outdoor ritual aarti under a large spreading tree. A man stands centre-right in a white turban with a red tilak, a white dhoti-style garment with gold border, a long white shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, and a white and red garland of flowers. He holds a tiered brass lamp with many lit flames in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Seated devotees in white clothes, one woman in an orange shawl, and a boy in white with a rudraksha mala press their palms together in prayer. A small brass deity murti with flowers sits at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the standing man wears a white turban, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and flower garland, and leads the aarti.2005-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesA standing man in a white turban with a red tilak and long dark hair holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He wears a white dhoti with gold border, a white-and-gold shawl, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and two white jasmine garlands striped with red and blue. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the lower half of the frame, many with hands folded, under a large spreading tree. A white-clad figure stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of long swept-back hair, a turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold adornments qualify him as a candidate, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2005-01-01Outdoor gathering under a large spreading tree. A standing man in a white turban with a red bindi, long dark hair, a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold pendant necklace, plus white and red-blue-striped flower garlands, raises a small oil lamp in one hand and holds a silver handbell in the other. Seated before him, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes, some with red shawls or red garlands, sits with hands folded or eyes closed. A few people stand behind, including a woman in a yellow and orange sari and another in blue. The scene resembles an aarti or satsang, with a man holding the lamp as the focal figure.2005-01-01 +1 copiesA smiling man in a white turban with a yellow band and red kumkum on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, long dark hair falling over a white and gold shawl. He wears a garland of white jasmine and red, blue and white flowers, black rudraksha beads and a large gold pendant with a deity relief. Behind him stand people in white clothes, one bespectacled man in a white kurta with a black mala, and several raised arms in the crowd.2005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a white turban with a yellow band and a red bindi, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a white shawl with yellow border, a garland of white flowers with blue and red accents, a rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads, and a gold ceremonial pendant. Petals are scattered in his hair. Behind him, people in white clothes and a bare-headed man in glasses look on under trees.2005-01-01A photograph of a man standing outdoors under large banyan-type trees, wearing a white turban with gold border, a white dhoti-style garment with broad gold borders over his shoulder, and multiple garlands of white jasmine interspersed with red, blue and yellow flowers. He wears a long strand of brown rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and holds a silver bell in his right hand. A seated crowd in white clothes surrounds him, including an older woman in a cream sari with a pink pattern in the lower left, and a man with a camera on his shoulder at right. The setting appears to be a open-air satsang or darshan gathering.2005-01-01A man with long dark hair and a white head wrap stands outdoors beneath a large spreading tree, smiling and holding a brass oil lamp with several lit flames in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and layered white jasmine garlands with red, blue and white ribbon accents. Behind him a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white clothes, some with saffron shawls and red-thread neck cords, watches attentively, while a man in white with folded hands and a woman in blue stand among them. a person: the standing man with the long swept-back hair, white head wrap, rudraksha mala and gold pendant is the candidate, shown performing an aarti with a lamp and bell. The appearance cues are several but the attribution is uncertain given the crowd and lighting.2005-01-01 +1 copies