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Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless red-orange garment with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, beneath leafy trees. A rudraksha mala is visible on his wrist. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a striped dhoti and another man in a white shirt stand nearby. Partially visible patterned footwear lies at the lower left.

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July 07 2009

July 07 2009

Outdoor ritual procession on a dark polished stone floor under large shady trees. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a red sash-style garment edged with dark blue, a heavy gold necklace of beads, and holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a silver tray in the other. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with gold border holds a red and gold umbrella overhead, and several men in white dhotis and shaved heads stand in line; a man in white on the right holds his hands together in prayer. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, a gold bead necklace and a red sash-style garment, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.

A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark stands barefoot on a dirt ground, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a heavy gold beaded necklace with a pendant. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, beside a carved wooden peetha with a floral mandala. Behind a bamboo fence, two women in white saris watch, and orange flags fly among trees. A stray dog stands nearby. A small bowl sits at the lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold necklace and ceremonial lamp and bell worship, in an inauguration setting.

Outdoor ritual photo under a large tree on a dark granite-tiled floor. A central man in a red draped garment with dark blue borders wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a red tilak, holding a silver bell in one hand and a small silver lamp with flame in the other. Behind him, men in orange and white robes stand with an ornate red, yellow and blue canopy overhead, and devotees in white with folded hands watch from the right. A man in red is.

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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered, with long dark swept-back hair and a red forehead mark, smiling as he holds a silver handbell in his right hand and reaches toward a brass multi-spouted oil lamp with a lit flame held by a person in white at left. Behind him are red, green and yellow balloons tied to a white backdrop, and a framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the left. A brass pillar lamp stands at right under a corrugated roof. The scene suggests a ceremonial lamp-lighting or aarti. Probable Swamiji is shown with orange robe, long hair and a bare-shouldered wrap, identified by this appearance-based label.

Outdoor ritual photograph under trees with bright daylight. A central man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a sweeping orange-saffron robe wears a heavy white and red flower garland with gold beads, and holds a silver bell in his right hand while raising a brass lamp with a flame in his left. He has a probable Swamiji appearance cue: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold beads. Behind him stand several saffron-robed devotees with gold necklaces, a shaved-headed priest with a white tilak, and a man in white with a mala. A brass kalasha-style finial stands among the trees.