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Outdoor photo under trees at a gathering. A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark stands in front, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial pendant, and holding a silver bell in one hand while raising a small brass plate or lamp with the other. Behind him, devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer, including a woman in a cream saree and a woman in red. Sunlight filters through green leaves, and the scene looks like a ritual or satsang moment. a person is identified by long swept hair, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial adornments, shown in the role of officiant leading the ritual.

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A photograph of an outdoor gathering under trees with sunlight filtering through leaves. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in white and gold clothing raises a brass or wooden ceremonial plate high in one hand and holds a small bell in the other, with a dark rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and ceremonial gold necklaces. Behind and around them, about a dozen standing devotees in white and cream clothing press their palms together in namaste; one woman wears a red shawl and another a cream shawl. A faint incense or smoke haze drifts through the scene.2005-01-24Outdoor ritual scene under leafy trees. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cream and yellow shawl holds a small brass bell in one hand and extends a brass plate of offerings in the other, facing a group of devotees. Around him about a dozen people in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding small items; a woman in a cream sari with red border holds a brass plate, and another woman in a dark maroon top stands nearby. Plastic chairs and a speaker sit at the left edge. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate, showing long hair, a mala and gold-bordered shawl, though the image is uncertain.2005-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo in warm sunlight beneath leafy trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver handbell in his left hand and a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right, with smoke rising from it. Around him a crowd stands with palms pressed together in prayer; many wear white, and a few women wear orange or red shawls. The man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (Swamiji (probable)) performing aarti, with long hair, a gold shawl and rudraksha mala as the qualifying cues.2005-01-24Outdoor photo beneath a large leafy tree. A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, several rudraksha mala strands and a large gold pendant necklace. He raises a lit oil lamp on a wooden stand high in one hand and holds a small silver handbell in the other. Around him a group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a young man in white kurta stands in front, a woman in an orange shawl and women in white and lavender saris are nearby. A clear ritual aarti is being performed.2005-01-24January 24 20052005-01-24A photograph taken outdoors under tree branches in bright sunlight. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold tassels. In the raised right hand is a silver ritual implement, and the left hand holds a silver handbell. A large white fan-like cloth is held above the head. Around them, people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, a woman in a white sari with gold border, men in white shirts and white dhotis.2005-01-24January 24 20052005-01-24Outdoor ritual under leafy trees with bright sunlight filtering through. A long-haired figure in white clothes with a gold-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, raising a large round brass aarti plate with a flame in one hand and holding a silver handbell in the other. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Several elderly men and women in cream and white saris and dhotis watch, some with hands folded. A woman in a red blouse stands at right. The setting appears to be an open-air satsang or aarti gathering. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, a gold shawl and rudraksha mala, matching the page's description of him presiding.2005-01-24Outdoor ritual under leafy trees in bright daylight. A person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a white garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, raises a silver bell in one hand and a large white fly-whisk-like fan of white fibrous material overhead in the other. Around them stand about a dozen devotees in white clothes with hands folded in anjali, including a woman in a white sari and a man with glasses, some seated on plastic chairs.2005-01-24January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesA 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 20052005-01-01 +1 copies