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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine decorated with gold foil and purple-edged panels. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and dark beads stands on a red mat, raising a bundle of green leaves in one hand while holding a copper vessel in the other. A brass lamp stand wrapped with white and yellow-pink flower garlands and a coconut stands at left, and a dark bowl holding a flame is held at right by a person in white clothing. A coconut and leaves sit on a plate in the foreground.

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July 21 20052005-07-21A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe standing outdoors beneath a stone temple canopy, holding a tall brass standing lamp whose cup carries a lit flame. He wears a long white and red flower garland, with a vertical mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Beside him stands a painted wooden cutout of a fierce deity face with red and yellow colouring and bared teeth. Red cloth hangs behind the lamp and green foliage fills the background. Appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and a garland match a person candidate performing an aarti-style lamp ritual, though the image is uncertain.2008-12-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual at a tall ornate copper-clad pillar wrapped with white and orange cloth and strung with yellow, red and white flower garlands. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, stands on a white platform raising a brass bell and a lit camphor flame in one hand while holding a bell in the other, smoke rising beside him. Coconut palm fronds stand behind, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible at the lower right near a brass plate. Petals are scattered on the platform.2009-12-23A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing beside an ornate copper-colored ritual vessel wrapped with a thatched top and orange cord, decorated with purple and white flower garlands. He wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets, holds a small brass oil lamp on a stand in one hand and a handbell in the other. Palm fronds and greenery form the background, and a camera operator is partly visible at the lower left.2011-12-10A man in orange saffron robes with a flowing orange shawl and a garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers stands barefoot on a white platform, ringing a brass hand bell and holding a brass lamp toward an ornate copper pillar. The pillar is wrapped in white and orange cloth, draped with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands, and has a carved copper base. Petals in yellow and pink cover the white platform, and a coconut palm stands behind. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's identification of a person, but it is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red-and-white flower garland stands at right, wearing an orange robe with gold borders and holding a lit oil lamp with a flame in a metal holder aloft. In front of him, a table is decorated with yellow and white flowers, and two silver bowls hold flower petals. Behind him stands a gilded arched shrine housing deity murtis adorned with yellow flower garlands, while a dark shivalinga-like object sits draped under a green cloth on the floor against draped red and gold fabric. Above, a row of blue and white pennants hangs from the canopy. The scene is a nighttime aarti at the shrine.2007-01-01A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange garment with a white and gold sequined turban, long dark hair falling past his shoulders, and a thick white and red flower garland. He raises a brass aarti lamp with a flame in his right hand while holding a brass bell in his left hand, in front of a blue cloth backdrop. Below him at the lower right, a second man with long dark hair and a red mark on his forehead looks up at the lamp. Brass lamps are visible at the right edge. Hindu aarti ritual at an outdoor temple-style stage.2008-12-29A man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stands beside a carved wooden pillar wrapped in straw, orange rope and yellow marigold garlands, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other. He wears long swept-back hair, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, and a palm tree frames the scene. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, performing a lamp ritual during a temple dvajarohana-type ceremony. One physical person is present.2011-12-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark stands in profile beside a tall brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial, holding a lit lamp with yellow flowers on its tray. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long white and red flower garland, under a stone roof with a pink curtain and green foliage behind. A second man in saffron robes and a gold beaded necklace stands at left holding a small brass vessel. The scene suggests a temple lamp offering or aarti on an open-air platform.2008-12-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a matching orange wrap over his shoulder, a white and red garland around his neck, standing and holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp with a flame toward a richly decorated altar. Behind him a large floral garland of yellow marigolds, red roses, purple flowers and green leaves is draped over a deity murti. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a red cloth, and a tray of flower petals is visible at the edge.2009-07-07A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders stands outdoors before palm trees, holding a brass bell-and-lamp arati vessel in his right hand and a handbell in his left. He wears a long garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers and a gold-bead rudraksha-style mala, and looks upward. A tray of white cloth and orange rope is held at right. Behind him, a devotee in white with folded hands and a sculpted stone deity murti with flower garlands and scattered petals are visible.2009-12-23