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September 26 2014

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A smiling man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a long garland of pink and yellow flowers over gold-coloured beaded bead strands and a red bindi on his forehead. A red garland of flowers hangs at the left edge. The scene resembles an aarti being performed.2014-09-09A man in a rust-orange monastic wrap stands outdoors before tall coconut palms, holding a brass aarti lamp with smoke rising from its flame in his left hand and a small brass handbell in his right. He wears a long rudraksha mala over the shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead and a gold-coloured yellow border on the cloth. A brass tray edge is visible at the right edge.2013-09-11A man in an orange saffron garment stands outdoors before tall palm fronds, smiling and looking upward. He wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and a long strand of gold-toned beads. In his right hand he holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and rising smoke, and in his left hand a brass handbell. A small red mark is on his forehead. The setting suggests an aarti being performed in an outdoor ritual. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate garland, with a ceremonial aarti role.2009-12-23A man in a rust-red robe and gold-trimmed saffron-gold dhoti performs an aarti outdoors, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a thick red and gold flower garland and a beaded gold-and-rudraksha style necklace, with white tripundra vibhuti and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, eyes closed in meditative focus. Palm fronds and green foliage fill the background under an evening sky. Ritual objects are clearly visible; the figure appears to be a priest performing puja, and identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-11-26October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and smoke in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, and green leaves, plus a rudraksha-style mala of brass bead ornaments, over an orange-saffron garment with his upper body partly bare. The scene suggests an aarti or puja being performed.2009-12-23November 22 20132013-11-22 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013A man in a brown sleeveless garment stands outdoors under trees, holding a silver aarti lamp with a red handle and bells while carrying a silver dish with yellow offerings. He wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, a gold chain with bead ornaments, a gold waist belt, a white forehead marking and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him an older man in white with a pink shawl and an orange-robed figure stand near a green-leafed setting. a person is shown in person, appearing as the man holding the aarti, based on the ornate gold necklaces, garland and presentation cues.2017-09-02Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long multicolour garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers with gold beads. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, and he is smiling while raising a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and holding a brass handbell in the other. Palm fronds fill the background. Probable Swamiji shows qualifying cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a flower garland and gold-bead ornaments, while performing an aarti-style offering with the lamp and bell.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23September 11 20132013-09-11