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A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands in the foreground holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand, his eyes lowered in concentration. He wears a red dot on his forehead, white sacred markings on his forehead and upper arm, multiple strands of rudraksha beads around his neck and a beaded wrist band. Behind him, several people in orange and white clothing, some with white headbands, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains.

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A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, with a white cloth beneath it, while a metal vessel rests in his other hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red bindi. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange robes and white forehead markings sit with hands folded, some with rudraksha malas, indoors on a wooden floor. A small framed image and colourful items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests an aarti or puja performed before a seated assembly.

A young shaved-headed man in orange and maroon sannyasi-style dress stands in a hall, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp lit with several flames in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bands on his wrist and upper arm, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead, and his bare shoulder is visible. Behind him, seated devotees in orange robes sit on the floor, slightly blurred, with wall posters and an air conditioner on the white walls. This appears to be an aarti being performed during an assembly.

A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in an orange saffron robe with a red border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red-brown rudraksha bracelets, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand while a small vessel rests in his left. He sits on a red mat among seated devotees in white ritual clothes with tilak markings, several with hands folded in anjali and rudraksha malas. Behind him, a man with palms pressed together and a bare-chested man in white are visible. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering with the lamp offering as the focus.

A shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange monastic robes stands centrally, holding a small brass handbell in his right hand and a wooden-handled ceremonial fan or chamara-like implement in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several dancers or devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and orange robes move with raised arms in an indoor hall with pale walls, framed devotional pictures and wall-mounted air conditioners.

A photograph of a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange monastic cloth, wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded wrist bands, with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi between his brows. He looks to the side with his arm extended. Behind him, other shaven-headed devotees in orange robes sit in a hall with red curtains and a white wall. The setting suggests an ashram satsang or ritual gathering. Appearance does not clearly establish whether he is a person, so identity is uncertain.

Close-up photo of a shaved-headed man with white horizontal tilak lines and a red dot on his forehead, wearing rudraksha mala strands and a rust-brown robe. He holds a lit brass oil lamp in his outstretched right hand, flame clearly burning, and appears to be speaking. A gold bracelet and beaded wrist mala are visible. The blurred background shows a red-and-white floor with a soft-focus object. Appearance-based label: a person is not supported here, since the figure lacks the long swept-back hair, crown or turban and ornate saffron clothing cues; he reads as a priest or devotee holding an oil lamp during a satsang or puja.

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Close photo of a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown robe holding a lit brass oil lamp in his outstretched right hand toward the camera while speaking. He wears a red bindi, white horizontal tilak lines across his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads with a dark bead strand. A gold bangle and red-beaded bracelet are on his wrist. The blurred background shows red mats and seated people in white.