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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, with flames rising from the lamp. He wears gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, with a light vertical tilak on his forehead. Smoke drifts across the left side, and green mango-style leaves hang overhead. The page indicates this is a Chandi Homa event, but the figure's appearance is a shaved-head priest in saffron with gold beads, lacking the long hair or crown cues needed to confirm the person named on the page, so the identity is uncertain.

A man in a saffron-orange and maroon dhoti-style wrap stands against a dark night background, holding a silver aarti lamp with a large flame in his raised right hand and a brass bell in his left. He wears a long necklace of gold beads with a pendant, bangles on his wrist, and looks upward toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp at the top left. This appears to be an evening aarti ritual. The man has short dark hair and no visible crown or long hair, so his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; he is described by role as a priest performing aarti.

October 01 2011

A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and an orange head covering stands in smoke, holding a bronze multi-wick oil lamp with bright flames in his right hand and a small bell in his left. He wears a long gold-toned bead necklace, and a white mark is visible on his forehead. Green leaves hang in the background.

A man in saffron-orange draped clothing performs an aarti at night, holding a silver lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a silver bell-shaped holder in the other. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace with a gold ornament. Smoke rises against a dark background, with metal poles and a striped orange canopy edge at the top of the frame.

A night photograph of a bare-chested man performing aarti with a brass oil lamp, the flame and smoke rising in the lamp's glow. He wears layered rudraksha malas in reddish-brown beads, a heavy ornate gold pendant and gold chain necklace, a bead bracelet, drop earrings and a forehead tilak, with long dark hair. Floodlights and a wooden pole frame the scene, with a glass lantern at lower left. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include the layered rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and long hair, shown performing aarti.

March 28 2013

A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon border stands on a dark stage performing aarti. He holds a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with lit flames in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A gold beaded necklace with a pendant hangs on his chest, and smoke drifts upward from the lamp against a black background. a person: long hair is not visible, but the saffron garment, ornate gold necklace and ceremonial aarti suggest the a person candidate; appearance is uncertain, so the identity is marked unsure.

April 01 2013

Dark indoor setting with a man in rust-red robes and a long orange-beaded mala with large gold beads, holding a silver lamp with a flaming wick in his right hand while a silver ritual vessel rests in his left. He looks toward the flame. Smoke rises from the lamp; a partly visible person stands at the right edge. Appears to be an aarti or lamp ritual. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style orange beaded mala with gold beads, and saffron-toned robes.

February 14 2016

A man in a saffron-orange ritual garment performs an aarti with a silver lamp holding several burning wicks, the flames glowing in front of him. He is bare-chested with a sheer orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing long rudraksha malas across the chest, bangles and rudraksha bands on his arms, and gold-rimmed glasses, and his head is shaved. Behind him stand a red and gold ornate throne and a figure in red and white robes beside flower garlands, in a warm-lit temple-like room. Appearance-based candidate for a person: his saffron clothing, extensive rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments are the cues, and he is the one performing the aarti.