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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered, with long dark swept-back hair and a red forehead mark, smiling as he holds a silver handbell in his right hand and reaches toward a brass multi-spouted oil lamp with a lit flame held by a person in white at left. Behind him are red, green and yellow balloons tied to a white backdrop, and a framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the left. A brass pillar lamp stands at right under a corrugated roof. The scene suggests a ceremonial lamp-lighting or aarti. Probable Swamiji is shown with orange robe, long hair and a bare-shouldered wrap, identified by this appearance-based label.

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Photograph of a man performing arati in a dim setting. He has long, dark, wavy hair swept back and wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, leaving one shoulder bare. A small red tilak mark is on his forehead. In his left hand he holds an ornate brass oil lamp with a bright flame, and in his right hand a brass handbell. Smoke drifts behind him, and a second person in orange stands partly visible in the background.2006-12-10A man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders performs aarti, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a dark tree trunk and another hand holding a bell are partly visible. The setting is dim, with smoke rising from the flame.2006-12-10January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesAugust 01 20082008-08-01A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, with a gold-bead necklace of ceremonial gold beads and a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead, holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame and a ringing bell-like handle in his right hand while his eyes are closed in devotion. Smoke drifts around him against a dark background with a blue-and-yellow painted pillar and a tent canopy above. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklace match the appearance cues; he is performing a lamp offering during the ritual.2010-02-12January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a small outdoor shrine set up under a corrugated roof with bamboo beams. A white-draped table holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a mala necklace and long hair, decorated with red flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on either side. Colourful red, pink, yellow and green balloons are tied above. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap over white, stands at the table holding a brass lamp or ritual vessel. Behind him a second man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands beside another person in orange, and a tray of offerings sits at the left edge.2006-12-24September 02 20112011-09-02Night photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He has long dark curly hair swept back and a dark mark on his forehead, and he is looking down at the flame. A white wooden beam and post frame the scene against a black background. The act shown is aarti, a lamp offering. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, bare chest) are consistent with the a person candidate named in the page, though the face is not clearly visible.2006-12-10A photo of a man in an orange saffron garment performing aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp, its many oil lamps burning with a tall flame at the top. He holds the lamp aloft in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. Long dark hair falls behind him. Seated devotees in white and one in an orange shawl watch at left, and a white-draped seat stands at right, with brass vessels in the foreground. The setting is a stone wall in dim evening light.A man in orange saffron robes performs an aarti with a lit brass lamp held in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. His dark hair is swept back, he wears a red bindi and yellow turmeric or sandalwood marks on his forehead, and a gold-toned beaded necklace hangs on his chest. Behind him hang orange cloth drapes, and a brass lamp stand with a bird-shaped finial stands at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with gold border, standing in profile and holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame near banana leaves and a green backdrop. Behind him, another person in orange robes holds a plate of flower petals, with a thatched roof and a gold-ornamented shrine visible at left. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering at an ashram setting.2008-08-01