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A man in an orange-saffron robe stands against a dark background, holding a brass aarti lamp with a large open flame in his left hand while his right hand is raised near his chest in a gesture. He wears long dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red kumkum dot, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. Smoke curls upward from the flame. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in person performing an aarti with a lamp, wearing saffron robes and rudraksha beads.

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A single man in an orange-saffron wrap and orange garment stands at left of frame beside an open flame in a metal bowl, his right hand extended toward the fire in a blessing or offering gesture. He has long dark curly hair, a white line marking across the forehead and a red dot at the centre, and a long rudraksha mala with a multi-bead necklace hangs across his chest. The background is dark with smoke, and a faint circular logo appears in the upper left corner. The overlay on the right reads a copyright notice and an archive source credit.2006-10-19A photograph in a dark setting shows a man with long dark wavy hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala. He has white ash and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds both hands open over a flame and rising smoke, as in a fire ritual. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha mala are visible cues, shown in the sentence above. The flame rises from a dark surface at the lower left.2006-10-19A man in a saffron-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands against a dark background, holding his hands over a brass oil lamp with a large flame and rising smoke. He has a white forehead mark with a red dot and long swept-back dark hair. The flame and warm light dominate the image.2006-10-19A photograph of a man in an orange saffron wrap with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a rudraksha mala that drapes across his chest. He looks down with a gentle smile and holds his right hand open over a brass lamp on a stand, where an oil flame rises with curling smoke against a dark backdrop.2006-10-19A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears an orange-saffron garment draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. He has a white sacred ash band on his forehead with a red bindu, and his eyes are closed in a serene expression. He holds his right hand over an open brass oil lamp with a tall flame and rising smoke, in an aarti gesture against a black background.2006-10-19A photograph of a man in saffron-orange draped clothing with long dark hair and rudraksha mala strands crossing his chest, holding a brass lamp from which a bright flame and smoke rise against a black background. He wears a white sacred ash line and red kumkum dot on his forehead and smiles with eyes lowered. The sequence of a lamp held before him suggests aarti. Cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas match the page's a person claim, so this is a probable appearance-based candidate present in person.2006-10-19A man in a saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder stands before a dark backdrop, holding a brass bowl of burning camphor flame in his left hand while his right palm is raised in a blessing gesture. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a red bindi and white vibhuti on his forehead, and has long dark curly hair. Wisps of smoke rise beside the flame. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala worn by a person performing aarti.2006-10-19A man in an orange saffron robe stands against a plain black background, holding a small brass bowl with camphor flame rising from it, a ritual flame gesture (aarti). He wears a rudraksha mala with multiple beads draped across his chest, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and has long dark curly hair falling to the shoulders. Smoke and flame light his face and robe warmly. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown performing aarti with the lit camphor bowl, with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues.2006-10-19A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead stands against a black background, smiling and holding a silver bowl with a bright flame and rising smoke in his left hand. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown seeds across his chest. The setting is dim and smoky. Swamiji (probable) based on long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues.2006-10-19A photograph of a man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white forehead mark, wearing a long rudraksha mala. He holds a metal bowl of flaming camphor or oil lamp fire, with smoke rising against a black background. Swamiji (probable): the saffron wrap, long hair and rudraksha mala are visible cues of a sannyasi-style presentation, and he is performing an aarti with the fire bowl. Only one physical person is visible.2006-10-19A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders, with a long strand of wooden rudraksha beads hanging across his chest. He has long dark hair swept back, a white sacred ash mark on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, and he holds both hands palm-out over a flame burning in a dark bowl at left, as in an aarti or homa offering. The background is black. The bowl and flame suggest a fire ritual, and the man is the only person visible.2006-10-19A man in an orange saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands in a dark setting, holding a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and rising smoke. He has a white and red forehead mark and long dark hair, and he looks down toward the lamp with a smile. Another brass vessel is partly visible at the lower left. This is an aarti scene with the lamp lit against a black background.2006-10-19