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Photo of a bare-shouldered person with swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on the forehead, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red roses with green leaves and a gold-edged saffron cloth. The person holds a brass hand bell raised on a chain, with an ornate gold carved backdrop and warm string lights behind. A gold bracelet and red bead bracelet are visible. The person's identity is not established by appearance here, so the role is described as a devotee ringing a temple-style bell during a ritual.

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November 10 20132013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10A person with a bare shoulder and a saffron-orange cloth draped across the upper body raises a brass hand bell with the right hand, smiling and looking to the side. A garland of white jasmine and red roses with green leaves hangs around the neck, a red kumkum mark and white vibhuti stripes are on the forehead, and red-beaded bangles are worn on the wrist. Behind is an ornate gold-leaf carved backdrop and a second brass bell at left, with a dark background and small lights.2013-11-10A seated man in a brown and gold shawl holds a brass hand bell aloft with his right hand, smiling toward the left. He wears a white garland of jasmine strings interspersed with red roses and green leaves, white tripundra markings and a red bindi on his forehead, red-beaded bangles on his wrists, and gold earrings. Behind him a large gilded carved panel shows deity figures, and brass oil lamps stand at the edges of the frame against a dark backdrop with small lights. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, brown and gold shawl and ornate garland of the seated central figure match the page's description of a satsang event, so this is a probable candidate for the Nithyananda Paramashivam in person.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10A man in close-up, smiling, wears a white-and-red forehead marking and a red bindi, with a long garland of white jasmine and red roses with green leaves draped over his shoulders. He wears gold earrings and a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him is an ornate gold-toned carved panel, and to the right hangs a brass bell on a chain against a dark background with small warm lights. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a garland and an orange shawl, though the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity from appearance alone.2013-11-10A man in profile stands before a black background beside a hanging brass bell and a brass oil lamp, with a gold-ornamented deity murti partly visible at left. He wears a white forehead mark with a red dot, gold earring, and a thick garland of white jasmine and red roses with green leaves over a gold-bordered orange shawl. His bare shoulder is visible.2013-11-10A photograph of a man with a white vertical forehead mark and a red bindi, wearing a white and red flower garland of jasmine and roses with green leaves and a rudraksha-style strand. He holds a brass handbell raised in his right hand and wears a beaded red bracelet and gold earring, bare-shouldered with a golden-brown garment. Behind him is an ornate gold-leaf throne and another brass bell hangs from a chain at right, against a dark background. The man has long swept-back hair, a crown-less ceremonial presentation and ornate gold details consistent with a ritual setting; this appears to be a person in person, performing a bell-ringing puja.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10Photograph of a man in a temple-like space seen in profile, smiling, with white and red tilak on the forehead and his hair pinned up with a red flower. He wears a white jasmine garland interwoven with red roses and green leaves, and a golden-brown wrap over his bare shoulder and chest. A beaded orange-red bracelet is on his upper arm. Behind him are ornate gold carved panels and hanging brass bells, with a brass oil lamp at lower left.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10