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A photograph taken at night against a dark background. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and orange top. He smiles while raising a polished silver bell-shaped vessel in his right hand and holding a sheet of paper in his left. A second person in glasses stands partly visible at the right edge. The black background of the night setting dominates the frame.

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A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a red bindi stands at night holding a silver handbell in his right hand while his left hand is extended over a small flame at the lower left. Behind him seated devotees in white and pastel clothes sit on the ground, some with red bindis, and a figure in white stands in the background among trees. The scene suggests an evening ritual or satsang gathering.2005-12-19October 24 20062006-10-24A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long orange rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace draped over his shoulders, performs a night ritual with eyes closed. He holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with wisps of smoke rising to the left. A red-and-gold decorated edge of a ceremonial seat is visible at the left, and a few people sit in the dim background. Dark trees fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, a ritual performer with ornate beads and orange-red garments.2013-04-01A photograph taken at night against a black background shows a man in an orange saffron garment with a pink rose garland and a heavy gold ornamental necklace holding a silver lamp with a flame, extending it forward as if offering light. A second man in orange clothing and a gold necklace with a pendant stands partly behind him. The standing man wears a white forehead marking and has long dark hair, and a blue cloth edge is visible at the left. The first man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold necklace and garland.2009-01-122005 - Visit to Devotee House in Rasipuram PattanamOctober 24 20062006-10-24A man with long, wavy dark hair stands at night in front of a black background, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his body and a long necklace of gold-coloured beads. He has a red tilak on his forehead and holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, raising the bell toward a grey stone lingam decorated with pink and white flowers on its top. Wisps of smoke rise in the air, and a brass vessel sits at the right edge beside the lingam. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron garment and gold bead necklace, performing the lingam worship as a priest.2010-02-12Night procession photograph. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, leaving the chest bare, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Beside him, a younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds a polished silver vessel with a floral repoussé design. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand among colourful festoons and bunting at the top of the frame.2006-12-23A smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a small red vertical mark on his forehead stands outdoors at night, holding an orange umbrella handle with his right hand while the open orange canopy rises behind him. He wears an orange robe draped over one shoulder. Beside him is a pale building with a dark-framed window. The lighting is dim and the background is dark.2006-10-08 +1 copiesA smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands at night against a black background. He wears a loose orange-saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and chest, with one shoulder bare. The setting is dark with a faint outline of a structure at left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and forehead mark are the qualifying cues for this figure.2006-10-08Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long double-strand necklace of gold and white beads with a gold pendant. He holds a silver handbell in his right hand and extends his left arm toward a lit oil lamp in a glass holder, its flame visible at left. Beside him at left, a person in white clothing holds a yellow cloth. Packed sandy ground underfoot.2006-12-23Close-up photo at night against a dark background of a man with long, swept-back black hair, smiling and turned to his left. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over an orange garment, with a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and a small red forehead mark. Visible cues include long hair, saffron clothing and beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's Swamiji (probable) candidate. The photograph is taken during an evening Ratha Yatra procession in Tamil Nadu, but only one person is visible.2006-10-24