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Outdoor photo of a man in a white turban and white cloth with gold-bordered shawl and a long gold-bead necklace, holding a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, standing on a sandy ground with a kolam pattern. Behind him a man in white shirt and trousers walks past a yellow doorway, and a second man is partly visible in the doorway. Shoes are piled by the wall and a leafy tree is at left.

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July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A young male priest in white ritual dress with gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a cream and gold patterned turban, stands on a dirt ground holding a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in his cupped right hand while his left hand is raised beside it. He wears a beaded necklace and bangles, with a tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him, other people in white and yellow garments stand in a line, and a blue banner hangs on a fence. No candidate is identifiable as a person by the cues required, so the figure is treated as a priest.2011-10-31A man in white ritual dress stands outdoors before a leafy tree, performing aarti. He wears a white turban with gold border, a white dhoti-style garment with gold edging draped over his shoulder, and a long white and gold shawl. A garland of white flowers with red and teal stripes hangs across his chest, with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant. He lifts a large brass aarti lamp with multiple flames in his right hand while ringing a brass handbell with his left. Behind him, a crowd of devotees with folded hands watches.2005-01-01A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-yellow border holds a brass plate with a burning flame, performing aarti outdoors. He wears a white turban, a heavy gold necklace and a gold-coloured garland, and has long hair swept back. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl stands by a brass oil lamp on a green striped mat, and another man in white bends forward. A standing man in white clothes watches from behind near a white building with a window and a rangoli design on the ground. Smoke rises from the flame. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti as the central figure, identified by the turban, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and white-and-gold garments.2006-07-30Outdoors under a leafy tree in warm sunlight, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead raises a brass oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and holds a silver handbell in the other. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl and layered dark rudraksha malas with a large gold pendant. Behind him several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, and women in saris watch from the right. The figure has long flowing hair, a crown-free head and distinctive ceremonial gold and rudraksha adornments, consistent with Swamiji (probable) leading the ritual.2005-01-24September 28 20112011-09-28December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a striped green-and-red mat in a courtyard. A man in a white turban, white-and-gold shawl and a gold-and-gold-bead garland holds a brass plate with a lit flame and grains, performing an aarti. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a microphone beside a brass oil lamp (deepam) on the left. Two more men in white stand in the background near white plastic chairs, and a building with white walls and trees fills the backdrop. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, a turban, gold garland and gold shawl offers some cues consistent with the a person candidate, shown here performing aarti in person. Four people are visible.2006-07-30Outdoor homa at a brick fire pit with a tall flame rising in the foreground. A man in white dhoti with gold border, white turban, long hair, gold necklace and gold armlet stands holding a small flaming vessel, a bell raised in his other hand. Beside him a younger man in white kurta and orange shawl holds a bell and stands near a brass oil lamp with a bird finial. An older man in white dhoti holds a microphone to the right. Brick wall with decorative lattice, green and red striped mat, and a fan in the background.2006-07-30