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A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe stands in front of a silver plate holding a lit flame and smoking offering, with hands reaching toward it from below. He wears a rudraksha bead headband and a long garland of white jasmine and green leaves with red flowers draped across his shoulders and chest, along with a rudraksha mala. Another man with grey hair stands partly visible at the left edge. The scene looks like a puja or aarti.

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April 29 20122012-04-29A photograph of a smiling man in an orange-red robe, wearing a rudraksha headband and layered rudraksha malas, with thick garlands of white jasmine and green leaves around his shoulders. He holds his hands over a lit flame in a metal plate, warming them as aarti or fire offering is performed, with a second person partly visible at the right edge. a person by appearance cues including rudraksha adornments and garlands, though the face and identity are uncertain.2012-04-29A photo of a man in orange-red robes at the centre, wearing a rudraksha bead headband and long garlands of white jasmine and green leaves, with a beaded rudraksha mala across his chest. He smiles while smoke or incense drifts across the frame. In the lower left, a person's head and hand are visible near a bright flame from a lamp or fire vessel. Other visible people are partially shown at the edges, with the blurred foreground head and a hand near the flame.2012-04-29A smiling man in an orange saffron garment performs an aarti outdoors under a clear blue sky. He wears a red headband with a peacock feather, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold rudraksha-style mala and a garland of white flowers with red blossoms and green leaves. In his left hand he holds a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame and rising smoke, and in his right hand a small brass handbell. A golden trident stands to the left against a corrugated roof and a water tank.2007-12-25A smiling man in saffron orange robes stands outdoors holding a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears a white and red flower garland, a gold bead necklace, a red headband with a peacock feather, and long dark hair. Below him, several onlookers including a young man in a red headband watch. The background shows a blue sky, corrugated roofs and a utility pole. The robed man with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style gold necklace is a person candidate, performing aarti during the event.2007-12-25September 23 20062006-09-23April 29 20122012-04-29Close-up outdoor photo of a devotee receiving aarti from a camphor flame on a brass plate decorated with red flowers and green leaves, held by a white-clad attendant at left. A smiling man in an orange-saffron garment with a white jasmine and marigold garland, hands pressed together, leans toward the flame. Beside him a bare-chested bearded man with a garland and a red cloth raises his hand in greeting. Behind them, a man in a white shirt smiles, a decorated yellow-and-orange canopy with tassels hangs above, and a colourful temple tower is visible in the background.2006-09-23A smiling man in a rust-red turban with green beads and gold ornaments performs aarti, holding a silver lamp with a tall flame and smoke rising beside his face. He wears a red-brown garment, a thick gold bead necklace, and a white and pink flower garland, and gold rings and bangles on his hands. Behind him a red and white flower garland hangs. The page names this as a Meenakshi Thirukalyanam-related event, but no such event is visible in the image, so it is not described here. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in person performing the aarti.2018-04-27September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor photograph of a man in profile holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame, performing a ritual before a decorated altar. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, a long white flower garland with green leaves across his shoulder, gold bangles on his wrists, and a white forehead mark. Behind him a red and yellow fringed canopy stands near a pole, with pink and white flower garlands and a blue-cloth altar draped with white blossoms. Green foliage and pink flowering bushes fill the background. The figure matches appearance cues of the Swamiji candidate (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, garlands, gold ornaments), so this is a probable Swamiji performing aarti.2013-01-06A smiling man in a maroon-red sleeveless garment with one shoulder bare holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears long multicoloured flower garlands of white jasmine with red, blue and green accents and gold beaded rudraksha-style malas, with white vibhuti and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. A blue and orange canopy stands blurred behind him. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold beaded malas and garlands, ceremonial aarti performance.2014-09-30