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A man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in both hands, speaking as he performs an aarti. He wears a white and green flower garland and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, people in orange and white robes stand in a plain hall with fluorescent tube lights and a pillar. A cameraman with a raised camera is visible at right. The long hair, orange shawl and ceremonial garland are compatible with a person officiating the lamp ritual at a temple-style event.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment wearing multiple garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and smoke rising from it, and a brass bell in his other hand, during a ritual. A white corrugated roof and blue sky form the background. Given the page's Swamiji flag and his long hair, orange clothing and garlands, this appears to be Swamiji (probable), performing aarti as a priest at the ceremony.2009-12-23A man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands under a decorated canopy hung with marigold, yellow and red garlands. He wears an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a white and red flower garland around his neck, and holds a lit oil lamp in a small metal dish with a flame. To the right, another man in a dark shirt holds a silver bowl. Green banana leaves and a striped tent roof are visible behind. The appearance matches the Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garlands, and the page indicates he is present, so this is a probable identification in an aarti-style offering at a celebration.2007-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A standing man in an orange saffron cloth wrap and a white, orange, and green flower garland performs aarti with a lit oil lamp held in both hands, flame rising high. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and wears a rudraksha mala. Seated around him in white and orange-shawled clothing, a man with hands pressed together, a young man looking up, and others sit on the floor. Behind, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a lamp overhead near a decorated deity murti with yellow flower garlands. A white wall, a wall fan and a microphone stand fill the room.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25April 21 20132013-04-21A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl performing aarti with a lit oil lamp held in his right hand. He wears a white flower garland with red and maroon petal strands and a gold beaded necklace, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a pillar and canopy are decorated with garlands of yellow, white, red and maroon flowers and banana-leaf foliage. A metal vessel is visible at the lower right edge.2007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, with a gold-bead necklace of ceremonial gold beads and a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead, holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame and a ringing bell-like handle in his right hand while his eyes are closed in devotion. Smoke drifts around him against a dark background with a blue-and-yellow painted pillar and a tent canopy above. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklace match the appearance cues; he is performing a lamp offering during the ritual.2010-02-12December 25 20072007-12-25