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A photograph of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a rust-red garment with a leopard-print shawl, a thick rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold necklace, and a long garland of pink and white flowers. Behind him, several people in white and red clothes stand in an outdoor setting with trees, appearing to take part in an aarti-style ritual. An appearance-based probable Swamiji is shown with cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, and is the central figure holding the lamp.

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January 1st 2013April 21 20132013-04-21July 03 20122012-07-03A man with long dark hair, a tilak and bindi, and a dark beard stands outdoors holding a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and heavy gold necklaces, bead garlands and gold armlets. Behind him, a red, white, green and blue fringed canopy hangs, and a cameraman films. Other devotees, one with folded hands in an orange garment, stand nearby under trees.2016-08-02May 27 20132013-05-27 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10January 01 20132013-01-01May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at dusk in front of an ornate golden shrine arch with a tree and palms behind. A smiling figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing, a dense rudraksha mala and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, holds a flaming oil lamp aarti vessel forward with one hand while a bell is raised in the other. Behind him, several devotees in saffron and orange robes with yellow borders walk with hands in anjali, and a man in orange stands with a tall silver ceremonial staff with a finial. A figure in white with a red shawl stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a ritual procession. Swamiji (probable): the flame-bearer shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas with gold necklaces, consistent with the page's listing.2013-03-10A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-red robe and a thick red and white floral garland, with a long gold-bead necklace and gold armlets, holding a silver lamp with a burning flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, smiling at a yellow-and-orange flower garland decorated with gold coins in the foreground. Behind him, a line of devotees in orange and red robes stand with palms pressed together under a corrugated roof draped with a colourful fringed cloth, trees visible outside. This appears to be an aarti being performed before a deity or decorated altar. The man wears a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. A crowd of roughly two dozen people is visible.2015-02-23Night procession at an outdoor ashram setting. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a red and multicolour flower garland, a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armbands, wearing rust-brown and gold ritual cloth, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and young boys with white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas walk in the procession. A silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging ornaments and a saffron-and-gold banner on a staff are visible at the top left, and a shaved-headed attendant on the right carries a silver tray of flowers and kumkum. Trees and night foliage form the backdrop.2013-07-22A man in a rust-red turban with gold ornaments stands with eyes closed and a broad smile during an evening ritual outdoors. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and multiple gold pendants, a red-brown cloth and gold armlets. In his left hand he holds a lit oil lamp with a bright flame; in his right hand a small silver handbell. Behind him, people in dark clothing with white forehead markings stand with palms joined in prayer, and palm fronds and flower garlands frame the scene. The setting is night-time greenery. Swamiji (probable), the figure centred with a lamp and bell, is identified by his red turban with gold ornaments, long gold necklaces and flower garland.2017-11-11