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Outdoors under a pale blue sky and palm fronds, a bearded man with long dark hair, a dark red-brown robe and a shawl-like wrap, and a thick rudraksha mala, stands beside a carved stone shrine adorned with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He holds a silver handbell in one hand and a lit silver oil lamp with a flickering flame in the other, with a thin trail of smoke rising. He is performing a puja or aarti-style offering.

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Outdoor photo of a man performing aarti before a carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland over a red-brown robe, holds a flaming brass aarti lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, and smiles toward the flame. Tall palm and green trees and a clear blue sky appear in the background.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photo of a man in a dark maroon-red robe with a long dark rudraksha-style bead mala draped over his shoulders, wearing white and red flower garlands. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a silver lamp or aarti vessel with a flame in the other, performing a puja beside a richly carved bronze shrine or ratha decorated with white and red flower garlands. Palm fronds and blue sky fill the background. He has a tilak on his forehead and a short beard; his shoulder is bare.2017-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a red-maroon robe and a brown rudraksha mala, stands beside a shrine with white and red flower garlands. He holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky are visible behind him.2017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland around his neck. He holds a silver kalasha-style oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver container in the other, standing outdoors beside a carved wooden canopy decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands, with palm trees behind him. Probable Swamiji: the long hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-toned robe and ceremonial garlands match the appearance cues, and he is performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2017-01-01A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe standing outdoors under palm fronds, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other. He wears a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha mala beads around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a red thread on his wrist. Beside him is an ornate carved wooden canopy or palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses, with dried palm leaves overhead. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair swept back, full beard and rudraksha malas, consistent with a sannyasi offering aarti.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands outdoors beside a carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He wears a maroon-red robe, a brown rudraksha mala garland with red and white flower garlands, and holds a silver bell in his right hand and a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his left. Blurred palm fronds and sunlight fill the background.2017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and a long rudraksha mala standing beside a wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses. He holds a silver bell in his right hand and a silver vessel with a small wooden handle in his left, appearing to perform a ritual offering. Palm fronds fill the sunlit background. He wears no visible crown or turban, and his ornaments are limited to the mala and garlands.2017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair standing outdoors beside an ornate wooden shrine with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He wears a maroon-red sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala, with a white jasmine and red rose garland around his neck. He holds a silver oil lamp (aarti) with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, performing a ritual with eyes lowered. Palm trees and sunlit foliage fill the blurred background.2017-01-01