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A photograph of a man in a dark maroon-brown robe performing a ritual at an oil lamp with a flame. He wears a black cloth headpiece with small beads, a pink and white lotus-and-jasmine garland, layered gold beaded necklaces and a large gold pendant. His eyes are lowered as he holds a small silver vessel above the lamp. Behind him, people in red and orange clothing stand among devotees, and a drum is visible at the left edge. A flower arrangement in red, purple and white sits in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the figure's long-haired, ornate gold-jewelled appearance with a crown-like headpiece and rudraksha-style beads matches the page's Swamiji reference, and he is performing a puja at the lamp.

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A man in a maroon-brown unstitched garment performs aarti with a flame in a silver lamp held in his right hand and a silver bell in his left. He wears a large dark braided topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads, a white-and-pink lotus garland, heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist chain. A white vibhuti mark is on his forehead. Blurred figures in orange robes stand behind him in a temple setting. Some of the people in the background are partly visible. a person's cues: the braided topknot with rudraksha, ceremonial gold necklaces and a ritual role; the attribution is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-05-31 +1 copiesA smiling man with a tall dark turban-style headdress and a full beard stands holding a lit oil lamp in his left hand and a silver handbell in his right. He wears a reddish-brown garment and a thick pink-and-white flower garland, with layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant. Behind him, a crowd of people in orange and saffron clothing stands in a temple-like hall, with a red banner visible in the background. The scene resembles a temple puja with aarti.2018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesA smiling man in a dark turban with a rudraksha-bead band stands in a temple hall holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a reddish-brown robe, layered gold ceremonial necklaces with a large gold pendant, and a long garland of pink lotus petals and white beads. Behind him, people in orange garments stand in the crowd, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. Compatible with Swamiji (probable) by turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha cues; a devotee or priest role is shown by the lamp and bell.2018-05-31A smiling man in a dark purple turban banded with rudraksha beads performs a ritual, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a thick garland of white and pink lotus flowers, heavy gold beaded necklaces, a large gold pendant, and a rust-brown robe.2018-05-31A smiling man with long dark hair wrapped high on his head and a rudraksha band across his forehead stands in a temple-like hall, holding a lit oil lamp in a brass lamp holder with his right hand and a small brass bell in his left. He wears a rust-brown unstitched cloth wrap draped over bare shoulders, with layered gold ceremonial necklaces, a gold temple-style pendant, a gold waist chain, and thick garlands of pink roses and white beaded flowers. Orange-robed people stand blurred in the background. The page labels this as a person at a May 31 2018 event with aarti and golden palanquin procession, but the cues here are a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha, gold jewellery and ceremonial garlands, which fit the candidate, so the presence is labelled probable.2018-05-31 +2 copiesA smiling man with a tall crown-like coil of dark hair wrapped with rudraksha beads stands in a temple hall, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a reddish-brown robe, layered gold necklaces with ornamental pendants, and a long garland of pink flowers and white jasmine. Behind him, devotees in orange and saffron clothing stand with folded hands, and a red banner hangs in the background. The scene suggests an aarti being performed during a puja.2018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe and dark turban wrapped with a rudraksha-style band stands before a flaming oil lamp set on a stone base, extending his hands over the flame. He wears a long pink-and-white lotus garland, heavy gold ceremonial necklaces with pendants and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several young people in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and other onlookers in white and orange fill the background. Brass oil lamps and a silver bowl with flower garlands sit on the red-and-cream woven mat in the foreground.2018-05-31A 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.2018-04-27Close photograph of a bearded man in a dark green turban strung with rudraksha beads, his eyes closed in a smile, wearing a rust-orange robe and heavy layered gold necklaces with a gold pendant. Pink lotus and white flower garlands hang over his shoulders. He holds a small gold-edged item in one hand while a hand at lower left holds a brass oil lamp with a flame during an aarti. Devotees stand blurred in the background. Visible white tilak marks the forehead. The man is a probable Swamiji (appearance cues: turban, rudraksha, saffron robe and ornate gold necklaces), performing aarti during the temple ritual.2018-05-31