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A man with long, loose, curly dark hair stands at night in an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and wrapped around his body, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold chain and gold armlets on both upper arms. He wears a white and red forehead marking, eyes closed and smiling, and holds a silver tray with a multi-flamed silver lamp, flames rising while smoke drifts behind him. Warm blurred lights and other figures appear in the background. a person: the long swept hair, saffron robe, gold necklace and armlets match the appearance cues, and the page names a person at this event.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with lit flames in front of him, smiling as he looks down at it. He wears an orange saffron garment with a gold border, a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrist. Smoke rises in the dark background, and another person in orange stands partly visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha adornments and ceremonial gold necklace fit the appearance of the page's subject, Paramahamsa Nithyananda, performing aarti.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A person with long, swept-back dark hair and a small dark vibhuti mark on the forehead stands in an orange draped garment with a shawl-like wrap, wearing layered ornate gold necklaces and gold-coloured bead garlands. They hold a silver aarti lamp with a flame rising from its dish, a lit flame emerging in front of a dark background, with smoke or incense drifting around. Beaded rudraksha-style bracelets are on the wrists and an upper arm, and a second aarti lamp is partly visible at the right edge. The setting is an evening ritual with a darkened background.2011-12-20A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe holds a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with three flames, with smoke drifting behind him against a dark background. He wears a tilak on his forehead, multiple gold beaded necklaces, and rudraksha armbands, and he looks down at the flame. Another person's hands holding a second silver lamp are partly visible at the left edge.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment and heavy gold bead necklaces holds a lit oil lamp flame in a metal lamp at night, with smoke rising beside him. A rudraksha-style red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him a second man in orange clothing and a gold bead garland holds a silver bowl. The scene suggests an evening aarti offering. Only the two men are physically present in the photograph.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20