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Outdoor ritual scene in a garden with palm fronds. A man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe and dhoti, red-and-white floral garlands, a brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, stands on a raised platform holding a silver bell and a small silver cup with a flame. Beside him a tall copper kalasha-style pillar is wrapped in a striped cloth and draped with white and red flower garlands. A few devotees stand in the foreground, partially visible. a person: the rudraksha mala, long hair, red robes and ceremonial garlands match the page candidate, though the face is not used for identification.

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A man in saffron-red robes with long dark hair and a red, white and yellow flower garland stands beside an ornate copper kalasha-shaped column wrapped with a white and striped cloth, topped with grass sprigs and draped with white and red flower garlands. He holds a small oil lamp and a silver bell, apparently performing a ritual, and smiles while facing the column. Below, the blurred heads of a few seated devotees are visible at the lower edge, with palm trees behind. The man has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and his distinctive appearance and ceremonial role suggest Swamiji (probable) performing a puja at the copper pillar.2016-04-10April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14April 14 20132013-04-14May 31 20152015-05-31January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual scene beside a tall copper pillar wrapped with garlands of white jasmine and red-and-yellow marigolds, topped with bundled grass and mango leaves. A bearded man with long hair and a mala of beads, wearing a maroon garment and a marigold garland, stands holding a silver vessel and a flower. Beside him a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with gold border holds a vessel and stands near a long-haired attendant. Palm fronds and a tiered brass lamp stand appear behind. A photographer in a white shirt raises a camera in the foreground. Several people are visible, including partially visible attendants at the lower right.2016-10-03 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14A man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with a white and pink flower garland draped to his waist stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a paved courtyard. He has a red tilak on his forehead, a beard and long dark hair. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a tall gold-stemmed umbrella with red, yellow and blue tassels. Trees and a temple structure are visible in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown standing in person with the garland and namaste gesture; the page does not state his presence.2017-04-17Outdoor ritual scene with a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long pink and white flower garland with red roses, a thick rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a gold arm band. He holds a brass handbell in his right hand while smoke from an incense or puja offering drifts around him. Behind him, a crowd of children and adults in orange and red clothes stands with hands folded, and ornate gold-and-blue parasols shade the area under hanging green leaves. A brass tray of flowers and offerings sits at the bottom edge, and a gold-covered object appears at the right. The setting suggests a puja or aarti with devotees gathered in an open courtyard.2016-10-08July 15 20132013-07-15 +1 copiesA bearded man with long swept-back dark hair stands outdoors in sunlight, eyes lowered, holding a silver kalasha-style pot in both hands. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a thick garland of red, white, yellow and purple flowers over his shoulders, and multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and waist, with a gold chain at the neck and a white forehead marking with a red-black tilak. Behind him, men in saffron-orange dhotis, some shirtless with rudraksha malas, and a man with dreadlocks walk in a procession beneath a golden ceremonial umbrella with red tassels, near a red building. The pot and garlands suggest a puja or bhumi-puja ceremony.2016-11-23