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A photograph of a man holding a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame, with smoke rising past his face, outdoors beneath palm fronds. He wears an orange-brown robe draped over the shoulders, a long necklace of large gold beads, thick white and red flower garlands, gold bangles and a small gold earring. He smiles while performing the aarti, and a palm frond and blue sky fill the background. a person is the candidate, identified by the saffron-toned robe, the gold beads and the flower garlands, shown performing aarti in a ritual setting.

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A smiling person in the foreground holds a brass oil lamp with a tall orange flame and wisps of smoke in the outdoor air, with palm fronds blurred behind. The person wears a red-brown shawl over the shoulders, a dense necklace of wooden rudraksha-style beads, long garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, and gold bangles on the wrist, with a red-and-white tilak on the forehead. This is an appearance-based candidate; the face and clothing cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so it is labeled unsure.2013-04-14A man stands outdoors at dusk before palm trees, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and a smoking incense or offering stick in his other hand. He wears a red-and-yellow flower garland, a long orange-gold shawl over a brown-orange garment, multiple gold necklaces with bead and pendant ornaments, a gold armlet, and a ring. He has a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead and his eyes are closed in a slight smile. Swamiji (probable): he has long swept-back dark hair, ornate gold jewellery, rich orange-gold clothing and a flower garland, consistent with the page.2013-07-22February 28 20132013-02-28April 14 20132013-04-14June 13 20132013-06-13A smiling person in an orange-saffron garment stands outdoors beside a palm tree and a carved temple structure at left. They wear a large gold-toned bead necklace over orange rudraksha-style beads, a bangle and a ring. In the left hand they hold a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, and in the right a silver handbell. Their hair is long and dark, with a light forehead marking and a red bindi. The setting is open-air with palm fronds behind.2013-02-28February 28 20132013-02-28February 28 20132013-02-28A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands at night under a corrugated roof, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a heavy necklace of gold-toned beads and rudraksha malas, with a gold armlet and bracelets, and a red tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A second robed person in orange stands partly behind him, and a faint smoke haze rises in the dark background. Swamiji (probable) is shown performing an aarti ritual, with saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and long hair as the qualifying cues.2013-03-10A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi performs aarti at night under a corrugated metal roof. He wears saffron-orange robes and layered rudraksha-style beaded malas with gold-toned beads and a gold pendant necklace, plus gold armbands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold beaded malas and a ceremonial lamp, with the page attributing this event to him.2013-03-10December 12 20162016-12-12November 26 20142014-11-26