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Outdoor photo of a shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, seen from the side, standing with both arms raised and palms pressed together above his head in an namaskar gesture. He wears a white and red flower garland (jasmine and roses) draped over his shoulders and gold bangles and rings on his hands, with a dark beaded necklace at his head. Behind him are tall trees and red earth with a white circular platform, and a black hose with yellow dots lies on the ground. The visible man is a priest or devotee; his appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so identity is uncertain.

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A bald man in orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulders and around his waist holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame aloft in both hands, looking up toward it. He wears a white-and-gold bead headband, a long white and red flower garland, gold bangles, and a white forehead mark. Behind him are green trees, a red mound of offerings, and a black-and-yellow dotted border on the ground. The lamp suggests an aarti.2012-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed priest in profile, performing an aarti with a silver oil lamp with a bright flame raised in his right hand, while his left hand is held near it. He wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long white jasmine garland with red flowers around his neck, a dark beaded headband, gold bangles and a white forehead mark. The setting is an outdoor garden with green trees and red earth, with a red ritual mound and a black stone platform in the background. No one else is visible; the figure's appearance is a shaved-headed priest in ritual dress rather than a clearly distinctive a person presentation.2012-04-27 +1 copiesAn older bald man stands outdoors on red earth beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears an orange-red cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over his bare upper body, with a gold border, a gold bangle on his wrist and a beaded headband. He wears a red bindi and long garlands of white jasmine and red flowers around his neck and chest. He holds a gold tray of white and yellow flowers in one hand and lifts a flower with the other. A woven mat with a red cloth lies on the ground at right. The scene suggests a flower offering in a temple courtyard.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor temple-style scene in front of a red curtained shrine with a deity murti dressed in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A bald older man in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha headband wears a long garland of white jasmine and red roses and holds a brass tray of flower petals, placing them with his right hand. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Green trees and a stone-carved arch frame the setting.2012-04-27 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a dark stone floor outdoors, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-edged waistband. He wears a thick rudraksha headband, layered white jasmine and red rose garlands, a rudraksha mala and gold chain, gold bangles and rings, and a white and red forehead marking. Behind him, another person in orange and a person in cream clothing stand, and a brass lamp is visible on a low wall. The man's appearance and saffron garments fit the page's a person reference, but the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so he is described by role as a seated devotee in garlands.2012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27April 27 20122012-04-27 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20132013-02-25 +1 copiesA man stands outdoors in front of a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots, his hands joined at the chest in anjali. He wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over the upper body and wrapped at the waist, a dense garland of white jasmine and red flowers with gold beads, and rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists. A red bindi marks his forehead and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Petals drift through the air. Behind him are a white low platform and a woven mat with a red cloth. Appearance-based candidate a person in a sannyasi role, with saffron clothing, rudraksha and ceremonial garlanding; the page identifies the event as a 2012 pontiff coronation but the photo shows no visible coronation text.2012-04-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a sacred transfer moment. A kneeling elderly bald man in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a white-and-red garland, bends forward with hands on the floor on a red patterned mat. Standing behind him, a younger man with long dark hair in an orange garment, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala with gold beads and a white-and-red garland, presses his palms together in namaskar. A woman in orange saree stands to the right, and trees and sandy ground form the background. Swamiji (probable) is the younger standing figure: long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial garment and layered rudraksha and gold-bead malas, consistent with a pontiff's investiture.2012-04-27