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A 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.

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May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesA 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.2018-05-31 +1 copiesA central figure in a maroon-red robe and a dark turban-style head covering stands before a small fire pit, holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a pink lotus garland, layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant, with vibhuti on his forehead. Behind him, orange-robed young boys and men stand with hands folded in prayer, and a figure in a dark robe stands at left. Brass oil lamps and a silver plate sit on the floor at lower right, and a red flag hangs in the background. The scene shows a fire ritual with an oil lamp offering, possibly a homa or puja.2018-05-31A 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 +2 copiesA 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 copiesNovember 23 20172017-11-23 +1 copiesA 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 copies