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A man with long dark hair, a tilak and bindi, and a dark beard stands outdoors holding a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and heavy gold necklaces, bead garlands and gold armlets. Behind him, a red, white, green and blue fringed canopy hangs, and a cameraman films. Other devotees, one with folded hands in an orange garment, stand nearby under trees.

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A photograph of a bare-chested man in a rust-red shawl performing an aarti with a silver lamp holding a bright flame. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, gold earrings, and rudraksha-style beads on his neck. He has long dark hair swept back, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind him, a devotee with folded hands and a bare-chested attendant stand near a colourful fabric canopy with tassels, with other onlookers at the edges and a blurred tree setting. The photo is watermarked and attributed to the archive's source.2016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair piled high on his head stands outdoors among trees and greenery, holding a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and a double-strand red bead garland, multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, a gold armlet, and a red wristband. A bronze bell-shaped vessel is held in his left hand. A second person is partly visible at the lower left edge.2016-07-19A man in a rust-red turban with gold ornaments stands with eyes closed and a broad smile during an evening ritual outdoors. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace and multiple gold pendants, a red-brown cloth and gold armlets. In his left hand he holds a lit oil lamp with a bright flame; in his right hand a small silver handbell. Behind him, people in dark clothing with white forehead markings stand with palms joined in prayer, and palm fronds and flower garlands frame the scene. The setting is night-time greenery. Swamiji (probable), the figure centred with a lamp and bell, is identified by his red turban with gold ornaments, long gold necklaces and flower garland.2017-11-11A man in a rust-red unstitched robe with a bare shoulder and an orange-beaded necklace studded with gold beads stands at night holding a silver lamp with a flame in a silver bowl and tray. He wears a small tilak on his forehead and looks down at the flame. Seated devotees in the dim background, including a woman in white with hands pressed together, watch the ritual. Dark trees fill the backdrop.2013-04-01A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long orange rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace draped over his shoulders, performs a night ritual with eyes closed. He holds a silver lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with wisps of smoke rising to the left. A red-and-gold decorated edge of a ceremonial seat is visible at the left, and a few people sit in the dim background. Dark trees fill the background. Appearance-based label: a person, a ritual performer with ornate beads and orange-red garments.2013-04-01January 09 20182018-01-09May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31A seated man with long dark hair piled up and a small crescent-moon ornament at the top of the head holds a silver lamp stand with a lit flame and wisps of smoke. He wears a dense rudraksha mala around his neck and multiple rudraksha bracelets on his arms, a leopard-print garment over the upper body, a red-orange cloth around his waist, a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot, and a silver armlet. Behind him are garlands of red and yellow flowers, a silver-embroidered cushion, and red and gold draped fabric. The man is apparently present in person, and the appearance cues (long hair, crescent ornament, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace) are consistent with the Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable in-person appearance.2017-12-20