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A bearded man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands outdoors beside a carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He wears a maroon-red robe, a brown rudraksha mala garland with red and white flower garlands, and holds a silver bell in his right hand and a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his left. Blurred palm fronds and sunlight fill the background.

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January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a man standing outdoors beside a carved wooden structure draped with white jasmine garlands and red roses. He wears a deep maroon-red robe, a long rudraksha mala with a thick multi-strand string, and a white jasmine and red flower garland around his neck. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on his forehead. In his raised hands he holds a small silver lamp with a flame and a silver handbell. Palm trees and sunlight appear behind him. The appearance cues fit the a person candidate (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial garlands), though identity is uncertain from appearance alone. He is performing an aarti-style ritual.2017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair standing outdoors beside an ornate wooden shrine with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He wears a maroon-red sleeveless wrap and a long rudraksha mala, with a white jasmine and red rose garland around his neck. He holds a silver oil lamp (aarti) with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, performing a ritual with eyes lowered. Palm trees and sunlit foliage fill the blurred background.2017-01-01A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands outdoors with his eyes closed, smiling serenely. He wears a reddish-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala hanging down his chest, and a garland of white jasmine and red roses. He holds a silver kalasha-style cup in one hand and a silver bell in the other. A tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Palm fronds and a decorated wooden structure with flower garlands stand behind him.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe standing outdoors under palm fronds, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other. He wears a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha mala beads around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a red thread on his wrist. Beside him is an ornate carved wooden canopy or palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses, with dried palm leaves overhead. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair swept back, full beard and rudraksha malas, consistent with a sannyasi offering aarti.2017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland around his neck. He holds a silver kalasha-style oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver container in the other, standing outdoors beside a carved wooden canopy decorated with white jasmine and red rose garlands, with palm trees behind him. Probable Swamiji: the long hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-toned robe and ceremonial garlands match the appearance cues, and he is performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01