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A man in saffron-orange robes stands outdoors before tall palm fronds, smiling as he holds a brass bell in his right hand and a brass incense burner with smoke rising in his left. He wears long white and red-tipped flower garlands and a gold ornamental necklace with a pendant, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Coconut palms and a sky are behind him.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and smoke in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, and green leaves, plus a rudraksha-style mala of brass bead ornaments, over an orange-saffron garment with his upper body partly bare. The scene suggests an aarti or puja being performed.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A man in an orange saffron garment stands outdoors before tall palm fronds, smiling and looking upward. He wears a thick garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and a long strand of gold-toned beads. In his right hand he holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and rising smoke, and in his left hand a brass handbell. A small red mark is on his forehead. The setting suggests an aarti being performed in an outdoor ritual. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate garland, with a ceremonial aarti role.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe performing aarti outdoors in front of tall palm fronds. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame and smoke in his raised right hand and a brass handbell in his left. He wears a thick multicolour garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, a gold bead mala, and a red tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he smiles upward. The page-level swamiji flag is yes, but the figure's appearance shows long hair, saffron robe, flower garlands and gold mala, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate performing aarti in person.2009-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long multicolour garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers with gold beads. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, and he is smiling while raising a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and holding a brass handbell in the other. Palm fronds fill the background. Probable Swamiji shows qualifying cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a flower garland and gold-bead ornaments, while performing an aarti-style offering with the lamp and bell.2009-12-23September 26 20142014-09-26Outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a white garland with red-and-white beads, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and the flame is raised before a decorated stone shrine draped in yellow and white marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange and gold-bordered cloth holds a brass tray of white cloth, flowers and offerings. Smoke rises from the lamp.2011-12-11 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09