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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a decorated shrine. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a red-maroon robe and a brown rudraksha mala, stands beside a shrine with white and red flower garlands. He holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. Palm fronds and a clear blue sky are visible behind him.

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Outdoor photo of a man in a dark maroon-red robe with a long dark rudraksha-style bead mala draped over his shoulders, wearing white and red flower garlands. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a silver lamp or aarti vessel with a flame in the other, performing a puja beside a richly carved bronze shrine or ratha decorated with white and red flower garlands. Palm fronds and blue sky fill the background. He has a tilak on his forehead and a short beard; his shoulder is bare.2017-01-01A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red sannyasi robe and a long rudraksha mala standing beside a wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses. He holds a silver bell in his right hand and a silver vessel with a small wooden handle in his left, appearing to perform a ritual offering. Palm fronds fill the sunlit background. He wears no visible crown or turban, and his ornaments are limited to the mala and garlands.2017-01-01Outdoors under a pale blue sky and palm fronds, a bearded man with long dark hair, a dark red-brown robe and a shawl-like wrap, and a thick rudraksha mala, stands beside a carved stone shrine adorned with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He holds a silver handbell in one hand and a lit silver oil lamp with a flickering flame in the other, with a thin trail of smoke rising. He is performing a puja or aarti-style offering.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A man in a maroon-red cloth wrap and a brown rudraksha mala stands outdoors beside a carved stone shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. He holds a silver oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, and smoke rises into a bright sky with palm fronds behind him.2017-01-01January 11 20162016-01-11Outdoor photo of a man performing aarti before a carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland over a red-brown robe, holds a flaming brass aarti lamp in one hand and a handbell in the other, and smiles toward the flame. Tall palm and green trees and a clear blue sky appear in the background.2017-01-01A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a sandalwood forehead mark stands at dusk beside a wooden canopied palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands, red flowers and green leaves. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant and a marigold garland with red and yellow flowers. With eyes closed he holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Dense green trees fill the background. a person is recognisable by the long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant.2016-10-03January 01 20172017-01-01A man with long dark hair and a full beard stands outdoors before a carved wooden pillar wrapped with white jasmine and red rose garlands. He wears a rust-red cloth over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a gold chain, and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver spouted cup, one in each hand, while looking upward in a ritual gesture. Palm fronds and a blurred golden structure are behind him. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-orange clothing, and the figure is physically present, so this is an in-person candidate. Behind him a camera and lighting equipment are visible at the right edge.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a white and red flower garland around his neck. He holds a silver bell and a small silver ritual vessel near an ornate carved wooden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses. Tall palm fronds fill the background under bright sunlight. The man appears to be performing a puja or aarti. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person wearing rudraksha mala, garland and saffron-toned robe while ringing a bell at the shrine.2017-01-01