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A smiling person with long dark hair and a small red bindi stands outdoors before palm fronds, holding a brass oil lamp with a visible flame and smoke in one hand and a handbell in the other. They wear a red saffron-toned garment, a thick red rose garland with white and green flower sections, a gold necklace of ornate beads, and gold bangles. Yellow flowers are visible at the lower left. The figure is wearing distinctive ceremonial adornments and long hair consistent with the page's reference to a person, so this is an appearance-based probable identification: a person, performing an aarti-style offering with the lamp and bell.

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April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors before palm trees, holding a silver camphor lamp with a lit flame and smoke in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a red garment with a golden border, a thick red and white flower garland, a gold bead necklace and gold bangles. The scene suggests an aarti being performed with a bell and flame. Yellow marigold garlands appear at the left edge. The figure has distinctive long hair, red-and-gold clothing and gold ornaments, consistent with a probable appearance-based match, though the image alone does not confirm identity.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23Outdoors beneath tall palm trees, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands holding a silver oil lamp flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a thick necklace of red roses, white jasmine and green leaves over a red garment with gold border, plus gold bangles and a gold beaded necklace. To his left, a carved stone structure is draped with yellow marigold garlands.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23A smiling person with long dark hair and a red bindi stands outdoors before tall palm trees, holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. They wear a red garment draped as a shawl and a long red-and-white flower garland, plus a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles. Smoke rises from the flame, and a yellow marigold garland hangs at the left edge. The lamp and bell point to puja at an outdoor shrine.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23A photograph taken from below of a man standing outdoors beside a carved reddish-brown stone structure, with palm fronds behind him. He wears a red robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and a red and white flower garland with green leaves, a gold multi-bead necklace, and gold bangles. In his right hand he holds a bell and in his left a brass lamp with a smoking flame; wisps of smoke rise near a yellow and orange cloth tied to the structure. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape the stone base. He is smiling and looking upward. The scene suggests a puja or aarti, with the man performing offerings at a shrine-like stone structure. Appearance-based cues: long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style gold ornamented necklace, with the identity uncertain.2012-04-23A photograph taken from below of a person standing outdoors beneath tall palm fronds. The person wears a red garment with a gold-bordered sash, a long red and white flower garland, a gold bead necklace, and gold bangles. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and the head is tilted back with eyes closed. In the right hand is a silver bell, and in the left a brass oil lamp with rising smoke. To the left, a carved reddish-brown wooden shrine pillar is decorated with yellow marigold garlands, and a saffron cloth is visible at the top left. The person has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and gold ornaments, and is performing a ritual, with appearance-based cues matching the page's a person reference, labelled probable.2012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23April 23 20122012-04-23