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A photograph inside a small whitewashed room with a concrete wall and a window with metal grille. On the left a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is garlanded with pink and white flower strands and marigold-like blooms, and a label on the frame reads "PARA..." and "NITHYAN..." visible at the bottom edge. A standing person in an orange-saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair holds a flame of a lit oil lamp at a flower-decorated shrine. Below them is a reddish carved bull statue with a brass lamp and incense sticks, flowers on the table, and a kalasha-like pot with flowers. Other onlookers with folded hands stand at the right edge. The swamiji candidate's appearance (long dark hair, saffron robe and turban) suggests a probable Swamiji (probable) performing aarti at a shrine with a garlanded portrait.

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A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands before a shrine performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait on the left, garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a saffron-robed man, and a large floral arrangement with red elephant figure, kalasha and brass lamps decorates the altar table. Behind him, two men in white and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded in devotion, in a bare plastered room with a window at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair under an orange turban and wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the saffron and turban cues, performing the aarti.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at a white-draped table, ringing a handheld silver bell while raising a lit brass oil lamp with his other hand. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck. Before him stand two framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, and brass plates hold pink and yellow petals, marigolds and a brass kalasha with flowers. The walls are pale blue and a red-framed window is behind him.2010-02-18A photograph of a man in orange robes and an orange turban standing beside a small altar draped with marigold garlands. He wears a long rudraksha mala over his orange clothing and leans forward with his hand near a lit flame. On the white-covered table sits a tall brass oil lamp, a plate of rose petals, a small silver dish, and a loose strand of marigolds. A partly visible second person appears at the right edge. The red window frame and pale blue walls frame the scene. The scene shows puja-style lamp offering at an altar.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long dark braid and a dark beaded mala holds a lit brass aarti lamp and a small bell over a white-draped table. The table holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha and a flower-filled plate of red and white petals. Behind her a man in white clothes stands, and at right a man with folded hands in an orange shawl and a red-tilak forehead looks on, performing puja and aarti at the shrine. Three people are visible.2010-02-18A photograph of an unadorned room with bare grey walls and a tiled floor. A man in an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban strung with a white and pink flower garland holds a lit oil lamp toward a small altar on the right. The altar has a white draped cloth edged with orange and marigold petals, and holds two framed pictures: a larger picture with pink flower garlands showing a seated figure before a large deity image, and a smaller framed portrait of a smiling saffron-clad man. A second person in white stands behind at the left edge, partly visible with hands folded. Window grilles and a wall-mounted pipe are visible.2008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a white-draped table performing aarti before framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the table, beside brass bowls of rose petals and marigold heaps. The figure holds a silver bell in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other, with a dark beaded mala around the neck. Another person in white clothing stands partly visible at the right edge. Light blue walls and a red-framed window frame the scene.2010-02-18A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bright room with white walls at the Seeragapadi inauguration. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) lit with a flame, beside a tray of rose petals and flower petals. A person in an orange robe and orange turban, with a white flower garland over the shoulders, stands at the lamp facing a white and red deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower garlands, with a bowl of offerings on a flower-covered altar. On the right, a cameraman in white dhoti and an orange shawl films the scene, and another person in white stands nearby.2010-02-18July 03 20142014-07-03