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Outdoors under a shaded roof, a man with long dark hair, a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and layered rudraksha malas with ceremonial silver ornaments, pours liquid from a plastic bottle into a large black iron wok of blazing fire. Beside him a woman in a red blouse and dark sari sits watching the flames, and a small child in a blue top is held at left. Behind them, onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand near a pillar, and a man in a white shirt films with a handheld camera. The scene suggests a fire ritual, possibly a homa or yagna.

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July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of an outdoor ritual scene under a pillared open hall. In the foreground a large metal pan sends up billowing white steam over a steel counter. On the right a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, and rudraksha beads and gold pendants around his neck pours water from a plastic bottle into the pan, with a small bindi and tilak on his forehead. Behind him a man in a khaki uniform stands near the crowd of onlookers, including children, a man in white shirt with a video camera on his shoulder, and a man in orange on the right edge. Teal pillars and a tree frame the scene.2012-07-23Outdoor photo of a ritual on open grassland with scrubby trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame in his right hand while ringing a small silver handbell in his left. Several women in white and cream saris, some with yellow shawls, stand behind him; one holds a basket of offerings and another carries a blue bag. The appearance-based cues for Swamiji (probable) are present in the lead figure's long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, performing the aarti at the Tiruvannamalai land during the Bhoomi Puja.2008-04-01July 23 20122012-07-23July 02 20042004-07-02Three bare-chested men in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps sit on a red cloth before a brass ritual setup. The man on the left has long dreadlocked hair, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a yellow-and-orange shawl, and he reaches toward an ornate gold-and-brass casket decorated with white and pink flowers. The man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and the man on the right, wearing spectacles and a long beard, also wears a rudraksha mala. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, a steel pot, fruit and small oil lamps sit before them, with a figure in white at the right edge. The scene appears to be a puja or ritual outdoors near greenery.2007-08-09A photograph of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a rust-red garment with a leopard-print shawl, a thick rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold necklace, and a long garland of pink and white flowers. Behind him, several people in white and red clothes stand in an outdoor setting with trees, appearing to take part in an aarti-style ritual. An appearance-based probable Swamiji is shown with cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklaces and a garland, and is the central figure holding the lamp.2013-03-10Outdoors in a crowded courtyard near a turquoise wall, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes kneels at the front right, reaching out with both hands while a man in a striped polo shirt hands him a small packet or sachet. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged near a black cooking pot with foil-covered contents and a bundle of green leaves. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing rudraksha beads, stand among devotees, including a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and a woman in a teal top. Marigold and flower petals are scattered on the ground, and a fruit or flower arrangement lies at the left edge.2012-01-03Outdoor homa or fire ritual with an open flame rising from a small fire pit beside a magenta-draped altar holding a silver bowl of grains, a brass lamp and a kumkum dish. A woman in a red-and-orange dhoti with flower-decorated hair and gold bangles sits on the left with a damaru-style drum at her feet. A shaved-headed young man in saffron and orange robes tends the fire, and a cameraman in white kurta films beside him. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and red shawls fill the mats. A woman on the lower right wears an orange sari and nose ring. a person candidate not clearly identifiable.2014-12-17