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A bearded man in a rust-red robe stands outdoors with eyes closed and a vermilion tilak on his forehead. He wears long white and green flower garlands and a dark rudraksha-style mala, and holds a small bundle of white blossoms in one hand. Beside him stands an ornate copper-toned temple structure draped with garlands and green leaves. Behind is a tall brass finial with spinning disc ornaments and palm trees. A cameraman with a camera is at the lower right edge, and a partial figure appears at the far right.

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September 26 20162016-09-26A bearded man in a rust-red robe with a long brown rudraksha mala and a thick white-and-green jasmine garland stands outdoors beside a decorated wooden ratha or chariot with red and yellow flower garlands. He raises one arm to touch a ceremonial palm-frond or leafy bunch on the vehicle, while a second person in orange attire to the right holds a silver bowl. A video camera rig sits in the foreground and palm trees and a golden finial rise behind. The scene suggests a temple procession ritual.2016-09-26Outdoor photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-brown ochre garment and layered rudraksha malas, with a white and red flower garland draped around his neck and shoulders. He gazes upward while holding a rope or support beside an ornately carved wooden structure decorated with flower garlands, with palm fronds and sunlit foliage behind him. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, with long hair, ochre clothing and rudraksha malas as qualifying cues. Only one physical person is visible.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor photo of a man in a maroon-red robe standing beside an ornate wooden shrine or ratha-like structure decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands, with yellow flowers at the base. He has long dark hair, a full beard, and rudraksha beads around his neck, and is raising one hand toward the shrine while a red flower falls through the air. To his right, a brass plate is held near the edge of the frame. Palm trees rise behind the scene under bright daylight.2017-01-01A man in a rust-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala stands outdoors beside an ornate copper-coloured shrine decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. He wears a white and green flower garland and holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame, with a small brass oil lamp burning on the shrine. Palm fronds and greenery fill the background. This appears to be an aarti offering at a shrine, and the man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands.2016-09-26January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe standing outdoors under palm fronds, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other. He wears a long white and red flower garland, rudraksha mala beads around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a red thread on his wrist. Beside him is an ornate carved wooden canopy or palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses, with dried palm leaves overhead. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair swept back, full beard and rudraksha malas, consistent with a sannyasi offering aarti.2017-01-01A bearded man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange robe stands beside an ornate reddish-brown temple shrine decorated with white flower garlands and red blossoms. He raises one hand with leafy green sprigs toward the shrine while holding a silver vessel in his other arm, seemingly during a ritual offering. Palm fronds and an open sky appear behind him. A rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs over his robe, and a second person's hand holds the vessel's edge at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a bead mala, matching the page's reference to Swamiji.2016-09-26Outdoors beneath palm fronds, a person stands beside an ornately carved reddish-brown stone shrine topped with a green and gold cloth wrap and red sash. Yellow marigold garlands hang on its pillars. The person, eyes closed in devotion, wears a long-sleeved rust-orange garment with a gold-striped waistcloth, multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha malas, a white and red floral garland, gold armlets, and a bindi. They hold white flowers in cupped hands.2013-04-14 +1 copies