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A man with a tall dark turban-style hairstyle and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors among green foliage, holding a silver oil lamp with a large open flame. He wears multiple strands of red and white beaded malas, layered gold ceremonial necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a dark red-brown wrap over his bare upper body. Tree trunks and a blurred green background fill the setting.

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July 19 20162016-07-19A man with long dark hair piled high on his head stands outdoors among trees and greenery, holding a silver oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and a double-strand red bead garland, multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces with a gold pendant, a gold armlet, and a red wristband. A bronze bell-shaped vessel is held in his left hand. A second person is partly visible at the lower left edge.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copiesA man with long dark matted hair piled high and a small gold ornament at the crown stands outdoors among green foliage, holding a metal lamp with a flame. He wears a red-and-white beaded mala draped across his bare shoulders, heavy gold necklaces with bead strands and a pendant, gold bangles on his arm and wrists, and a dark red cloth. A bald-headed person is partly visible at the left edge.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19October 03 20162016-10-03A smiling bearded man in a maroon-red turban with gold ornaments and a rudraksha-style gold chain stands in front of a golden pillar draped with pink and purple flower garlands. He holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other, and wears layered gold necklaces, pink flower garlands across his chest and gold armlets. Behind him, two other men in saffron-orange clothing stand in dim greenery during an evening ritual.2017-11-11A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair topped by a gold crescent ornament stands outdoors in front of colourful red and orange ceremonial parasols with blue bird emblems. He wears a dark maroon-brown cloth, layered gold and red-bead garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. Behind him, a lamp-lit lamp stand and other attendants in saffron clothing appear beside a large tree. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, gold crescent crown, layered gold necklaces and rudraksha-style red garlands align with the page's listing, so this appears to be the figure performing the lamp offering.2016-07-19A photograph of a bare-chested man in a rust-red shawl performing an aarti with a silver lamp holding a bright flame. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and an armband, gold earrings, and rudraksha-style beads on his neck. He has long dark hair swept back, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind him, a devotee with folded hands and a bare-chested attendant stand near a colourful fabric canopy with tassels, with other onlookers at the edges and a blurred tree setting. The photo is watermarked and attributed to the archive's source.2016-08-02May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31 +2 copies