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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark stands with eyes closed against a salmon-pink wall, holding a silver oil lamp with a visible flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other. He wears a long garland of red, yellow, white and pink flowers, multiple rudraksha malas over his brown-orange robe, and a thin gold chain. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible on a balcony at upper right. Ritual puja setting.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard stands before a salmon-pink wall, wearing a rust-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. He wears a multi-coloured garland of yellow, red, white and pink flowers with green leaves, and a white tilak on his forehead. In his left hand he holds a brass lamp with a flame, and in his right hand a brass bell. A woman in orange clothing is partly visible at the top right, her hands raised together. Smoke rises beside the lamp.2016-11-23A man in a rust-brown robe stands before a pink wall, eyes closed and smiling, holding a silver oil lamp with a flame in his left hand and a silver bell in his right. He wears a long multicoloured flower garland of marigolds, roses and jasmine, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, a gold chain, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. A second person in an orange robe peeks from a balcony above, hands pressed together. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and garland cues), performing an aarti-style lamp offering during a bhumi puja setting.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor photo of a bearded man in a rust-red robe with gold-bordered edges, wearing a thick dark rudraksha mala and a long white-and-green flower garland, standing on a raised red platform beside an ornate carved copper-toned pillar draped with marigold and red flower garlands. He holds a silver kalasha-style cup in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, performing a ritual before palm trees. A person's shoulder is partly visible at the bottom edge. Rose petals lie on the ground.2016-09-26A photograph inside a temple hall with a red-patterned floor, showing a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a tripundra mark on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large rudraksha mala and a gold chain, standing with hands joined at his waist and smiling. Beside him stands a large polished silver bowl on a gold-cloth-draped stool, surrounded by orange and yellow flower garlands, next to a lit silver oil lamp. On the right, a tall garland of pink lotus, green leaves and marigolds drapes over a gold brocade-covered seat or peetha. A small silver cup sits on the stool. The scene reads as a puja setting with offerings.2018-05-30A man in a rust-red robe stands outdoors among coconut palms, gazing upward with his face lifted. He wears a long red and yellow-marigold garland, a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, gold earrings, and red-and-gold armlets. He holds a silver handbell in his right hand. Beside him, a second attendant in an orange dhoti holds a bell near a carved wooden temple-style chariot or palanquin decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. Yellow marigold petals lie scattered on the ground in the foreground.2016-08-27A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi-style wrap and a long multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow, pink and green blossoms. Rudraksha malas hang across his chest and a thin gold chain is visible. He holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with a white vertical mark on his forehead. A woman with folded hands watches from a balcony at the upper right. The setting is a pink plastered wall. Swamiji (probable): the man wears long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, with the page noting his presence at this event.2016-11-23Outdoor photo of a bearded man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak and white forehead marking, wearing a maroon-brown robe and a long double-strand rudraksha mala. He wears a thick white and red-rose garland and stands with palms pressed together, gazing upward. Behind him, figures in orange and white clothing carry a silver tray and a yellow-orange flag with floral embroidery hangs at left, under a colourful tasseled canopy of red, blue, white and orange. Green trees form the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, a central figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and garland, though the appearance is not conclusive and his role is the central devotee in a procession. Other attendees appear as priests and devotees.2017-01-01May 25 20182018-05-25 +1 copiesJune 13 20132013-06-13A barefoot man in a rust-brown robe stands on a patterned kolam of red, green and yellow on freshly dug earth beside a pink wall, holding a lit brass oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other. He wears a long garland of yellow, red, white and purple flowers and a rudraksha mala across his chest, with a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. Behind him a woman in an orange sari stands on an upper balcony with her palms pressed together in prayer.2016-11-23