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Night-time ritual in an outdoor setting. A long-haired person in saffron-orange draped clothing and layered gold necklaces holds a lit oil lamp in front of two silver-and-gold deity murtis, one with a tall white crown. A shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth stands behind, and white-smoke rises on the left. Seated devotees in orange and white watch, with string lights in the background. a person is a candidate from appearance cues: long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing, performing aarti.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange robe with gold edging, wearing a heavy necklace of gold beads and bracelets. He holds a small oil lamp with a visible flame in one hand, lit at night in front of a white-and-gold deity murti decorated with yellow and magenta flower garlands. Smoke drifts in the dark background, and a shaved-headed man in orange clothes stands behind him. Appearance cues are consistent with the page's a person reference, so the central figure is a person. The scene shows an evening aarti with a deity murti.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A person with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands at night, smiling and holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a heavy gold necklace with large beads and a gold pendant, plus gold and beaded bracelets. Beside him, a second person in orange clothing performs ritual service near silver-and-white decorated murtis garlanded with yellow and maroon flowers. A partially visible bald person sits at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold necklace and ceremonial adornments in the aarti scene are the qualifying cues.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph at night of a smiling person in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair, wearing a heavy gold rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangles, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand while smoke drifts around. Beside them a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands is being honoured, and a second person in an orange cloth stands behind at the right, slightly out of focus. The setting is a dark outdoor evening puja or aarti. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long hair, saffron wrap and ornate gold necklace, performing the lamp offering.2011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photo. A long-haired person in saffron-orange drape with a gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style bracelets and a red bindi stands in the foreground, hands raised over ceremonial gold-coloured murti figures decorated with white paste. A shaved-headed attendant in orange with a white forehead marking stands behind, also near the murtis. Lamp lights and a blurred crowd appear at the edges. a person: the foreground figure has long swept hair, saffron clothing, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style adornments, and the page states a person attended this event.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A person with long, dark, flowing hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, plus beaded bracelets. They hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand near a pair of large gold-and-white painted deity murti figures, with a small vessel nearby. Behind them, a second man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with gold beads and a white forehead mark also tends the murti. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, with lights and smoke in the background. Appearance-based cues for the lamp-holder include long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold necklaces, so Swamiji (probable) is the lamp-holder performing aarti at the deity figures.2011-12-20A photograph of a night ritual outdoors. A smiling person in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, gold necklaces and gold bangles, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward two gold-coloured metal deity murtis with crowns and ornaments. Smoke rises in the background. Behind them stand a bald attendant in white with a sacred thread and beaded mala, and a man in orange at left, with a brass tray of offerings. Swamiji (probable): the orange-clad lamp bearer has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklaces, and is performing aarti.2011-12-20