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A man in an orange saffron garment with a green-edged border stands at a stone counter, holding a small brass cup in his left hand while smoke from incense sticks rises around him. He wears multiple rudraksha mala necklaces across his chest, beaded bracelets on his wrists and upper arm, and a red bindi with a vertical tilak on his forehead. A brass incense holder with sticks stands on the counter. Behind him, a red wall shows a framed picture of a deity and a blue sign reading Silence please, with a red signboard mentioning devotees in 247 countries. a person cues: saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, with the figure performing a ritual act of incense offering in a temple-like setting.

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April 04 20122012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04A photograph of a man standing at a temple shrine with smoke from incense sticks drifting across the frame. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper torso, with multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and neck, a rudraksha band on his upper arm, and a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass cup in one hand while incense sticks stand in a brass vessel nearby. Behind him is a framed image of a deity in the background, and a blue sign reads Silence please on the wall. A red sign in the upper right also appears. The man has long swept-back hair in a bun.2012-04-04A man in an orange saffron wrap draped over his bare chest and shoulders stands beside a brass bowl and brass vessel holding lit incense sticks, smoke rising around him. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest, a golden armlet on his upper arm, and a red tilak on his forehead, with his hair tied back. Behind him are red walls, a small framed picture, and a sign with Kannada text. Several people visible in the photo, but only one clearly in frame. Appearance-based candidate: a person, bearing rudraksha malas, saffron wrap, and golden armlet, performing incense offering in an ashram hall.2012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04A man in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap with a green-edged border stands in a red-walled room holding incense sticks in a brass bowl, smoke curling upward. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha armlets and wrist beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a red sign reads about devotees in 247 countries having darshan of Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari, and a small blue sign is partly visible. The man is smiling and looking upward.2012-04-04April 04 20122012-04-04A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in front of a red-orange wall, wearing a red-orange shawl over his bare shoulders. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a long necklace of rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, with rudraksha bands on his upper arms. Incense smoke curls around his head as he gazes upward. In front of him are a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass vessel holding incense sticks. A small framed notice on the left wall and a red placard reading the message about the ashram's Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari temple are visible behind him. The scene suggests a puja or aarti moment at an ashram shrine. Appearance cues of long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold adornments are present, but the presentation is only partly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-05A man stands in a red-orange ashram hall with eyes half-closed and a small red tilak on his forehead, holding his palms together above a brass bowl while incense smoke drifts across his face. He wears a red-orange shawl-like wrap with a gold border over one shoulder, long rudraksha-style bead malas across his chest, and bead bracelets on his arms. A brass container and an incense stick sit in the foreground. Behind him, a red wall displays a framed red sign reading about Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari prayers, and a small white notice is mounted on the wall. The setting suggests ritual worship. Swamiji (probable): long, swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, and a saffron-orange wrap, shown in person.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05