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November 26 20112011-11-26November 26 20112011-11-26A seated priest in orange robes and a matching orange head covering performs a puja at an altar in a temple room. He wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small brass handbell near his chest. Before him is a copper tiered object, a kalasha-like pyramidal vessel on a wooden stand, with brass lamps, fruit, flowers and a brass tray of offerings. A red and green silk cloth and a garland of red and white flowers hang at right, and a second robed man sits partly visible at left. The room has white tiled walls and a gold-framed deity shrine behind.2009-10-17November 26 20112011-11-26A seated man in saffron-orange silk robes performs a puja on a floor covered with a speckled tile, holding a silver handbell in his right hand and a small object in his left. He wears gold chains, a red rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and sits on a brown animal hide. Before him is an arrangement of white and pink flowers, a garland with yellow balls, a brass lamp stand, a copper vessel with rice, a bowl of yellow flowers and a shell. Behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a black leather sofa. The scene suggests a home puja setting. One man is visible, partly behind the seated figure.April 28 20152015-04-28A seated man in an orange silk garment, bare-shouldered with a gold-toned sacred thread and a bracelet on his wrist, pours a white liquid from a shell-like vessel over a Sri Meru yantra made of pale tiers on a brass tray. The yantra sits on a peetha-like base amid marigold and jasmine garlands and pink petals, with a smoking fire pit and brass vessels beside it. Behind, a shrine holds a deity murti in red and white adornments flanked by brass lamps and flowers. A person's hand holding a brass vessel is partly visible at lower left, and a tiger-striped seat cover sits at the left edge. The description of this photo's appearance-based label: the man's shaved head, orange garment, sacred thread and bracelet are consistent with a person performing the abhishekam, with an unsure identity tag.A seated man in orange and gold ceremonial dress performs an abhishekam at a ritual table. He pours liquid from a silver vessel through a silver stand over a golden deity murti, while holding a conch-shaped shell in his other hand. He wears gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style gold chain, gold armbands and bangles, and a red tilak with white markings on his forehead. Behind him stand cream pillars, orange flowers and a gold throne with red cushion. A silver bowl, brass plate of yellow powder and red-and-gold cloth lie on the table.2013-09-16A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant and sits on a silver-patterned throne-like chair beside a ritual display. He leans forward, reaching toward offerings. Nearby stand a gilded deity figure draped in a teal cloth, brass lamps and bells, a tiered tray of bananas, oranges, apples and sweets, and garlands of white, red, purple and pink flowers. A black-and-gold deity image with a crown appears at the left edge. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, seated on a ceremonial chair during a puja offering setup.2007-11-09A seated man in a brown-and-gold ceremonial shawl performs an abhishekam, holding a silver cup beneath a silver pouring vessel on a stand from which water streams. He wears a tiered rudraksha-style mala with ornate gold pendants, gold bangles, and a white sacred ash line with a red bindi. Behind him stands a golden ornate throne, and on the tray before him are a silver urn, a small brass deity murti, and a golden lion-head ornament. Orange and red flowers decorate the background.2013-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with a gold-and-red throne. A man seated on the throne wears an orange and maroon cloth wrap over a shoulder, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and is in a dark-haired appearance with long, swept-back hair; a person is seated there, received by the ceremony. Around him, several priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms sit on the floor with brass and silver trays, flowers and small vessels before them. A woman in a cream sari with a dark braid holds her hands together in front. Two women with long braids in the foreground sit with their backs to the camera. Behind the throne stand gold ornamented figures, a deity murti decorated with garlands in yellow, orange and white, and a gold trident. A puja is being performed with offerings and incense smoke.2010-11-14January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copies