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A 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.

May 20 2013

A seated man in orange-saffron dhoti and leopard-print shawl pours liquid from a silver vessel over a silver shri yantra-style meru base on a golden-draped altar, performing abhishekam. He wears multiple strands of amber-gold beads, a gold necklace, a red bindi and white vertical tilak. Behind him stands an ornate gold-framed backdrop with a lion-motif. A silver bowl with yellow and pink flowers, silver cups and a small silver pot sit nearby, with another robed attendant partly visible at left.

A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A bald, bare-chested older man sits cross-legged in an orange dhoti with gold borders, wearing a rudraksha mala across his chest and a rudraksha headband, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body. He pours liquid from a golden vessel. A second person in white stands at left, reaching toward the same ritual vessel. Behind them are a shrine with pink flower garlands, a golden deity murti, lit oil lamps and brass vessels on a granite platform. The pictured figure is not claimed as a specific person from appearance alone; the page title refers to an event with a person, but the candidate's appearance has only moderate cues.

PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001

A 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.

PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001

May 20 2013

A photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl and wrap seated before a golden shivalingam-style sacred object on a wooden stand, pouring water from a brass pot over its tiered top as an abhishekam. He wears long rudraksha and gold bead malas, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks. Behind him are red and gold silk drapes, white and yellow flower garlands, and brass lamps. On the tray in front are brass cups, a bell, a small kalasha and a pink flower. Appearance cues are distinctive: long dark hair, saffron wrap and ornate malas, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the figure is a probable candidate.

Photo of a temple puja in progress. A man in orange robes with a hooded orange cloth and a long rudraksha mala sits before a copper Sri Chakra meru-shaped yantra, pouring or sprinkling white powder onto its tiered base. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with a gold chain and glasses sits attentively. Behind them are gold and red garlands of flowers, brass vessels, a silver-rimmed tray, a small bell and a conch-shaped offering on the lower table, with gold-coloured ornamental panels in the background. The scene reads as abhishekam or yantra worship.

A seated man with a shaved head, bare chest, white sacred markings on his forehead and body, a red-beaded headband, and rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-and-gold dhoti and sitting on an orange cloth. He holds a silver vessel and pours liquid from it into a gold vessel on a tray of offerings. Before him stands a golden deity murti garlanded with white flowers and pink flowers, with oil lamps and a silver kalasha nearby. A person's arm and hand are visible at the left edge. a person is shown performing an abhishekam-style ritual; the figure's appearance has a bare-chested presentation with distinctive adornments but the cues are limited.

A 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.