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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead stands at night before a tall, granular stone linga with a pink flower on top. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a shawl draped over it and a long gold-beaded mala necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a lit flame in the other, with a wisp of smoke rising behind him. A tall brass lamp stand with ornate detailing stands on the right beside a garland of purple and yellow flowers. a person performing the ritual, in person.

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A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long gold bead necklace, standing at night beside a golden-brown cylindrical linga with a pink flower on top. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, looking upward. A tall brass lamp stand with a bird-shaped finial stands at the right, and a corrugated metal roof edge is visible at the lower left. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) pattern through his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, performing linga abhishekam.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and wrap, with a gold-bead necklace of ceremonial gold beads and a red bindi and white tilak marks on his forehead, holds a silver oil lamp with a bright flame and a ringing bell-like handle in his right hand while his eyes are closed in devotion. Smoke drifts around him against a dark background with a blue-and-yellow painted pillar and a tent canopy above. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron wrap and ceremonial gold necklace match the appearance cues; he is performing a lamp offering during the ritual.2010-02-12A photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a long gold bead necklace; he holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming lamp or camphor flame in the other, with smoke rising behind him. Beside him stands a tall golden-yellow linga covered with turmeric or oil and a small floral garland on top, set on a dark black base also coated in yellow. A brass oil lamp stand with an ornate bird-topped flame holder rises to the right. At the lower left, a seated man in a yellow shawl and white clothing sits near brass pots. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap and gold bead mala, performing ritual worship. Overall a Shivaratri-style linga abhishekam.2010-02-12A man with long, curly dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a shawl and a long necklace of gold bells. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, performing a ritual at a white-coated linga with a pink flower on its top. Smoke rises beside him against a dark background, and a second brass lamp is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a night puja at a Shiva linga. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept hair, saffron clothing, and gold bell necklace as qualifying cues.2010-02-12March 10 20132013-03-10November 29 20112011-11-29A man with long, wavy dark hair stands at night in front of a black background, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over his body and a long necklace of gold-coloured beads. He has a red tilak on his forehead and holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass bell in the other, raising the bell toward a grey stone lingam decorated with pink and white flowers on its top. Wisps of smoke rise in the air, and a brass vessel sits at the right edge beside the lingam. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron garment and gold bead necklace, performing the lingam worship as a priest.2010-02-12March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10November 29 20112011-11-29March 10 20132013-03-10A man with long, swept-back black hair and an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders performs aarti, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and a brass bell in his left. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a dark tree trunk and another hand holding a bell are partly visible. The setting is dim, with smoke rising from the flame.2006-12-10