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A figure in a flowing orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold bead mala pours water from a brass pot over a black Shiva lingam in a temple shrine. Long gold beaded necklaces and a red-tipped forehead mark are visible. Beside him a second person in orange with a gold mala stands and watches, and a partially visible person in orange appears at the left edge. Behind the lingam, a gilded deity murti is decked with yellow and orange flower garlands and red silk draping. A small white marble seated figure with folded hands sits in the foreground near the base. Water runs across the stone floor. Long swept-back hair, orange robes and mala cues match the probable Swamiji profile, and the pot-pouring figure appears to be the central celebrant.

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A photograph of a linga abhishekam in a temple. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange sleeveless garment and a gold bead necklace. He pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black yoni-pitha base. A second man in orange stands behind, holding a brass pot. Water splashes across the stone, and a tall brass oil lamp and a garland of yellow and purple flowers appear at the right beside a deity draped in red silk. Petals lie on the wet floor.2010-02-12A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-bead mala pours water from a brass pot over a black Shivalinga during an abhishekam before a decorated shrine. Behind the linga, golden deity murtis wear red-and-gold garments, crowns and ornaments, framed by garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. A second attendant in orange robes and a gold chain stands at left holding a brass pot. Small brass items, a sri yantra-shaped object and a white figure sit on the altar base. The figure's appearance includes long swept hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, but the page does not establish identity from appearance, so the presence is treated as an unsure candidate.2010-02-12A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark black stone shivalinga on a tiered base, during abhishekam. Water splashes across the base and wet floor scattered with flower petals. Two younger men in orange robes stand behind him, one holding a small brass pot. A golden deity murti in the background is draped with a red and gold silk cloth and garlanded with red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. A white marble figure sits at left beside a small gold standing statue, and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold beaded necklaces, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2010-02-12Night-time temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes, a long gold-bead necklace and a shawl draped over his shoulder, pours water from a brass pot onto the linga, which is set on a dark yoni-peetha base. Water streams across yellow-dusted ground. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes stands watching, and a younger man in orange with a gold bead mala and a red tilak stands with palms joined. A white marble seated figure and a small gilded deity murti sit in the foreground, and a seated devotee in orange appears at the left edge. The appearance-based candidate matches Swamiji (probable) by his long hair, saffron robes and gold bead necklace.2010-02-12A man with long, voluminous curly dark hair and an orange saffron garment draped over one shoulder pours water from a polished brass kalasha pot over a dark stone linga during an abhishekam. He wears a gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on his forehead. A second person in orange clothing, partly visible, stands behind the linga with hands near the base. Water streams down the black linga onto a golden yoni-peetha base, and a brass vessel sits at the lower left. Warm lamp light fills the dim temple interior.2010-02-12A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe pours liquid from a white vessel over a large brown-gold Shivalinga on a dark stone pedestal. Behind, a gold-colored deity murti wears a jeweled necklace and red-stone pendant, framed by yellow and pink marigold garlands and red brocade drapes. In the foreground, a small white marble seated figure with raised hand sits near the base. A second person in orange, holding a silver pot, stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a linga abhishekam ritual.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga during an abhishekam. He wears an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a gold bead necklace of large round beads. Water splashes over the stone linga. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes stands partly visible, and another orange-clad figure appears at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the man pouring water has long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and a gold necklace, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2010-02-12A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks, wearing an orange saffron shawl and sleeveless orange garment and a gold bead necklace, pours water from a brass kalasha over a dark stone linga during abhishekam. Water splashes over the linga and its peetha. Another saffron-robed man stands behind him, and a third person in orange stands at the right edge. Several orange-clad people are partly visible in the frame.2010-02-12A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe pours water from a brass vessel over a black Shiva linga in a temple shrine, as part of an abhishekam. Behind the linga stand large gilded deity murtis, one wearing a red-orange crown and the other a gold crown, decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and red silk drapery. A second person in orange robes and a gold chain holds a brass pot on the left. A small white marble seated statue and a brass lamp sit in the foreground, and a brass kalasha is visible at lower left.2010-02-12A night-time linga abhishekam at a stone shivalinga set in a large dark stone yoni-peetha base. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace in orange robes pours water from a gold kalasha pot over the linga, water splashing around it. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold garland holds a second gold pot, and another man in orange robes stands behind. On the left a bearded man in orange robes watches. At right a red and gold-bordered cloth hangs. A dark stone wall with partly visible inscriptions is behind them.2010-02-12A standing man in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back curly hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours water from a brass kalasha onto a white marble seated deity murti. A gold-beaded mala hangs around his neck. Behind him, a second figure in orange also stands, and another orange-robed devotee sits in the left background. A brass-coloured small deity statue stands beside the white figure. The scene suggests an abhishekam in a dim temple hall.2010-02-12December 20 20112011-12-20