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May 03 20082008-05-032010 - Photo Album +1 copiesPhoto 11738727Photo 11736831A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl performing a ritual at a golden deity murti. The golden murti wears a tall orange crown and is adorned with garlands of red, white, green and pink flowers draped across its arms and shoulders. The priest, with a shaved head and a red tilak on the forehead, reaches up with one hand to adjust or offer at the murti while holding a small object in the other. Behind them hang a dark red curtain and a tall decorated column with blue, gold and multicolored panels. The setting resembles a temple or altar with ritual offerings in the foreground.2008-05-03A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stands beside a dark stone nandi bull statue draped in pink and white flower garlands and wearing a gold-toned headpiece. He wears a red bindi, white tilak marks, and a beaded necklace, and rests his hand on the bull's back. Behind him, a shrine niche holds a small deity murti in orange and green cloth, framed by a gold ornate arch. The setting suggests a Hindu temple or home shrine. Whether this man is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2008-05-03January 16 20122012-01-16May 03 20082008-05-03June 20 20132013-06-20A photograph inside a stone shrine where a figure in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair stands at left, extending a hand with pink flowers toward a golden shrine niche. The figure wears a wide orange wrap, white armbands and a bracelet. Inside the gilded arch sits a deity murti dressed in white with a striped ceremonial cloth, garlanded and lit by oil lamps on a golden pedestal. Another person's arm appears at the right edge holding an offering tray. The setting suggests puja or padapuja. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the saffron-clad figure offering flowers, based on long hair, saffron ornate clothing and armbands.2012-05-14May 03 20082008-05-03August 27 20132013-08-27