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Photograph of a temple ritual beside large white deity murtis draped in red, yellow and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a person with long, curly dark hair and a bare back wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and holds a flat offering or prasad plate. Beside them, a younger figure in a plain orange robe with a red border and a red bindi stands holding a silver tray with offerings, and a gold pendant is visible at the chest. The murtis have crowns, gold ornaments and a green headdress. Behind them is a pale block wall, and at lower left a woven basket and brass vessel sit on the floor.

Photograph of a temple ritual inside a bright room with grey concrete-block walls. A man with long, curly black hair and a shoulder-exposed orange robe raises his right arm, marked with white ash, toward large painted deity murti decorated with red, yellow and green garlands and gold crowns. Behind him, another man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a metal pot, a small bell-like vessel and white offerings, as a third person in orange robes stands partly visible at the lower edge with a brass vessel. Ash marks on the arm and offerings suggest a puja or abhishekam being performed.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland touching a golden deity murti seated on a decorated throne. The murti wears a gold crown with jewels, a red and gold blouse, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, and a long black braid with tassel; it is surrounded by yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. The man has long hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and extends his right hand to the murti's chest in an act of worship. A stone archway and a golden arch frame the scene. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so the recognition field is unsure.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a long white and multicolour flower garland sits on a white-draped platform, pouring white powder from a brass bowl over a white conical Maha Meru structure set on a brass tray. Behind him, a deity murti in gold ornaments and a red-and-green draped backdrop is visible. A second man in plain white dhoti and shawl with red border kneels beside him, holding the brass bowl. A brass lamp sits in the lower left corner. The page indicates a person is present, but the seated man's face and appearance are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as the officiant. Scene: Maha Meru ritual with powder offering.

A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a white flower garland, stands at left with his palms raised toward a golden-framed shrine. Behind him, two more people in orange robes stand; one holds a flower garland. The shrine holds two deity murti seated on a dais, one with an orange-and-red headdress, both draped in multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, white and purple. Brass oil lamps and a small white-draped offering stand in front, and a white statue of a figure in orange robes sits in the foreground. Red curtains hang behind.

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A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a white and multicolored flower garland holding a lit oil lamp aarti over a golden pyramid-shaped Meru. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair, a bead-style necklace and bangles, and a vermilion mark on the forehead. Beside him a younger man in plain white clothes with a reddish border kneels and gestures toward the flame. Behind them stand decorated deity murti adorned with garlands and gold ornaments, and a microphone stand is at the left edge. The scene appears to be a Maha Meru aarti ritual. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre, identified by saffron robes, long hair and ornate garland cues, performing the aarti.