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January 05 2006

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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a smiling person in orange saffron robes with a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on the forehead, seated beside a silver-rimmed altar. The altar is decorated with coconuts, green leaves, yellow and purple flowers, and a silver offering plate. Behind the rail, another person in a light blue kurta with a yellow-and-red shawl sits with hands folded. A cobra-hood shaped carving or sculpture is visible near the top right. The setting suggests worship at a shrine, with the orange-robed figure appearing to offer or gesture over the offerings.2006-01-05A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits in the foreground wearing an orange saffron garment with gold ornamental trim and a gold necklace; he smiles and raises one hand toward the camera. Behind him, two devotees in light shirts lean over a silver-edged basin of coconuts, green leaves, yellow marigolds and white flowers, pouring water over them. A brass oil lamp burns on a stone ledge above, and a silver snake-shaped ornament is visible near the basin, consistent with a Shiva lingam abhishekam. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold ornaments, seated centrally in the ritual setting.2006-01-05A blurred photo of a smiling young man in an orange saffron robe with gold embroidered trim, a red tilak on his forehead, and dark hair pulled back. He gestures with one raised hand, and holds a silver plate near the bottom edge. Behind him, a flower-strewn altar holds coconuts, green leaves and yellow and purple blossoms. At top left, a seated person in white clothes and a yellow-gold shawl sits behind a white railing. The figure in orange does not show clear a person cues such as long swept-back hair, a crown, or rudraksha malas, so identity is uncertain and he is described by role only.2006-01-05Photograph taken inside a temple sanctum beside a white marble railing. In the foreground a person in orange robes with long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, and a gold bead necklace smiles and gestures with one raised hand toward a shivalinga-like altar heaped with green leaves, yellow and white flowers, and offerings. Behind the railing a second person in a light blue kurta wears a yellow-and-red shawl and sits cross-legged. The image is blurred and the corner shows a small purple logo.2006-01-05Close profile photo of a man with long swept-back black hair, wearing an orange saffron shawl with gold border and multiple strands of rudraksha beads with silver spacers around his neck. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a small red dot at the centre and touches his forehead with his right hand. Behind him a blurred brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a golden tray holding offerings of fruit and flowers.2011-02-26A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold-edged shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, standing and bending forward while holding a steel tray of offerings in his right hand. His long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Around him, devotees in white and dark clothing lean in, including a bald man and a young man with an orange scarf. Behind him is a gold-toned altar with garlands of yellow and pink flowers, a silver bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel and scattered petals on a red surface. Appearance-based probable match: Swamiji (probable), shown in person in an orange turban, long hair and gold necklace, distributing prasad to devotees.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20January 05 20062006-01-05March 24 20082008-03-24A photograph of a long-haired figure seated cross-legged on a red patterned carpet, wearing orange saffron robes, a heavy gold bead necklace and a yellow-orange tilak on the forehead, with a silver trident resting beside him. The seated figure appears to be a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklace and trident cues. His hands are held in a mudra over his lap. In the foreground a brass plate holds marigolds, yellow and purple flowers, green leaves and a small metal cup, being tended by a hand. Behind him a standing attendant in white trousers and an orange shawl stands, and a framed red-and-yellow poster hangs on a wall with a shrine-like image.2006-01-05A photograph at night against a black background of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads with a pendant, wearing a beaded bracelet on his raised right wrist and a red tilak on his forehead. He raises his hand to his head with a smiling expression. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange clothing with white forehead markings and a gold chain stands slightly out of focus. a person is present in the foreground, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and ceremonial gold necklace.2011-12-20A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone Shivalinga set in a black yoni-pitha basin, with water running off it. A central figure in a flowing orange robe with long curly dark hair and a gold bead mala stands pouring water from cupped hands over the linga, sprays of water visible. To the left a bearded man in orange stands beside a bent-over figure in white, and to the right a man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala holds a silver vessel. A white stone figure sits at the lower left edge. Dark background with a red-trimmed ledge above.2010-02-12