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December 26 2012

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Indoor photograph of a puja on a cruise-ship lounge, with a seated audience behind and a staircase and glass railings in the background. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a silver bowl near a small golden deity murti on a wooden stand, while a man in a striped orange-and-black garment with long dark hair, gold necklaces and rudraksha mala performs the ritual at the gold-framed altar; this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate. Devotees in white and orange sit on the floor and chairs, and a man in a white dhoti with folded hands stands at the right. Several people are visible seated on cushions and chairs, and a projector sits on a side table.2012-12-16May 20 20142014-05-20December 26 20122012-12-26A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a hall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver-framed throne, wearing a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment, layered gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and gold armlets, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold deity murti on a carved wooden stand draped with purple cloth. Seated before it, a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl presses his palms together in prayer, with a forehead tilak. Behind them, devotees in white clothes with orange and red shawls sit on blue and purple mats, and brass puja vessels are arranged on the floor. Probable Swamiji is the figure on the throne, based on long hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha cues, though identity is uncertain.2012-12-16December 03 20112011-12-03 +1 copiesDecember 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a ritual in a large atrium with a balcony and a projection screen at the right. A person with long dark hair, a tiger-striped yellow and black garment, a beaded necklace and a crown-like headpiece stands at a brass altar holding a tall silver vessel, next to a brass deity murti and a tray of fruit and flowers. Seated devotees in white dhotis and red-orange shawls with rudraksha malas surround the altar on the floor, and more people in similar white and red attire sit on the balcony above. Fruits, a melon and a yellow flower arrangement lie on a cloth at the front left, and an orange cloth drapes the table. This appears to be a pada puja or abhishekam-style offering with a kalasha-like vessel.2012-12-25December 26 20122012-12-26December 26 20122012-12-26December 21 20122012-12-21PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces arranges a black cloth over a row of small brass deity figures on a wooden puja tray, with a silver-framed throne behind him. Several seated devotees in white and orange shawls sit in the background, one with a white forehead mark and a yellow mala, and a younger man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits at the left edge beside the tray. The hair, saffron robe and ornate necklaces are appearance cues consistent with the page's a person label, so this is a probable match, though the face is not used for identification.2012-12-26