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A photograph of a single person standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a richly decorated deity murti. The figure wears a rust-brown garment with a gold waist cloth, gold bangles, a gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, and has a red bindi on the forehead. The murti is adorned with dense garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and red roses and purple flowers, with a green and gold silk backdrop and a gold ornamental frame behind. A smaller decorated figure with garlands stands to the left, and an orange fruit sits at the base. Partly visible on the right, a painted deity figure holds a weapon.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA smiling person with long dark hair, a small red bindi and a mic headset stands beside a richly decorated deity murti. The person wears a rust-brown robe, a thick necklace of large gold beads and a rudraksha mala, a rose-and-white garland, and gold bangles. The murti, in a green sari with a crown and layered jewelled necklaces, is covered in yellow marigold, red rose and purple garlands. Golden ornamental backdrop behind. The person holds a gold chain or necklace up to the murti. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces match the page's Swamiji reference, though identity is appearance-based only.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a smiling man in a rust-brown dhoti and wrap, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, gold ornaments, a gold-bead necklace and gold bangles, with a red bindi on his forehead. He is reaching up with both hands to adjust a green-and-gold cloth draped over a richly decorated deity murti, a standing figure in green garments with a crown and layered jewelled necklaces. The murti is framed by dense yellow, red and purple flower garlands, and a gilded ornate backdrop sits behind the man. This appears to be dressing or decorating the murti during a puja. a person: the man wears a gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklace and a garland, but facial appearance is not used for identification and the cues are not distinctive enough for a firm claim.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23A smiling man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands in a brown and gold silk garment with a fresh white and pink flower garland, a thick gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, a microphone clipped near his face. Beside him stands a deity murti dressed in a green and gold sari, crowned, adorned with necklaces and garlanded heavily with red, yellow, purple and white flowers, set against a tall ornate gold arch and a flower-decorated canopy. At the left edge a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes holds a metal plate. A purple cloth drapes below.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a man standing at left beside a decorated deity murti on a golden peetha-like throne backdrop. The man wears a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned shawl edge, a long orange and gold bead mala, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, and dark swept-back hair, and he is smiling. The murti is a silver-faced female form in a crown with ornate silver and red jewelry, holding a silver implement, dressed in a yellow and red blouse with a green silk skirt, and framed by red roses, white flower strands, green leaves and purple garlands. Dark maroon drapes form the background.2013-04-22