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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, sits on a raised white platform beside a tall brass oil lamp (deepa). He reaches toward the lamp while a person with dark curly hair in white clothing sits facing him in the foreground. Behind them hang a gold-framed ornate panel and a yellow and red cloth with a garland of white flowers. At lower left, a small gold-framed figure of a deity murti stands with a crown. The walls are pale tiled. The man's appearance (long swept hair, orange saffron clothing, gold necklace) matches the cues associated with a person, so this is a probable identification from appearance.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A smiling man seated at a ritual table before a gold-embossed, ornate backdrop, wearing a rust-orange and gold garment with a long rudraksha-style mala and a red-and-white floral garland. He wears gold armlets and bangles, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Silver vessels, a silver kalasha with a stand, brass items and bowls of flowers and offerings sit on the table, with a red velvet curtain to the right. A swami-style figure with distinctive adornments and ceremonial gold necklaces is present, consistent with a puja or satsang setting.2013-08-19A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace of beads, an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits on a throne with golden lion-head armrests in front of red draperies. He smiles and extends his hands toward a young girl in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a pink hair tie, who kneels before him. A tall silver staff topped with a cylindrical finial stands beside them, and a carved wooden cobra-head staff rests near the throne. A woman in white with a red bindi is partly visible at the right edge. The scene suggests a seated teacher blessing a child during a ceremony.2014-07-24A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a white marble ledge in a temple setting, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a yellow cloth tucked at his waist. He wears a heavy gold rudraksha-style necklace with a small gold deity pendant and has white paste smeared on his arms and shoulders. Behind him are gold temple fittings, a garland of white, red and green flowers, and a yellow silk hanging. The scene suggests ritual abhishekam or puja. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, seated in a temple.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A smiling man with short dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a plush maroon velvet throne with an ornate gold arched backrest. He wears an orange-rust dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a tiered rudraksha mala and a long ceremonial gold necklace, plus gold armlets and a small headset microphone. A tiger-striped cloth covers the seat, and a gilded lion-like carving is visible at the side.2013-09-02 +1 copiesA smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-silver throne, wearing a red garland of white and red flowers and a red garment. He raises a thumb near a tall silver trident with a small silver lamp and holds a ceremonial staff. Beside him, a woman in a green sari holds a vase of red roses and yellow flowers. Gold-painted decorations and a white canopy form the backdrop, and a partially visible man in orange sits in the foreground with a bald head. a person seated on a throne, with distinctive long hair, garland and red attire, at an event.2009-07-07December 31 20152015-12-31A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron garment over bare shoulders, wearing a gold necklace with a pendant, sits on a white raised platform smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace. Beside him, a second person in orange-saffron garments with a head covering sits with their back turned, receiving the ritual. A tall polished brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, and a small brass bowl sits nearby. Behind them, a gold-framed panel, a garland of white and green flowers hangs above, and a small golden deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is at the lower left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam.2007-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09