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A photograph inside a temple shrine in India. A silver-framed niche holds a silver-faced deity murti heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers. A man in a rust-red shawl and dark rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, his other hand folded near his chest. Strands of gold ornament and bangles show on his wrists, and a gold earring is visible. Behind him, a man in white kurta with folded hands stands among other devotees. A brass lamp burns at the lower left, and a metal railing runs across the foreground. The scene shows aarti being offered. The man lighting the lamp has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, with the appearance cues matching the probable Swamiji profile for this page, so the identity is labelled probable on the basis of appearance.

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May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shows a deity murti of a face adorned with a large circular garland of yellow and orange marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, set in an ornate silver-toned shrine niche. In the foreground a man in an orange-red garment and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold beads, wearing a forehead tilak and gold bangles, holds a red flower toward the murti while a second hand holds a silver vessel near the shrine railing. Scattered red petals lie on the metal ledge and a brass oil lamp burns at the left edge. Behind them a man in a white shirt and another in pale clothing stand watching, with a few additional people partly visible. a person: the man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and orange-red clothing with a visible tilak, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, presented as a devotee offering flowers at the shrine.2014-05-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti is dressed with thick garlands of yellow and white marigolds and green leaves, with a purple cloth draped behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with a rudraksha mala of dark beads and ornate gold necklaces, a red bindi, white tripundra on his forehead and gold bangles, stands at the right, smiling and holding a brass oil lamp toward the murti in an aarti gesture. Behind him, a white-clad man and other devotees stand with folded hands. a person: the saffron-robed man wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces is performing aarti as a sannyasi devotee.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19