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A photograph of a temple shrine where a young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala across his chest, performs an aarti with a flaming lamp held in both hands before a deity murti. The murti behind the lamp is adorned with white and pink flower garlands and a large ornate headdress. Behind him stand larger painted or carved figures with gold ornaments, and a bronze statue of a robed sage with a beaded necklace stands at the right. Brass lamps, a gold-trimmed altar with offerings, and a dark stone pillar frame the scene, with orange-and-gold draped cloth hanging on the right.

A photograph of a young shaven-headed priest performing an aarti with a brass oil lamp held in his right hand, smoke rising from the flame. He is bare-chested with a white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala around his neck, rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and an orange dhoti, with white vibhuti horizontal marks on his forehead and arm. Behind him stands a golden deity murti draped in a garland, beside an arched golden niche with a red curtain and a carved stone pillar at left.

May 13 2015

A photograph inside a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arched frame. A young man with a shaved head, wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with pink borders, stands barefoot with his back to the camera, raising a small lamp toward a Shiva lingam draped in marigold and red garland. Behind it stand larger deity murtis, one with a crown and red-and-blue garment, another in a golden arch beside a figure in yellow cloth. Brass vessels, steel containers, a kalasha and a blue silk cloth are arranged on the stone floor. Red curtains hang at the sides. Rules out a visible person of the page's named teacher due to the ambiguous appearance of the priest here; no crowd is present.

Outdoor temple ritual viewed from behind a crowd of devotees with raised hands. A young man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and rudraksha beads, stands at a stone altar offering a ritual vessel and gesturing toward the deities. Behind him, a golden deity murti under a multi-hooded naga canopy is garlanded with red and white flowers, with brass oil lamps and gold kalasha-like vessels arranged on the altar. A painted figure in red clothing sits to the left, and a deity figure in green is visible at the top. Several devotees in foreground, some bare-chested and some in white, watch and raise their palms in worship.

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June 12 2010

A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A person with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a bright flame in the other. In front of them is a dark stone shivalinga topped with white abhishekam offerings, set beside a gold-coloured deity murti adorned with red stones, a crown and yellow and white flower garlands. Red and gold draped cloth covers the altar behind. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a shawl, consistent with a probable Swamiji identification, and performs the puja.

June 25 2013

A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a gold-framed arched niche behind a golden throne-like altar. A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a pink and white flower garland, and gestures with his right hand toward the altar. Two people stand to the left in white and orange, one with hands in anjali. Gold deity murti sit in the niche on a purple cloth, adorned with garlands, a crown and ornaments. Brass oil lamps and a small pink-clad figure with garlands stand in front, with a framed portrait at lower left. Swamiji (probable): the standing man in orange has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a garland, consistent with the page.

Outdoor temple shrine during a ritual. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of white and orange flowers and a yellow headband holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before an arched gold shrine. Inside, a pair of deity murtis in pink and purple garments sit on a raised dais with yellow and red flower garlands. A seated devotee in orange cloth sits to the left, and brass lamps, a kalasha and flower offerings stand on the platform. Blue and silver tinsel decorates the pillars. The figure's long hair and orange robes with garland are cues, but the face is not used; identity is uncertain.

2008-12-24 +1 copies

Inside a open-sided shrine, a shaven-headed priest in orange and a red-sashed attendant in orange dhoti stand before a deity figure and seated figures on a golden throne. A shaved priest in orange cloth lifts a brass plate or tray toward the central deities, who wear garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on both sides and brass vessels and kalasha sit at the front, with a brass deity murti in the foreground draped with a red-and-white flower garland. Abhishekam or aarti-style worship is being performed in a temple setting with green trees visible through glass walls.

2013-04-14 +1 copies