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A man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead reaches over a black stone abhishekam setup, touching a row of dark polished deity murti figures on a dark pedestal. Behind him a red and gold ratha-style canopy and colourful garlanded deity images stand against a dark backdrop. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and several seated devotees watch from the left, with large brass lamps lined up on a shelf. The scene reads as a puja or ritual arrangement in a temple-style hall. Whether the man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only the role is given.

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November 15 20072007-11-15A photograph of a man with long, wavy black hair and a red bindi on his forehead, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange garment with ornate gold-coloured beaded necklaces. He extends his right hand, palm open, toward two dark, glossy black stone deity murti with tall conical crowns. Red-stained fingertips are visible. Dark maroon curtains hang behind him.2007-11-09November 15 20072007-11-15A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, stands at right-centre extending his right hand toward a row of dark stone deity murtis with tall crowns and carved figures draped in orange and red garlands. At left a person in white holds a brass tray with a small brass lamp and bell-like vessel. Behind, a shrine with colourful decorations and a seated deity figure appears, and a man in a light shirt sits at lower left. The man in saffron has a red tilak and white paint on his arms; the scene reads as a puja. Probable Swamiji by visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, shown performing worship before the deities.2007-11-09May 22 20092009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22November 09 20072007-11-09November 15 20072007-11-15A person in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap pours water from a brass vessel over a row of black stone murti on a tiled platform, with forehead markings visible. The dark sculptures include multiple deity figures and a tall Shivalinga-like form. Behind them, white statues wearing red turbans and ornate gold garlands stand near a red arched frame, with decorative items and a green cloth in the background. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual.2007-11-15A photograph of a ritual on an open white-walled terrace with white pillars and green trees behind. A man with long, curly dark hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange shawl over a red cloth, wears gold necklaces and a gold bracelet and a red tilak on his forehead, and he is bent over a dark, glistening stone sculpture, tying an orange thread around it. Several other dark, wet stone deity murti and a Ganesha figure with an orange cord stand on the platform. Behind him a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass lamp and a leaf plate of offerings. Two more people stand at the right edge. The statues look freshly bathed.2006-09-29 +1 copiesMay 22 20092009-05-22A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a shrine. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe with white forehead markings stands at the left, pouring or spreading liquid over a dark black Shivalinga set in a black stone yoni-peetha basin. Behind, a golden deity murti in a red and white silk garland-decorated dress and crown stands on a gold pedestal, and a golden standing figure in orange clothing with a garland holds a flower. A brass oil lamp and a small brass vessel sit at the lower left, with two men in white ritual clothing partly visible at the far left. The gold arch frame and red curtain complete the shrine setting.2009-10-17