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September 29 2006

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Photo 111696322006-10-06A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long gold bead necklace, standing at night beside a golden-brown cylindrical linga with a pink flower on top. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, looking upward. A tall brass lamp stand with a bird-shaped finial stands at the right, and a corrugated metal roof edge is visible at the lower left. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) pattern through his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, performing linga abhishekam.2010-02-12A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead stands at night before a tall, granular stone linga with a pink flower on top. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a shawl draped over it and a long gold-beaded mala necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a lit flame in the other, with a wisp of smoke rising behind him. A tall brass lamp stand with ornate detailing stands on the right beside a garland of purple and yellow flowers. a person performing the ritual, in person.2010-02-12November 09 20072007-11-09September 30 20062006-09-30September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a temple-style pavilion decorated with yellow and red banners. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a sandalwood-marked forehead wears an orange saffron shawl, a white flower garland with red and white blossoms, and a heavy gold necklace. He holds a silver plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp in one hand while gesturing with the other. Beside him on the right, a large black stone Nandi bull is decorated with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands and green leaves. Attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls stand to the left, one holding a silver vessel, and a crowd of onlookers in white clothes fills the background under palm trees. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style ornate gold necklace and garlands, cues consistent with the page's identification, and the image is a photograph of him in person.2007-01-01September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesMay 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe seated on an ornately carved wooden throne, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame near his face and a gold ornate necklace with a pendant hanging on his chest. A white tilak marks his forehead and a red dot sits between his brows. Behind him stands a black deity murti heavily adorned with diamond-like jewelled necklaces and a gold crown, flanked by flower garlands in red, white, yellow and green, and a faint smoke trail rises in the background. Yellow marigold garlands appear at the lower right. The setting appears to be a temple puja with aarti.Outdoor temple scene under coconut palms with a strand of paper pennants overhead. In the foreground, a white stepped plinth topped with a black stone base is draped with garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers, with a coconut placed on the ledge. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border and a white flower garland stands at right, smiling and raising a lit oil lamp with a flame. Beside her a man in orange robes with a garland and a brass bowl of offerings stands near. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and light clothing stands with hands joined in reverence. This appears to be an aarti offering at a shrine during a festival.2007-01-01August 01 20082008-08-01