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A photograph at night of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl, bare-chested, with a white forehead mark, facing a gilded deity murti in a red garment with a crowned golden headdress and ornate gold arms. Gold-painted carved wood surrounds the scene against a dark background.

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A photograph in a temple setting with a golden deity murti on the left, adorned with white, yellow and pink flower garlands, a jewelled crown and green earrings, its hands raised in an anjali-like gesture. On the right stands a man in an orange saffron garment with bare shoulder, long dark swept-back hair and a white tilak on the forehead, smiling and looking toward the deity. Behind him are gilded pillars, floral garlands hanging from a canopy, and a warm yellow wall. Appearance suggests a person with long hair and saffron clothing, standing in devotion before the murti.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder stands in profile, looking toward two golden metal deity murti. The left murti wears a tall golden crown-like headdress with a white and gold cloth wrap and a golden necklace; the right murti wears an ornate golden crown and a red garment. Behind them are a red curtain, gilded carved wooden panels and a ceiling light. A partially visible hand at the right edge touches the red cloth of the right murti. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair and saffron shawl) is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described as a person in orange, with the in-person candidate marked unsure.2006-09-23A person in an orange saffron garment and orange turban with a white marking on the forehead smiles broadly while reaching out to touch a large golden deity murti on the left. The golden murti has an ornate crown and carved detailing. Behind them a kalasha-like golden finial stands against a dark background beneath a wooden beam. The person's long dark hair falls over the orange clothing.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23Photograph of a man in a red-orange sleeveless garment and red-orange shawl, with a dark rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. His hair is tied back in a low knot. He leans forward with a smile, his right hand resting on a golden metal deity figure with a crown, red lips and dark eyes, beside an ornate gold arched frame. The setting appears to be a stone temple hall.2009-06-15A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment over his shoulders and a forehead marking, stands beside a large gilded deity murti in the foreground. A gilded ceremonial vessel and a red cloth are visible near the murti, and two other men in white shirts stand nearby in a dark setting. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, matching Swamiji (probable), and appears in person beside the golden murti.2006-09-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead stands in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck, facing a gilded metal deity murti with a wide face, crown and white-and-gold cloth wrapped over its head. Red and gold draped fabric and a golden arch are visible behind. A sacred image is being attended in a temple setting. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the figure is labelled a person in this photograph.2006-09-23A man with long, loose dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment, leans forward and touches the arm of a large golden metal deity murti. The murti wears a red garment with gold and purple borders and a golden crown, and a gold-toned figure stands behind it. Gold ornaments and a flame-like finial appear at right, with a dark background and a wooden gold-painted beam above. A partially visible person in white stands at left edge.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl stands in profile beside two gilded metal deity murtis in a dimly lit shrine. One murti wears a tall crown and a white-and-gold cloth, the other a red cloth and an ornate crown. A man in a white dhoti and checked shirt on the right holds a rope or cord near the red-clad murti. A red curtain and carved gold architecture frame the shrine, with a small spotlight overhead.2006-09-23A man with long, loose dark hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange garment, leans forward with hands folded and head bowed before a large gilded deity murti. The murti is dressed in red and purple silk with gold-embroidered borders and wears gold ornaments and armlets. A second person in a white checked shirt stands at the left edge beside a gold-painted wooden frame. The setting is a dark background with an overhead wooden beam.2006-09-23